
Of all garden greens, the most problems with washing arise with lettuce leaves. No matter how you wash them, the sand will still crunch on your teeth. But if only sand. It is much worse if, together with salad and sand, you eat representatives of the insect world, for example, a nematode.
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Many simply do not have the patience to wash lettuce leaves thoroughly, and it all ends with a short rinse of greens under running water. Only this is not enough.
The problem is that, in addition to sand, nematodes live in large numbers in salad leaves - such small parasitic worms that cause harm to health.
There is an opinion that not only the digestive organs suffer from them, but there is also a threat of developing diseases of the respiratory system, nervous system, muscle pain and pain in the joints.
First of all, pay attention to the part of the plant where its leaves are tightly attached to each other.
You can't limit yourself to one rinse, so the salad is placed in a deep bowl of cold water for 15 minutes. And it is very desirable to repeat this procedure.
After that, the dirt and parasites will definitely settle to the bottom, and you won't have to worry about your health.