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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Today's Survey Question

Do You Use The 5 Second Rule?

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

No, if it drops on the floor, it goes in the trash.

Anonymous said...

floor = trash

Anonymous said...

what?! all this time i thought it was a 5 minute rule! =)

Anonymous said...

only if my wife and kids are around. if i'm home alone, as long as i can beat my dog to it, it's mine...

Cathy said...

depends on what falls, and sometimes what surface it falls on. anything that falls outside is trash.

Mythbusters did a show on the 5 second rule. it was quite interesting. http://www.yourdiscovery.com/video/mythbusters-five-second-rule/

Anonymous said...

Most people wouldnt know they cross contaminated their food if you hit them over the head with it. I dont let anyone prepare my food.

Anonymous said...

sure do if Im home....... If Im out and about its to the trash.

Anonymous said...

all the time

Anonymous said...

My floor is cleaner than most restaurant kitchen.

Yes....as I say god bless these germs. It's good for the immune system.

Chimera said...

LOL only at home only certain items.Its not really a big deal cuz I keep my floors clean.However,I wouldnt do it to something anyone besides me was eating.Thats not right.

Anonymous said...

I've always heard you have to eat a peck of dirt before you die. Yes, we use the 5 second rule but only at home.

Anonymous said...

12:39

Almost anything is cleaner than a restaurant kitchen.
Have you ever been in one during dinner?
Have you seen it?
Truth is, that if you really know what is in the food you eat every day, you'd probably get sick thinking about it.

Anonymous said...

5:08 Yes and Yes.

I know what I eat because I grow it and I make it.

Anonymous said...

11:23 Most people wouldn't know they cross contaminated their food if you hit them over the head with it. I don't let anyone prepare my food.And 5:53 I know what I eat because I grow it and I make it.

So you both are saying you never ever eat outside of your own home? You have never been to a BBQ at a friend or family members house?

Anonymous said...

I am talking more on the lines of what happens in the processing environment. The processing environment is nasty. And yes, I eat out and go to BBQ's. I know the breadman who goes to several establishments and he knows first hand who the dirty vs. cleans ones are. As far as the BBQ's go, I only eat the foods that I know who the person was that prepared them and I know what their kitchen is like.

A little dirt never hurts, but when you have kitchens that are not scrubbed down correctly or employees who scratch go to the bathroom and then forget to wash their hands.....well the thought makes you want to stay home and eat.

Are You Scared? said...

Personally, I love my big gulps and happy meals.