Would you eat a pre-packed salad? Or do you buy organic & have it fresh?

Question

http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20080903/1245/twl-pre-packed-salads-could-lead-to-food_1.html

Answer 1

I never buy pre-packed - thats just lazyness!  And I don't get organic either.  There is no way on earth you can ensure your greens don't get sprayed on by something, or have sprays seep into the water - and if its imported every dock in the world automatically sprays to ensure nothing naughty gets in the country.  Its all a con!

Answer 2

I haven't eaten prepacked salad in a long time, I prefer to make it myself, because it makes me eat it more often because I hate to waste. It's my way of forcing myself to eat healthily lol.

I don't do organic though - I see no difference whatsoever, except on my pocket!!

Answer 3

Every once in a while I'll grab a pre-packed salad, but most often I make it fresh.    

Answer 4

Have it fresh always...

Answer 5

Oh no, none of that rabbit food for me. Maybe if it was smothered in melted cheese and deep fried...

Answer 6

OMG! Does that mean organic vegetables are grown in dirt, well I never. They'll be telling you carrots and potatoes come out of the ground soon.

I grow some and buy some, if it comes in a packet there isn't much you can do about it.

Answer 7

There is always some "study" that says -insert food item here- is bad. Considering how many things were thought to be bad for you by some "study" years ago (ie real Butter, canned tuna, canned sardines just to name a few) are now being  hailed as good by yet other "studies".

I'd say it's time to stop wasting money on these "studies".  

Answer 8

I have tried to like pre-packed salad . But they are awful . Organic is too expensive . So I buy fresh and British and do my own  

Answer 9

oh great. a new scare!

d**n is it even safe to grow your own these days?

I've started washing my veg n fruit lately.. after  seeing a fruit seller picking up a box worth of tomatoes he'd dropped into the gutter. Naturally he didnt throw them away.. or wash them

believe me, that's a lot worse than any pre-packed stuff can give you

Answer 10

i grow my own

Answer 11

I've never had a prepacked salad and I've never went out of my way to buy organic either. If I'm buying salad veg, I buy whatever looks the best for a reasonable price.

Answer 12

Yes I would eat it. If we had to stop eating everything we are told is bad for us we would die of starvation.

Answer 13

I eat whatever i can get my hands on the quickest

Answer 14

I don't eat salad full stop.

Answer 15

The only salads I eat are ones I make and put together myself.

I prefer to know for a fact that my veggies have been washed properly....I'm just picky that way.

Answer 16

i eat them all the while but i do like a kabab under my salads.

Answer 17

both

But i always wash it regardless of whether it's pre-packed or not  

Answer 18

Have it fresh! How lazy are people these days,when you can buy peeled oranges!? Beggars belief.

Answer 19

Yep I just ate some pre-packed organic rocket, spinach and watercress with my lunch today.

I didn't wash it as it said it was prewashed - I feel OK so far....but it was only 2 hours ago

I've been eating this for months without washing it myself, and nothing bad has happened yet.  I'll let you know if I develop food poisoning :)

Answer 20

Anything we buy 'might' be contaminated, that's why you should wash all of your fruit and veg before use, regardless of pre-packing or not.

I have eaten pre-packed salad for years with no problems at all.

Answer 21

we never buy prepacked salad its a waste of money, just buy 2 small  different  lettuce  chop them up and put in a sealer bag, and we dont buy organic.