bagged salad question

i like DOLE brands, FIELD GREENS.................my kids call it "GRASS AND
WEEDS"

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neobunny said:

What are some good tasting bagged salad blends? I usaully get the
'european' blend bagged salad at the store, but I wanted to try some
other kind & I'm not sure what I would like. I don't want to buy a
different kind of blend & then not like it & have to throw it away. Any
suggestions for someone who's not to big on salads to begin with?

neobunny

I always add stuff to the salad mixes. Pick one or two or more from the
list.

Diced or sliced cucumbers
Sliced green onions
Sliced mushrooms
Bean sprouts
Sliced snow peas
Sliced green beans
Tomatos sliced
Avocados sliced
Purple or red cabbage
Some bottled salad sprinkles
Crumbled bacon
Smoked Oysters
Cheese of many kinds

So, if the actual salad mix is just so-so, you end up with something that
tastes good.

You can even make plain old iceburg lettuce taste good.

Jim

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Bagged salads are really bad for you. e-coli is a risk and they are often
chlorine washed.

wasn't that rumor shot down years ago?
i use DOLE products and have had no problem.

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And they add chlorine to all municipal water in the US, don't they?

yes, they do!

very interesting read..............................but not a reason to stop
using prepared bagged salad mixes.
i'd be more afraid of eating in some people's homes.
where they don't have signs up telling the cooks and servers to wash their
hands!
😉

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google e-coli and bagged salad

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Laureen said:

I used to eat quite a bit of bagged salad but did notice a funky taste
to it. It did make me wonder what kind of chemicals they treated it
with. After I had WLS and continued my LC lifestyle, I didnt want to
chance anything upsetting my touchy sensitive digestive tract so I
switched to romaine hearts from Costco. My friend eats the baggedhttp://earthboundfarm.com/Products/QualityFoodSafety.aspx
salad and is annoyed with the funky taste ( but she still buys it) and
uses a salad spinner. She washes the lettuce real well then lets the
salad sit in ice water for 10 minutes and then spins it out and serves
it. I have eaten hers a couple of time and it tastes way better with
the hearty washing first.
Laureen

neobunny said:

What are some good tasting bagged salad blends? I usaully get the
'european' blend bagged salad at the store, but I wanted to try some other
kind & I'm not sure what I would like. I don't want to buy a different kind
of blend & then not like it & have to throw it away. Any suggestions for
someone who's not to big on salads to begin with?

neobunny

I only eat bagged salad from a company called Earthbound Farm, mostly
their mixed baby greens. They are well washed in a chlorine bath, and
in several years, I've never found a piece of grit, insect, dirt or
anything that didn't belong in the bag, no matter how closely I've
inspected. Here's a description of their processing/packaging process,
which is clearly working well. I have no interest in the company,
accept as a satisfied long time consumer:

http://earthboundfarm.com/Products/QualityFoodSafety.aspx

Susan

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Susan said:

I only eat bagged salad from a company called Earthbound Farm, mostly
their mixed baby greens. They are well washed in a chlorine bath, and
in several years, I've never found a piece of grit, insect, dirt or
anything that didn't belong in the bag, no matter how closely I've
inspected. Here's a description of their processing/packaging process,
which is clearly working well. I have no interest in the company,
accept as a satisfied long time consumer:

http://earthboundfarm.com/Products/QualityFoodSafety.aspx

Susan

P.S. No on in my home has ever discerned a funky taste, other than the
stronger flavors one gets from radicchio, arugula, and the various
greens in the mix.

Susan

thanks susan, i will look for this brand!

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Laureen said:

I used to eat quite a bit of bagged salad but did notice a funky taste
to it. It did make me wonder what kind of chemicals they treated it
with. After I had WLS and continued my LC lifestyle, I didnt want to
chance anything upsetting my touchy sensitive digestive tract so I
switched to romaine hearts from Costco. My friend eats the
baggedhttp://earthboundfarm.com/Products/QualityFoodSafety.aspx
salad and is annoyed with the funky taste ( but she still buys it) and
uses a salad spinner. She washes the lettuce real well then lets the
salad sit in ice water for 10 minutes and then spins it out and serves
it. I have eaten hers a couple of time and it tastes way better with
the hearty washing first.
Laureen

neobunny said:

What are some good tasting bagged salad blends? I usaully get the
'european' blend bagged salad at the store, but I wanted to try some
other
kind & I'm not sure what I would like. I don't want to buy a different
kind
of blend & then not like it & have to throw it away. Any suggestions for
someone who's not to big on salads to begin with?

neobunny

I only eat bagged salad from a company called Earthbound Farm, mostly
their mixed baby greens. They are well washed in a chlorine bath, and in
several years, I've never found a piece of grit, insect, dirt or anything
that didn't belong in the bag, no matter how closely I've inspected.
Here's a description of their processing/packaging process, which is
clearly working well. I have no interest in the company, accept as a
satisfied long time consumer:

http://earthboundfarm.com/Products/QualityFoodSafety.aspx

Susan

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Susan

P.S. No on in my home has ever discerned a funky taste, other than the
stronger flavors one gets from radicchio, arugula, and the various greens
in the mix.

Susan

i haven't noticed a "funky" taste either..................of course, maybe
my FULL FAT MARZETTIS is covering it up!
🙂

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I used to eat quite a bit of bagged salad but did notice a funky taste
to it. It did make me wonder what kind of chemicals they treated it
with. After I had WLS and continued my LC lifestyle, I didnt want to
chance anything upsetting my touchy sensitive digestive tract so I
switched to romaine hearts from Costco. My friend eats the bagged
salad and is annoyed with the funky taste ( but she still buys it) and
uses a salad spinner. She washes the lettuce real well then lets the
salad sit in ice water for 10 minutes and then spins it out and serves
it. I have eaten hers a couple of time and it tastes way better with
the hearty washing first.
Laureen

Iworked in a hospital kitchen when I was in high school and when we made
salads - they put them in a big tub and put water in them and we sprinkled
some kind of powder on them - to keep them from turning brown and it gave
them a slightly different taste. Could be what the companies do - so
washing the salad thoroughly may take some of the preservative taste away
from the salad.
Diane