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How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US

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Re: How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US

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Salad is an excuse to eat dressing.

I think the McDonald's ceasar salad has more calories than the big Mac.

There's no caesar salad on McDonald's US menu right now, but last time they offered one, it was 440 calories including grilled chicken, dressing and croutons. A Big Mac is 540. They did once offer a kale and caesar salad with crispy chicken that hit 730 calories with dressing in Canada.

Re: How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US

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Not mentioned is that organic farming doesn't allow irradiation which would kill e-coli. Everybody looks for organic foods thinking they are better but the truth is organic doesn't mean either.

In what way would irradiation make a food not-organic? I believe you, it seems stupid enough to be true.

Re: How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the McDonald's ceasar salad has more calories than the big Mac.

There's no caesar salad on McDonald's US menu right now, but last time they offered one, it was 440 calories including grilled chicken, dressing and croutons. A Big Mac is 540. They did once offer a kale and caesar salad with crispy chicken that hit 730 calories with dressing in Canada.

Interesting, thanks. Close, though!

Re: How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US

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> Leafy vegetables were also the second most common cause of food poisoning-related hospitalizations. I never quite got to like lettuce. I don't know why people like it. It just doesn't have much taste, its leaves are too big, so have to shove them in awkwardly. I'd rather have a salad with chopped ripe tomatoes, onions / chives, cucumbers, cabbage, etc. Even with those, I often wonder if people don't eat more veggie…

Not sure what your definition of lettuce is. All greens or just something like iceberg? If you want taste, then eat Arugula... loads of flavor. Arugula and spinach are probably the two main greens I consume.

Re: How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US

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Not mentioned is that organic farming doesn't allow irradiation which would kill e-coli. Everybody looks for organic foods thinking they are better but the truth is organic doesn't mean either.

In what way would irradiation make a food not-organic? I believe you, it seems stupid enough to be true.

The USDA designates that to be stamped 'certified organic' the food can't be processed via irradiation, simple as that[0].

[0] https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2011/12/16/organic-101-what-...

Re: How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the McDonald's ceasar salad has more calories than the big Mac.

There's no caesar salad on McDonald's US menu right now, but last time they offered one, it was 440 calories including grilled chicken, dressing and croutons. A Big Mac is 540. They did once offer a kale and caesar salad with crispy chicken that hit 730 calories with dressing in Canada.

But that's only if you squirt out all the dressing into the salad, which is an absurd amount of dressing.

Re: How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US

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Not mentioned is that organic farming doesn't allow irradiation which would kill e-coli. Everybody looks for organic foods thinking they are better but the truth is organic doesn't mean either.

In what way would irradiation make a food not-organic? I believe you, it seems stupid enough to be true.

USDA rules aside, how would you define "organic". It's a rather ... synthetic concept to begin with.

Re: How salad became a major source of food poisoning in the US

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> Leafy vegetables were also the second most common cause of food poisoning-related hospitalizations. I never quite got to like lettuce. I don't know why people like it. It just doesn't have much taste, its leaves are too big, so have to shove them in awkwardly. I'd rather have a salad with chopped ripe tomatoes, onions / chives, cucumbers, cabbage, etc. Even with those, I often wonder if people don't eat more veggie…

Have you tried fresh spinach instead of lettuce in your salad? I like it a lot, it tastes better. There are also other greens, rocket is quite popular in Europe. We also eat ramsoms in the spring - it tastes like garlic but has a fainter taste without the garlic stink.
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