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LuckyStar
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Broccoli surprise!
Well, this is making me glad I eat like crap 90% of the time. No bugs in my pizza or chicken fingers!
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NervousNell
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by Mrs&MrsK
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by M514
This has happened to me a few times when I bought broccoli at Stop n Shop. It is so gross. I throw it out. I would never eat it with bugs! I've stopped buying from there. I buy at Iavarone's and have never found bugs.
Stop and Shop produce is some of the most disgusting produce ANYWHERE.
And always super expensive to boot.
I have no idea what ghetto farm they get their stuff from but it's truly disgraceful
they source from many farms, all over the country (and out of the country) . including local farmers.
I would not group all farms together...
In my opinion, some stores are better than others which probably has to do with the workers.
I know I was only kidding with the farm comment.
But in general their produce is always old- almost rotting most times. I once bought pre cut fruit and didn't look at the date. Turns out it's sell by was 2 days before I bought it.
They obviously don't maintain their produce area and for that I blame the stores.
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NervousNell
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by LuckyStar
Well, this is making me glad I eat like crap 90% of the time. No bugs in my pizza or chicken fingers!
This too! LOL
It's rare I eat produce at all. And now I'm glad for that!
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| Posted 9/9/16 11:55 AM |
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JDubs
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by LuckyStar
Well, this is making me glad I eat like crap 90% of the time. No bugs in my pizza or chicken fingers!
LMAO I was thinking the same thing.
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Mrs&MrsK
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by Mrs&MrsK
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by M514
This has happened to me a few times when I bought broccoli at Stop n Shop. It is so gross. I throw it out. I would never eat it with bugs! I've stopped buying from there. I buy at Iavarone's and have never found bugs.
Stop and Shop produce is some of the most disgusting produce ANYWHERE.
And always super expensive to boot.
I have no idea what ghetto farm they get their stuff from but it's truly disgraceful
they source from many farms, all over the country (and out of the country) . including local farmers.
I would not group all farms together...
In my opinion, some stores are better than others which probably has to do with the workers.
I know I was only kidding with the farm comment.
But in general their produce is always old- almost rotting most times. I once bought pre cut fruit and didn't look at the date. Turns out it's sell by was 2 days before I bought it.
They obviously don't maintain their produce area and for that I blame the stores.
:) thanks i took it too personal-- work hazard :)
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w8andsee
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
I was always told to soak broccoli in salt water for that reason.
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| Posted 9/9/16 12:00 PM |
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soontobemommyof2
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by LuckyStar
Well, this is making me glad I eat like crap 90% of the time. No bugs in my pizza or chicken fingers!
Unless the pizza has broccoli as one of the toppings 
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| Posted 9/9/16 12:00 PM |
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soontobemommyof2
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by w8andsee
I was always told to soak broccoli in salt water for that reason.
Interesting. Cold water? How much salt? And for how long do u have to soak them?
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w8andsee
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by soontobemommyof2
Posted by w8andsee
I was always told to soak broccoli in salt water for that reason.
Interesting. Cold water? How much salt? And for how long do u have to soak them?
I usually just fill a bowl with water and eyeball the salt. Soak for 30 mins.
This site that I found says 1 tsp salt per 1 quart.
https://www.leaf.tv/articles/how-is-broccoli-cleaned/
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LSP2005
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
I'm sorry. I would not eat that. I would have thrown it out and then deep cleaned my fridge while sending dh out for take out. Ugh.
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| Posted 9/9/16 12:14 PM |
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M514
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by M514
This has happened to me a few times when I bought broccoli at Stop n Shop. It is so gross. I throw it out. I would never eat it with bugs! I've stopped buying from there. I buy at Iavarone's and have never found bugs.
Stop and Shop produce is some of the most disgusting produce ANYWHERE.
And always super expensive to boot.
I have no idea what ghetto farm they get their stuff from but it's truly disgraceful
I agree. It's so bad. Even the "organic" produce is horrible.
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BargainMama
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Broccoli surprise!
Posted by soontobemommyof2
Posted by M514
This has happened to me a few times when I bought broccoli at Stop n Shop. It is so gross. I throw it out. I would never eat it with bugs! I've stopped buying from there. I buy at Iavarone's and have never found bugs.
It was organic and I got it at WF. I guess that tends to happen with organic produce?!?
Yup, they are in the celery often! I just rinse it off VERY good. Gross, but better than eating bug spray I suppose
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MC09
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by LuckyStar
Well, this is making me glad I eat like crap 90% of the time. No bugs in my pizza or chicken fingers!
Just a different kind of bugs do we really want to know what kinds of bugs are lurking in restaurants and food processing plants?  critters and rodents need to eat too I suppose.
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| Posted 9/9/16 1:25 PM |
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BargainMama
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by MC09
Posted by LuckyStar
Well, this is making me glad I eat like crap 90% of the time. No bugs in my pizza or chicken fingers!
Just a different kind of bugs do we really want to know what kinds of bugs are lurking in restaurants and food processing plants? critters and rodents need to eat too I suppose.
Yup, they are in everything. Heck, I found a baby mouse inside our cereal, that was packaged right in the plastic bag.
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
I grow my own organic produce and am always washing little buggies off. If I was worried about them, all my produce would go to waste. I'll take a few bugs over Monsanto any day!
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| Posted 9/9/16 3:03 PM |
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lcherian
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by BaseballWidow
I grow my own organic produce and am always washing little buggies off. If I was worried about them, all my produce would go to waste. I'll take a few bugs over Monsanto any day!
Bugs are common in organic broccoli. More protein!
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shadows
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by BargainMama
Posted by MC09
Posted by LuckyStar
Well, this is making me glad I eat like crap 90% of the time. No bugs in my pizza or chicken fingers!
Just a different kind of bugs do we really want to know what kinds of bugs are lurking in restaurants and food processing plants? critters and rodents need to eat too I suppose.
Yup, they are in everything. Heck, I found a baby mouse inside our cereal, that was packaged right in the plastic bag.
Whatttttt 
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lcherian
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by LuckyStar
Well, this is making me glad I eat like crap 90% of the time. No bugs in my pizza or chicken fingers!
The bugs and critters are probably just ground up into your food
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| Posted 9/9/16 10:05 PM |
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kn2011
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Re: Broccoli surprise!
Posted by soontobemommyof2
Posted by NervousNell
This is why i rarely buy fresh produce.
Frozen is awesome. (and way way way easier.)
No cutting it up
I'm reading this happens even with frozen veggies?!? 
I have def found bugs in frozen veggies before... Its nature lol.. Garbage they went.
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| Posted 9/12/16 3:41 PM |
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hidingin1516
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Broccoli surprise!
i was at a wedding once, having raw broccli and dip at **** tail hour and there was a little bright green inch worm on the stem lmao. I did not eat it but found that as a sign they didn't use pesticides on that broccoli lol. but little bugs as you are describing, I'd think i'd throw it out and that it was a bad crop and infested yuck
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