5 reasons you shouldn’t eat apples

I have 5 reasons you shouldn’t eat apples so if you’re about to go apple picking now that apple season is here, read this before you take a bite of a juicy apple.

5 Reasons you Shouldn’t Eat Apples

Even though we’ve all heard the saying, ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’, why would I be giving you 5 reasons you shouldn’t eat apples.  Sure, there’s a lot of fiber in apples and even vitamins but here are the 5 very good reasons you should think twice before you take that bite!

5. Bird droppings

Birds are pretty to look at.  Maybe you never thought much about it, but if you are picking apples or even buying apples at the farmers market or grocery store, those apples have been growing outside.  Birds fly over apple trees all the time and their droppings may just land on the fruit.  Gross, yes.  Most people don’t realize that some of that residue may still be on the apple.  So, it’s always best to wash an apple before eating it – you don’t want to eat bird feces, do you?

4. Other people touched it

Maybe this doesn’t seem like a big deal but do you know where other peoples’ hands have been?  Have you ever gone into a public bathroom and noticed some people walking out as soon as they are done using the toilet – walking out without washing their hands?  I know I have.  If those people aren’t washing their hands in a public restroom, that’s not the only time they aren’t washing their hands.  Or, I’ve also seen people who think that their young boys don’t need to wash their hands after they urinate.  I’ve been told, “They don’t really need to, they haven’t touched anything”.

Really?  They haven’t touched anything?  Didn’t they need to flush the toilet – the same toilet handle that others before them have touched after going ‘number 2’?  Ick!  Personally, I stay away from those people and I also use a paper towel to touch faucets and door handles if I know those people are around.  It’s for this reason that you should not eat apples without washing them.

3. Wash your hands

In line with that is washing your own hands.  Are you a diligent hand washer?  If not, please start.  I don’t need to say any more on this one.

2. Harmful bacteria

#2 in the 5 reasons you shouldn’t eat apples is that there is harmful bacteria on the fruit.  Remember those bird feces?  That’s definitely one but there could be other bacteria on there.

And, last but not least, we are at the #1 reason:

1 Pesticide residue

The biggest reason to wash your apples is from the pesticide residue.  In fact, it’s better to not even eat apples that are not organic because conventional apples are full of pesticides.  Even the EWG (Environmental Working Group) lists this on their dirty dozen list of foods to stay away from.  They further recommend that you should only eat organic apples.

So, there you have it – the 5 reasons you shouldn’t eat apples.  Follow these guidelines so that you can stay as healthy as possible.