No need to pay for commercial products to clean your fresh produce when you can make your own. In a bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of cider or white distilled vinegar with 1 pint of water. Let your fruits and vegetables soak for 10 minutes, then rinse and dry. While the exact effectiveness of any solution (store-bought or homemade) is difficult to measure, most experts agree that vinegar, bleach, or iodine (I prefer vinegar because it does not leave a chemical taste) is a useful agent in killing certain bacteria and removing some pesticides. If the drinking water in your vicinity has been deemed unsafe, if you live in a developing nation, or you are in the aftermath of a natural disaster, it is highly advisable to wash all fresh produce with some form of anti-bacterial solution.

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