OMG there is worm in my veggie

Calgary, Alberta
December 25, 2011 1:40am CST
You know what if there is a worm in the vegetable you purchase in the grocery, You should not be grossed out, Why? because that means that vegetable is organic, If the worm survived from eating that vegetable that means you will also survive eating that vegetable. Just discard the parts bitten by the worm, dont throw away that veggie just because you saw a small worm on it. Its an indication that your veggie is not toxic.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 11
Yes you are right simply means that there are no pesticides left on the plant, and just the same most of us would still run the vegetables in running water as standard procedure.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Dec 11
and the want us to eat stuff like that ugh?. Maybe we should set the kerosene on fire
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• Calgary, Alberta
30 Dec 11
i grow my own tomatoes now for that reason. I have cherry tomatoes which grows on pots and beefsteak tomatoes which is very juicy.
• Calgary, Alberta
26 Dec 11
this may sound gross, there is a grocery before that got caught to make sure no bugs will touch their veggies, they spray kerosene. that grocery also rub kerosene in tomatoes and apples to make them shiny.
@marguicha (215560)
• Chile
29 Dec 11
Some plants have worms, some others have aphids. I share my apricots with the birds nearby and use the bitten ones for jams. If I threw away every bitten leaf, I would not be able to eat any veggie from my garden. But the worm remains in the kitchen and the to the waste basket or the compost pile.
@marguicha (215560)
• Chile
30 Dec 11
Apricot tree in bloom - The tree blooms in Spring and, in the southern hemisphere, apricots are ready for Christmas.
My apricot tree cannot be covered with paperbags I am placing a picture of the tree in bloom last year.
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• Calgary, Alberta
30 Dec 11
the worms would be good in the compost pile, they will help to make it more nutrient for the soil. I have Beatles in my compost pile.
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Dec 11
have you tried the paperbag method? Get a paperbag that is dried after being soaked in eucalyptus oil, use it to cover your fruits and flowers in the tree.
• Malaysia
29 Dec 11
You're the first person I know of to actually be happy that his vegetables have worms. But yeah I suppose, now you put it that way, it makes sense.
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• Malaysia
20 Jan 12
Hmm but there's no way for you to know if it is full of chemicals or not. Just because it's not in the organic section doesn't mean that it's completely soaked in pesticides. Although it is true that pesticides may harm you especially as it collects in your body over time.
• Calgary, Alberta
30 Dec 11
Just imagine eating a very pretty vegetable, clean from bug bites but rich in chemicals.
@BeetleBam (171)
• United States
30 Dec 11
That's right. I never have any problem with insects on my vegetables. I just wash them away and keep on going (sometimes I might miss a few and then that's just extra protien, lol). I'd rather insects tha pesticides anyday.
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• Calgary, Alberta
31 Dec 11
there are people though who thinks pesticides are good and harmless. we cant save their lives.
@taomoney (648)
• Hong Kong
25 Dec 11
100% agree! Long time before people talk about organic, i hate to see those little worm. Now, most of farm use those chemical, i seldom see worm again. Yes, those leave looks perfect but we all know there is some problem inside it. Nowaday, when i see there is little worm on it. I feel happy and i will buy it. ( only when see one. If more then one, i dare not buy them) When i see the leave is not 100% perfect, i am happy to buy them. As those are with less chemical on it!
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• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 11
I remember there is a guy and he is vegetarian but forsomesome reason he got cancer, we know vegetarians are not suppose to have cancer,they were suppose to be healthy,well the vegetables he eats are not organic. we have more chance to survive with vegetables with worms than the perfect looking ones.,
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 11
I doubt that governments around the world will force such policy,large companies are controlling our food source.
@taomoney (648)
• Hong Kong
25 Dec 11
OMG, he is so poor. Well, should set up policy to force all the food should be in organic? I do not mind to pay a little bit higher cost. As farmer need living too, they provide better, we pay better, we live better. That's good!
@sabado_dc (1001)
• Philippines
25 Dec 11
hahaha so here we come after the GMO.. Don't worry, worms are proteins, lol.
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• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 11
LOL I have a typo, I typed worm as work. I created this discussion because many people throw away their veggies after seeing a worm. they didnt know what a veggie with worm is 10 times safer than a pretty wormless veggie.
@sabado_dc (1001)
• Philippines
25 Dec 11
my ading (lilsister) chills to the bone whenever she pull by hand those lovely invertebrates whenever she shred. we are farmers and we grow our own vegetables naturally
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• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 11
You are right about the protein stuff, Iknow some people who actually cooked the worm too cosof their protein. they were so small and they will die if they got cooked. we wont notice their presence....
@narthan (325)
• India
25 Dec 11
Hi Capt, A very good post by you. It was truly imformative. It's very true that if you come across a veggie which is partly eaten by worms, it indicates that it is non-toxic. Happy eating vefetables!:-) Regards, Narthan
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 11
I have been taking this vegetable issues so seriously nowadays, I dont want to eat poisonous andtoxic vegetables. A worm is a sign that you wont die from that veggie.
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
26 Dec 11
Well, good for worms and bugs they know better non-toxic veggies than humans (lolz) I am looking for veggies with worms when buying from the market (hahaha) Better to take off the worms- chemicals cannot be washed with water alone :p
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• Calgary, Alberta
26 Dec 11
sometimes though the veggies absorbed the chemicals that washing wont remove them at all. some mad scie3ntist already created produce were the pesticide is on its genes,
@Devilova (5392)
• Indonesia
25 Dec 11
Did you ever realize that worm can be a mutan? From time to time they can survives from the pestiside. So it won't always right, except you see it directly.That those plant was an organics.
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 11
worms can actually die easily, they were very sensitive creatures.
@mspitot (3824)
• Philippines
28 Jan 12
Yes, that is what my mother tells me too. The fact that i got worm is that it's naturally harvested.
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• Mexico
27 Dec 11
I see, so at this point I really wonder about the necessity for pesticides. Worms are harmless I guess, so why son't they just let vegetables free of pesticides and let us have good food?
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• Calgary, Alberta
27 Dec 11
so the vegetables will look pretty or the pesticide companies will get richer.
@kaichoukebz (1190)
• Philippines
25 Dec 11
So does I. I had seen also one time that there is a small worm in a vegetable. I was not shock about it though. I believe it was just natural since the vegetable is very fresh. Anyway, I do not eat vegetable much. Maybe I should give it a try later on.
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 11
beware of your meats too, chickens injected with woman's estrogen, cows and pigs fed with GMO.
• Indonesia
25 Dec 11
Agree with you. worm in veggie is first indicator of toxic free veggie.
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• Calgary, Alberta
30 Dec 11
majority of the veggies nowadays are very toxic.
25 Dec 11
Well I would prefer some charity there. I would leaving it for the sake of worm and move on. Or if you feel really pissed off, the call the police. Maybe matter with the worm need to be solved in the court. :D
• Calgary, Alberta
25 Dec 11
actually all organic vegetables have worms andI actually prefer them, you can remove the worm and move on, The worm is an indication that the vegetable is not poisonous.