Clean Veggies Safely: The Salt Water Method to Remove Pesticides and Dirt

• Market vegetables often carry pesticides, dust, dirt, and insects from cultivation.
• Washing with plain water is often insufficient to remove these contaminants effectively.
• An easy and inexpensive home method is using salt water to clean vegetables.
• Salt water helps loosen surface dirt, small insects, and some pesticide residues, especially in leafy and layered vegetables.
• Always rinse thoroughly with clean running water after soaking in salt water to remove salt and remaining residues.