5. Packaged leaf salads.
In 2019 the FDA warned against the consumption of ready-made salads. Overall, 42 percent of the products tested contained too many germs. In a test in 2015, molds, pesticides, and yeasts were also detected in some products.
Nitrate is also a problem in packaged lettuce. It enters the plants from the soil and can then be converted into nitrite in the body, which is considered carcinogenic in the form of nitrosamines.
Then it is better to cut the lettuce yourself. If you chop the whole lettuce directly, although you only need a quarter or half, you can store the rest well packed in the refrigerator and save a step at the next meal.
