I went to a wedding this past weekend of a lovely sorority sister of mine. I did something I shouldn't have. I ate from the salad portion of the buffet.
Why is that such a bad thing? If lettuce and other veggies are not held at a cold enough temperature bacteria start to grow. It takes a lot of this bacteria to hurt most people, but as you know, dear reader, I am not a normal person. I have found that cucumbers and tomatoes are special culprits of this, but I've had problems with almost every raw veggie you'd see on a salad bar, so I usually shy away. This salad looked so tasty and I'm trying to eat more veggies... I think you can see where this is going...
It's gotten to the point where I fear eating at buffets and plan such that I can be sure to be near a familiar or private bathroom if I'm going to eat at one. I also have to be careful to make sure to avoid it entirely if I'll be in a car. I can't even eat at Subway anymore. I have found that their subs make me ill because of the veggies. Of course, I could get something with no veggies, but I always think "it will be ok this time" and eat the veggies and WHOA WITH THE REGRET!
So, in short, if you're serving salad to immune compromised or deficient people, please keep it very cold after cutting it. Thank you in advance.
As a fellow germ-a-phobe i'm not a fan of eating at buffets anymore either. even sometimes the veggies at subway and places scare me.. just sitting there.. open..
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