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More on the Five Second Rule: Maybe it is Okay After All
Well thank God (or your preferred deity) for NPR and Tom Regan. Tom found a Connecticut College study that I like much better. This study says that wet foods like apple slices are good after they have been on the floor for 30 seconds and if you have hard food, or candy like Skittles of M&Ms they can stay on the floor for even longer without becoming contaminated.
Really what I’m getting out of the study is that candy is much safer to eat than fruit is. Of course, I wouldn’t tell my kids that.
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Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amSorry but my 17 month old eats dirt all the time. It passes right through him.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amA new study now shows that wet foods like apple slices are good even after 30 seconds, and hard food can stay on the floor even longer.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amWhile our 14 month old daughter was grazing the carpet we noticed she had put something in her mouth. Immediately, I asked my husband to fish it out (his pointer is bigger and it hurts less for him when she chomps down on it). He pulled out a Cheerio – yogurt flavored, her favorite. We laughed with relief …then, gave it back to her. lol.
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