Wash Fruit and Vegetables
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What you will learn
- 1Wash your hands before you wash food
- 2Rinse fruit and vegetables under cool running water
- 3Pick the right way to wash each food
- 4Use plain water only, with no soap
Mini Lesson
Fruit and vegetables come from farms and stores. Many hands touch them on the way. They can have dirt on them that you cannot see. So we wash them before we eat them.
🏠 The Life Skills Way (step by step)
- HANDS FIRST: wash your hands with soap before you start.
- RINSE: hold the food under cool running water from the faucet.
- RUB: rub it with your hands, or scrub it with a soft brush.
- DRY: pat it dry with a clean towel.
- PLATE: put it on a clean plate, ready to eat.
✅ Good Washing Rules
- PEEL IT LATER: wash it even if you will peel it.
- JUST IN TIME: wash food just before you eat it. Rinse berries gently, and rinse lettuce one leaf at a time.
- CLEAN UP: wash the colander and brush when you are done.
Use plain water only. Never use soap on food. Ask a grown-up before you use the sink. If food needs cutting, a grown-up does it.
Words to know
rinse
Wash with clean running water.
e.g. I rinse the apple under the faucet.
scrub
Rub hard to get dirt off.
e.g. We scrub the carrots with a brush.
colander
A bowl with small holes that lets water drain out.
e.g. The grapes sit in the colander.
peel
Take the outside skin off a fruit or vegetable.
e.g. I peel my orange before I eat it.
faucet
The part of the sink where water comes out.
e.g. Turn the faucet to cool water.
💡 Handy Tip: put small fruit like grapes in a colander. Then the water runs over all of them at once.
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