gross

[ytrewq]

when I was eating my dinner this evening, the broccoli I was about to cut turned out to be a caterpillar! I did notice in time but it put me right off and I'm not eating anything green for a long time. At least it was a whole one and not half of one. Do we eat many insects this way and not notice??

[don1]

ytrewq, the reason I stopped eating broccoli many years ago was for exactly the same reason you have described, although I still eat the stalks but not the florets where creepy crawlies can hide.

[whiskeysheri]

I cut through a baked potato once from my Grandad's garden, and cut through a huge slug at the same time!! Bleurghhh! x

[lia*]

when buying broccoli always check in between the florets to make sure that there are no portions of yellow or brownish dark spots . those portions contain worms. broccoli is very rich in calcium and vitamin c so don't stop eating them. you can try frozen if you feel uncomfortable with the fresh. always make sure when buying broccoli, they are nice and firm and green.
i love broccoli sauted in lots of fresh garlic and ginger yum yum!

[Quiet Man]

This happened to me with some blackberries. It's scary!

[lilacben]

But surely you would wash all fruit and veg before cooking.? My mum alwas ised to soak her greens in slat water for a while before cooking them.

[Blyss]

ewwwwww, thanks for that ," chucks the broccoli in the bin "

[bellasasha]

i bought a bag of salad from "not just any old food seller but the ridiculously expensive one" and washed it 3 times and when i piled it on my plate 3 snails fell out...one still living................yuk yuk yuk!!!!

[ermintrude35]

..on avarage we swallow 8 spiders in our lifetime...and that's during our sleep ...so yes, I guess we probably do get through a few insects with our fruit and veg....

[waimarie]

The comment from whiskeysheri reminded me of that old saying. 'There's only one thing worse than finding a worm in your apple and that's half a worm'. ugh.

[Bohne]

What's wrong with a little caterpillar?
I can't remember the exact number, but the amount of spiders, flies, beetles and other crawly stuff we eat in our sleep, according to research, should put you off sleeping...