Avoid getting sick this season: find out how!

Many people eat out at restaurants, and many order drinks whether it may be virgin or not, with a lemon, lime, or orange as a garnish on the drink. Whether you ask for it or not, usually the drink is garnished with one of them. Studies in 2007 show that two-thirds of lemons, limes, and oranges tested in restaurants were contaminated and filled with bacteria. The contamination may be caused by employees touching the lemons, as their may be several who do touch them, by the fruit fields, or by dirty work surfaces. My theory on food is that you never know what goes in it, or how well it has been prepared unless you do it yourself. This year skip eating out, and if you are a die-hard eating out person, then ask for your diet-coke or your Grey-Goose martini without a lime. Studies have also showed that the amount of bacteria/germs which have been passed along through the lemons, caused a spike of more people being sick who ate at the restaurants which were studied.

Keep this in mind next time you want to eat out; 31% of employees in fast food restaurants, and 41% of employees in dine-in restaurants were deemed by the FDA to be unhygienic.