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My Lunch For My First Day Of Work

Waitingindreams

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Waitingindreams Enthusiast
Waitingindreams
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I just started a new job, and they had a nice luncheon spread out for us, complete with a sundae bar later on. I knew I wouldn't be able to eat anything, so I brought broccoli/cauliflower in a pyrex for my lunch. 

 

And I made this discovery:

 

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EEEWWWWWWWWWWW!! I don't care that the worm is gluten free, I dunwantit!!!!  :( I got my money back after work, but man was I hungry all day :'( 

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BlessedMommy Rising Star
BlessedMommy
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Wow, what a bummer! I grew up as a farmer's daughter and I remember worms floating in our pot of broccoli and my mom skimming them off the top, so apparently worms really like broccoli. Did you get that from a regular store or a farmer's market?

bartfull Rising Star
bartfull
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What you have to do with fresh broccoli is soak it in salt water for about a half hour. The worm will come out. Then rinse the broccoli and cook it. My Grandma always had a farm and/or garden and she told me every bunch has a worm in it. (I guess the stuff from the grocery store has usually been "de-wormed" already.)

Waitingindreams Enthusiast
Waitingindreams
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Due to my strict diet, and all of my limitations - I pretty much cook everything from scratch...so when I can save time and buy something that's easy to make (pretty much never - just frozen fruit/veggies), I grab it. I bought the Stop & Shop brand frozen broccoli/cauliflower blend that you steam right in the microwave. So needless to say I didn't wash it or inspect it, I just threw it right in. I've never had an issue before! 

 

Thanks for the tips though, since I apparently might need to start buying fresh broccoli if I want it. -sigh- I can't eat it raw, so I will need to learn how to cook it. I like it best when I steam it in the microwave first, then my bf grills it. I like it really mushy and soggy, and kind of burnt >_>

 

Blessedmommy - Omg. Lol. That sounds disgusting. I know worms are natural, and that there could be worse things...but it totally skeeves me out. Food in general grosses me out more and more. I wish I could go on a water diet for like a year and heal completely. What would you suggest in general - SHOULD I be going to a farmer's market to buy fresh broccoli?

 

bartfull - Dare I ask, but are you saying there are always worms in broccoli? -gulps-

BlessedMommy Rising Star
BlessedMommy
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I just figured that farmer's market veggies would be more likely to have worms, that's why I asked where you bought them. I'm shocked that frozen veggies had a worm in them!

 

I do get my produce from a farm a couple hours away via a weekly subscription box though, and the quality is awesome! If you have farmer's markets, CSA's, or similar things, it's an awesome way to get amazing veggies!

nvsmom Community Regular
nvsmom
Posted

LOL Protein! :D  :P

Waitingindreams Enthusiast
Waitingindreams
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^ Right? Eeeeeewwww. Hahaha

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kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Well.... The meal WAS a little light on protein..... Lol

GF Lover Rising Star
GF Lover
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I'll be looking at those stalks a bit more closely  :wacko:

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted

Ewwww... Makes that p-nut butter sandwich I have taken to work every day for going on two years look really yummy. 

 

I know they are harmless, and good protein but finding one of those guys in a half eaten bowl of frozen spinach has had me buying fresh and freezing myself for years now. You have ensured that I will be looking over my frozen broccoli very carefully from now on. 

icelandgirl Proficient
icelandgirl
Posted

I am so easily grossed out. I wouldn't be able to eat broccoli for a while after that. Come to think of it...my gut still can't deal with broccoli...makes me sad because it's good stuff.

julissa Explorer
julissa
Posted

oh my, I made broccoli yesterday, guess I should go look at it! 

notme Experienced
notme
Posted

haha - i didn't even see it at first - i probably would have eaten it LOLZ  :lol:

 

i have grown broccoli before and never found worms.  of course, i wasn't looking for them, either!!!  once, when i was a kid, my mom cooked some frozen 'brick' chopped spinach (green giant) and there was a bug in it.  needless to say, no amount of 'but this is what popeye eats' could make me eat frozen spinach for a very long time.  i am still a little suspicious of it.... :ph34r:

LauraTX Rising Star
LauraTX
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LOL Protein! :D  :P

 

 

Well.... The meal WAS a little light on protein..... Lol

 

What they said!  LOL

 

I wouldn't have eaten it, either.  But hey, nature brings all kinds of creatures to the veggie yard lol.

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