Should you wash prewashed salad?

You would think that prewashed salad would save you from the inconvenience of having to wash it - but that’s not the case...

As a matter of fact, according to Dr. Richard Besser, author of “Tell Me the Truth, Doctor,” says the prewashed bags can actually be riskier. Those bags use multiple heads of lettuce and mixed varieties are handled more during processing than a traditional head of lettuce. 

If you do rely on those convenient bags of salad, be sure to choose one from the back in the grocery store. It’s colder back there which inhibits bacterial growth. Keep it in the coldest part of your fridge and don’t forget to wash it thoroughly before use.