My kids laugh at me and say I have “sponge-a-phobia!”
OK,so it’s not that I’m not afraid of sponges but,I have this issue with dirty sponges that causes me to constantly replace the sponge on the kitchen sink. I have this belief that germs just breed on my sponge 24/7. Rinsing off plates,cleaning off the counter,wiping down the cutting board,and then using it over and over again,YUCK! Think about it,who the heck wants to wash their dishes with something that is so nasty and germy. It’s like washing your sheets in bed bugs!
To get my point across with my kids,I did a little research and this is what I found out.
Web MD says that the kitchen sponge is the #1 source of germs in the whole house.One of the most dangerous sources of virulent bacteria,including E. coli,Salmonella,Staphylococcus and others,is the typical kitchen sponge and ‘dish cloths’in American homes.According to “The New York Times,”there are approximately 76 million cases of food poisoning that people develop from exposure in the home every year,and many of these cases may be caused by the spread of bacteria via kitchen sponges.The Mythbusters,Adam and Jamie,tested 8 different items for cleanliness and the kitchen sponge came in #1 with the most microorganism colonies living on it with a toilet seat having the least. OMG the toilet seat has less germs than a kitchen sponge,NOW THAT”S DISGUSTING!The best option for cleaning your kitchen sponge is to microwave it for one minute,this kills 99.99999 percent of bacteria present on them,while dishwashing a sponge kills 99.9998 percent of bacteria.So,there you have it,my lovely little kids,mom was spot on,AGAIN. Maybe someday it will actually sink in that I DO know more than you!
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