Some of our fruits and vegetables can be dangerous to our health. Yes, you read that right. Certain everyday items are poisonous if we don’t eat or cook them properly. Here are some harmful fruits and veggies that you should be careful with.
Nutmeg is a common household spice. However, it contains something called myristicine, which is psychoactive. Too much of this can cause vomiting, sweating, dizziness, hallucinations and headache. In the average recipe there is not enough nutmeg to cause any harm. The problem is that our teenagers have discovered a “high” they can get from nutmeg. It’s highly dangerous and has had terrible outcomes.
Lima beans contain limarin which can make you terribly ill. Never eat these raw. Always cook well before consuming. They are not a vegetable you would throw raw into a salad. Cook a minimum of ten minutes before eating.
Apples, cherries, apricots, peaches and plums all contain cyanogenic glycosides which creates cyanide in the pits. Swallowing one or two is not harmful as we can handle minor amounts. Chewing them on the other hand is much more dangerous which is why children should be kept away from fruits that are not de-pitted. Choking is not the only danger lurking here.
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Some great info here. Thanks for posting!
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The only one I was aware of was the cyanide in the apple seeds. Thanks for the informative post.
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Oh wow! I didn’t know any of this…so glad you shared it!!
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good to know! thanks for sharing.
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I knew this about apples and my son has started to eat the whole, entire apple (who does that besides my Father?). I’m trying to stress to him that it’s not good but he’s a kid.
Didn’t know that about the others.
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Well no chance to me eating Lima Beans but I’m shocked at kids using Nutmeg to get high – what the heck is going on in our society?
I knew some were poisonous but not all; thanks for sharing. Another one is apple seeds.
Great information, I will keep an eye on the kids and cherries as we have been eating a lot of them.
Our family not partial to lima beans, that is a good thing. Apple seeds and pitted fruit was aware of the no eating policy. But, Nutmeg, wow going to stop using this as my secret to Christmas eggnog. Yikes.