do you wash your hands before "every" meal?

[disykat]

The other thread got me to wondering. Although I wash my hands pretty regularly throughout the day and ALWAYS after going to the bathroom, I'm fairly lax about handwashing immediately prior to eating. I guess I don't think about it too much because I usually washed right before preparing the food if I made the meal. The only times I use hand sanitizer are if I have to use an outhouse, I have no soap, or I've just touched something really gross and I can't wash.

I'm voting usually. I have to find out if I'm more disgusting than normal!

 

[Albertan mom]

Always before I eat, and as soon as I walk in the door from the grocery store. I always feel they are sooo dirty after I shop!!

 

[Mimi Q]

Yes, I do. My DH thinks I'm obsessive about handwashing.

 

[frndshpcptn]

Yes. I wash before preparing the food and then again afterward if I have handled raw meat.

At the office I wash before lunch - I have seen how many people use the ladies room and then don't wash their hands before leaving the restroom - GROSS.

 

[Saffron]

Always. I wash my hands a bazillion times a day ... I'm a preschool teacher. And I sing this song, to the tune of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" to every student, at least 6 times a day :

Wash, wash, wash your hands
Wash them through the day
Rub and scrub until your done
And wash the germs away

No wonder my voice is always gone by the end of the day.

LOL!

 

[MOMTOCUTESTDOGEVER]

Yes--but sometimes several hours before the meal.

 

[slo]

I voted for almost always - I keep hand wipes in the diaper bag so I can wipe my hands and my kids hands before we eat something.