Do You Always Use The ‘5 Second Rule’?

When it comes to dropping food on the floor, how often do you use the 5 second rule?

First off, what is the ‘5 second rule’?  That’s when food falls on the floor, and if you pick it up within 5 seconds, it’s ok to eat!

In a recent story, kidshealth.org talked about the ‘truth’ of the ‘5 Second Rule.’

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Buzzfeed ran a recent survey asking people which foods they would and would not eat after they fell to the floor.

1.  95% said a cookie.

2.  77% would eat a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup it if they drop it.

3.  French fries, 74% will eat it.

4.  49% will eat it a piece of pizza.

5.  A piece of a sushi roll, 27% will eat it.

6.  6% would eat Spaghetti and meatballs.