Would you have eaten it too?

[anxiousmummaa]

I’ve just had a handful of raspberries. Washed them completely, the ones I had were fine. Went to get some more and noticed some of the other ones have a white dust on them, I’m not sure if that’s them turning bad. They are in date. A bit worried about getting sick? DH says overthinking and that most people wouldn’t even wash nor particularly look at them and would just eat them, but I’m in worry mode tonight!

They look absolutely fine to me!

That's what raspberries look like!

I would 100% eat them but I eat out of date stuff (not meat) and never get ill.

They are fine to eat

It’s the top one on the left that I’ve peeled back a bit that is making me think?

But... raspberries always look like that. I'd never wash them either, a soggy raspberry isn't nice.

They look normal

They are fine

This is normal. Berries have a must on them which stops them going mouldy. It's why when you wash them they go bad faster.

Is the photo supposed to show the white dust? I can’t see any!
I never wash raspberries before eating, they’d get all wet, straight out of the packet for me 😋

I eat raspberries straight off the bush in the garden without any ill effects. You’ll be fine.

They look normal. I second the person who said they don't wash raspberries. Washing them instantly removes all flavour.

They're fine. I don't know what it's called, but it's 'normal'.

They look delicious, and are making me want to eat raspberries!

The inside of raspberries is whiteish and they have loads of little hairs. They are totally fine!
If it was mouldy washing it wouldn't help anyway. But it's not! Have you not bought them very often before? They go squishy when they go off.

I’d eat them all OP! You’ll be fine

Have you never had raspberries before? I can't imagine getting to adulthood unscathed if this is what makes a person anxious 🤦‍♀️

Are you really worried about the raspberries or do you have anxiety and this is the hook that your anxiety has attached too? You are focusing your worry on the raspberries but deep down you know they are fine. How do you normally deal with worry like this?

and also, if I am eating out of date raspberries, I look carefully at each one and discard any clearly going mouldy, and eat the rest, anyway. So even if one raspberry did look "off" (which it doesn't) it would not stop me enjoying the rest.

If your DH thinks you're making a fuss feed him the ones that you think look funny and enjoy the rest. Watch his face. You'll soon know if it was anything to worry about. Win win

I hope the 100% YABU has put your mind at rest.

Fruit has a bloom on the skin which protects it. It won’t harm you at all.

Hahaha I like this plan. Tbh he wouldn’t mind. He would do the experiment so that I could relax 😂😂

Can you highlight the supposed 'white dust' in your pic OP? It just looks like the inside of a normal raspberry! Do you have health anxiety? Are you having any support for this?

It has, I’ll feel silly tomorrow! Going to have another read of my self help book so I can put my own mind at ease about something as trivial as this.