First with Kids: Busting myths about the Five-Second Rule [Video]

Ever wonder if food that drops on the floor for five seconds or less is still safe to eat? Let me provide some food for thought on this topic.You may be familiar with the infamous “Five-Second Rule” – the one that suggests that food dropped on the floor is ok to eat if you pick it up in five seconds or less. If not, you are in the minority since studies suggest that 70% of women and 56% of men have heard about it.The Low DownStudies indicate that mothers are more likely to invoke the rule than dads, and dropped cookies and candy tend to be picked up and refed to young children more than dropped broccoli and cauliflower.Much as I want to tell you the five-second rule holds true, it does not. A recent research study showed that bacteria such as E. Coli and salmonella can attach to food …