Ha, ha. Always have. Five second rule. Mind you, I don't imagine there are any beneficial probiotics on my floor. And I draw the line at dog hair.

Umm . . . I always have, including my SAD/SHAD days. I'm old enough that I didn't grow up in today's germ-phobic environment. Depending on circumstances I may pick off hair or pop it in my mouth or I may give the item a quick rinse but I don't throw solid things away just because I drop them.

But then, I ate many lunches/snacks in barns and did the same thing there. If anything, I'm unusually healthy and don't get sick all that often so I'm not planning to change.

That said, when handling raw meat and even while cooking it my hands and implements get washed and re-washed until the exteriors of all chunks are well heat-sealed. I'm only casual about things I eat raw.

I used to do this all the time. But now, when I think about the copious amounts of bread my family eats, and all the bread crumbs that must be flying around like evil demons, I don't eat anything that has touched the floor. Who knows how many gluten are on there?

eating off the floor is completely gross and then somebody said it was bacon. i calmed down immediately.

I just today read an article/blog in Scientific American about this very subject, titled "Eating Off the Floor: How Clean Living is Bad for You."

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/01/29/eating-off-the-floor-how-clean-living-is-bad-for-you/

Fascinating stuff!

My dog usually gets it before my bad back and I can get down to pick it up.

Depends on the food, depends on the floor. Visible dirt is not happening.

I dropped the cap of an Aquafina in the toilet while I was taking a leak. I thought to myself, "Ah hell, I'm paleo now", and I rinsed it off and continued using it.

Yeah, I eat food off the floor, too.

For me all lines lead to eat it....Hell I've eaten stuff off of other peoples floor that I didnt even drop ;P≥...seriously our society with their purrel and antiseptics and whatnot make me laugh. Me and my kids do none of it and are absolutely less sick for it!

I eat off the ground while camping, and while at home... I do maintain a certain level of clean in any kitchen area... So this is not nearly as filthy as some might think!

I rinsed things off way before I was paleo. 10 second rule and if there's dirt, I baptise the tidbit via faucet!

I sweep my wood floors every morning because I have two cats. And I usually sweep up another cat. :) So yeah I've been known to eat something I've dropped especially if it's bacon.

Yes, i havent drop dead yet. My floor propably has more beneficial bacteria than grocerie store vegs so i figure why not ;)

The title of this cracked me up pretty hard, because my five year old son has recently discovered "Plants vs Zombies" and his favorite thing to do is quote Crazy Dave saying "I eat food off the floor!".

With that said, of course we do. I have young kids, and if the dogs don't get to it first and the floors have been cleaned in the past week, it's fair game.

Only if it's been dropped in the last hour and not covered with hair.

I'm more concerned about the superbugs in CAFO meat than I am the "germs" on my floor.

Always. Especially bacon... But I RARELY drop bacon.

Managed to rescue some of my breakfast off the kitchen floor before the dog pounced on it this morning!!;o)

Rarely dust things off - i figure it won't kill me! So far it's worked - i am not dead. :)

Only if no one else is watching.

yes. most of the time.

I would never eat food off the floor e.g. piece of apple, not even if I rinsed it, in case the bacteria is still in the fruit.