What to do about onion breath?

[Mbart]

As I begin to add more and more recipes from CL to my "have to try" pile, I find that so many great-sounding recipes call for green onions, especially in salads. I'm afraid to go there, because I don't want to walk around all day with onion breath. But bummer, I'm missing all of these great sounding dishes, so I thought I'd ask: what do you do about it? Do I leave it out of the recipe? Is there a trick to getting rid of the onion breath? Please share, I'm dying to try these! Thanks!

[kwormann]

Ive never found that green onions cause that much breath problem. They tend to be milder than other onions.

[Mamasue]

I have never had that problem with onions or garlic, but chewing on some parsley is suppose to freshen your breath.

[Grace]

I agree that green onions don't give bad breath the same way regular onions do. Why not try it out on a day when you'll be home all day and see if it gives you bad breath or not? I really don't think it will. I use them ALL the time (2 bunches a week at least), and have never had a problem. Regular onions, now that's a different story -

[Jewel]

The only thing I do about onion breath is figure out what I'm going to wear while I'm using it to entice my husband!! If I really want to make it a special night...I add garlic too. :D

[gobluem82]

The best solution that I know of is to make sure that the other person you're around eats it too!:p

[lorilei]

Maybe keep some of these in mind as you chew? :D


To keep your automobile windshield from frosting at night, slice an onion and rub the windshield with the onion. The juice will keep it frost-free.

To cure baldness, rub head with the onion. The onion juice was supposed to cause hair to grow "thick as thistles." NOTE: You may have to sleep alone, but at least you'll have hair!

To select your husband-to-be from among suiters, it is said that if the name of each suitor is written on an onion and then placed in a cool dark storeroom, the first onion that sprouts will be the man she should marry!

During the Civil War, General Grant believed that onions would prevent dysentery and other ills of warm climates. He send the following wire to the War Department: "I will not move my army without onions." The next day, three trainloads of onions were dispatched to the front.