should you eat snow?

Question

Is snow bad to eat?

Answer 1

normally, yes. i mean, you have no idea if it fell by a factory, or if it is like acid rain, but snow. and you don't know if people have walked in it, or dogs. yellow snow.. tee hee.

Answer 2

Perfectly safe to eat provided it's clean. You wouldn't really want to scrape it off the sidewalk because of all the dirt and pollution but in open areas it's fine.

The first snow that falls will collect and clear pollutants from the atmosphere, subsequent snow will be cleaner. If the snow's been laid for a while then scrape away the surface and eat the snow underneath.

I spend a lot of time in the mountains and rely on snow for cooking, drinking and washing. Snow by the way, is excellent for washing with - cold but like clean water and a scrubbing brush combined.

Answer 3

Depends. If you are out in the pristine woods, and the snow is fresh and not discolored, it is generally safe to eat. Keep in mind that each snow flake crystallizes around a speck of something, usually dust but possibly lead near a factory. Of course, snow is mostly water.

However, snow is 10 times the volume of the water it contains, so a mouthful of snow is mere spoonfulls of water. If you are lost and trying to survive, you shouldn't eat snow because it won't quench your thirst and it will reduce your temperature.

Answer 4

Clean snow is fine. It won't quench your thirst very well because you can't melt enough of it in your mouth. Melted snow provides the water for polar explorers, mountaineers and winter sports enthusiasts. At the end of winter, the melted snow, including melted yellow snow, runs into the rivers and dams and provides the water supply for the cities.

Answer 5

That's up to you , but if it's yellow don't even think of if , you don't know who or what was out there last night .
Other wise I don't think I would since it comes through air that might not be to clean .
Some people make snow ice cream . I might be temped to try it ,. who knows .

Answer 6

I wouldn't think that snow is bad to eat,but if it is on the ground and you eat it then I would consider it to be dirty.

Answer 7

According to John Wiseman's SAS Survival Guide eating snow will 'further chill your body if you are already cold and tired'. What you have to do is to thaw it first before you try it.

Answer 8

Snow is just frozen water, so it's safe to eat unless it's any other color then white.

Answer 9

nope unless it is yellow snow or the snow is discolored.

Answer 10

Snow may look good to eat, but it's a bad idea to eat it from the ground.

I rather have a sno-cone, thanks.