Food Safety with Acrylic Nails?

Hi! I have acrylic nails and sometimes I use my hands to mix things such as meatloaf or cornbread dressing and other things. I do this because my hands mix better than any spoon can and professional chefs always suggest that your hands are the best mixing tools we have.

While preparing a meatloaf recently my sister mentioned that acrylic nails harbor more bacteria and can cause unsanitary food prep conditions. She wears acrylics too but she wears gloves during food prep. Are acrylic nails really that bad for food prep? My hands are always very clean and I wash under my nails before handling food. I don't want to wear gloves because I'm afraid the food will get a bad taste from the glove material.

Removing my nails is not an option. What should I do other than just making sure my hands are super clean? No one has ever gotten sick off my cooking by the way.