Rich Carrots!!!
Photo by lovelypetal
I just love the above picture! So Vibrant!
Carrots, Carrots, Carrots. Did you know carrots are good for the eye? Carrots offer an abundance of Vitamin A, which has been noted to keep eyes healthy. Vitamin A supplements are often given to children in countries where there is not enough nutritionally dense food. These supplements are distributed to children in order to prevent night blindness.
Beta-carotene
Carrots also offer beta-carotene. Beta-carotene gives carrots their rich orange pigment Beta-carotene actually makes Vitamin A. Furthermore, beta-carotene is a powerful antioxidant. Beta-carotene is present in other dark, rich colored vegetables and fruits such as squash, spinach, and sweet potatoes.
Eating Carrots
Carrots can be consumed numerous ways, raw, boiled, juiced, stewed, gently fried and placed with stir fry.
Carrot Snacks:
- Raw Carrot stick
- Carrots dipped in a tad bit of lite ranch dressing
- Beef/chicken/vegetable stir fry
- Carrots dipped in hummus
- Juice a carrot, apple, and other fruits/veggies (actually taste goods)
- Sliced in carrots in a salad
- Carrots and peanut butter…I need to try this
This is pretty cool! A Halloween treat, carrots and dipping sauce!
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=40767
Any more ideas for carrot snacks? Click on the post and scroll all the way down to add a comment!
