Highly boasted as the vegetable to eat more of for better vision, carrots can be consumed raw or cooked. You can eat them whole, you can cook them, dip them, bake with them and more. Carrots are great to have on hand in any refrigerator – whether for a snack or to cook as part of a meal. Pre-cut baby carrots make a great snack for the entire family. Eat them alone or dip them in hummus or tzatziki sauce! Roast them in the oven or on the grill, glaze them in honey or cinnamon and enjoy a delicious side for any meal. The options are endless.While carrots are at their best in late spring and fall, carrots are harvest and enjoyed all year round just the same. Carrots are loaded with nutritious qualities. For example, they can help lower cholesterol, reduce your risk of cancer, keep your vision sharp, aid in improving bone health and memory loss, prevent diabetes and more. A serving of carrots will provide you with double the amount of vitamin A suggested for a person in one day. The beta-carotene in carrots serves as an antioxidant to convert vitamin A for use in our bodies. Carrots are also high in potassium, and since they’re a water-based vegetable, they have hydrating qualities.
Fun Fact
If you’ve ever heard that eating too many carrots can cause your skin to turn orange, you actually heard correctly! Eating too many carrots, or any other food high in beta-carotene, can cause a yellowish discoloration of the skin. The beta-carotene in carrots is responsible for this temporary discoloration. Fear not though, you would have to consume an abnormally high amount of carrots before the discoloration occurred, and even if it did, your skin would return to normal in no time.