Have Fun with Carrots

Although carrots are around all year, locally grown carrots are grown during the spring and summer seasons. They are the freshest, crunchiest and most flavorful during this time of the year.

Carrots come in a variety of sizes and colors! They may be as small as two inches or as long as three feet. When you think of carrots, you probably think of the color orange. But you can actually find carrots that are white, yellow, red, and purple too.

Orange carrots are a great source of beta-carotene which your body turns into vitamin A, providing more than 200% of your daily requirement in just one carrot. The deeper orange the color, the greater the beta-carotene. Carrots have many health benefits such as, cardiovascular benefits, anti-cancer benefits and are great for your eyes and vision!

These crunchy vegetables can be eaten as part of a healthy snack or meal. I just love dipping carrots into hummus, roasting carrots in the oven and even just eating them raw when I need a crunch. Did you know that carrots get sweeter when you cook them? Yep, they do!

Here are some fun facts about carrots:

-There are over 100 species of carrots.

-Carrots grow underground.

-The average American eats approximately 12 pounds of Carrots a year.

Here’s my favorite Carrot Bread recipe for you to try. Let me know how you like it:

Yield: 12 servings