All about Carrots

when my sister was a baby, she had too many carrots (because my mom thought they were wonderful) and her skin turned orange. Everyone thought that she was sick, and finally they realized it was because she was eating so many carrots. She was one healthy baby!

when my sister was a baby, she had too many carrots (because my mom thought they were wonderful) and her skin turned orange. Everyone thought that she was sick, and finally they realized it was because she was eating so many carrots. She was one healthy baby!

Eating too much is not healthy, even if you are taking something healthy but taking too much is not healthy at all. Make sure whatever you eat, you're eating a balanced amount.

good rule of thumb She is very healthy now, though. Those carrots may have helped. Who knows!

Same thing happened to a friend recently! I believe it's called Carotenosis? They are great for you, but don't eat them until you turn blue in the face....or Orange in this case!

That's true, actually most of the people don't care about the balanced amount, all they what to know is to keep taking like crazy whatever they found good for their health. "The more you eat, the more you'll become healthy" is absolutely wrong concept. I'll focus on 'balance' in my next post.

Sorry! didn't mean to put down carrots in any way. Just thought it was a good story about carrots. Will the carrots forgive me?

Health Benefits of Carrots
1. Improved Vision
2. Cancer Prevention
3. Anti-Aging
4. Healthy Glowing Skin (from the inside)
5. A Powerful Antiseptic
6. Beautiful Skin (from the outside)
7. Prevent Heart Disease
8. Cleanse the Body
9. Healthy Teeth and Gums
10. Prevent Stroke

Facts about Carrots
-Carrots are the second most popular type of vegetable after potatoes.
-The biggest carrot recorded is more than 19 pounds and the longest is over 19 feet!
-There are over 100 species of carrots. Some are big. Some are small and they come in a variety of colors including: orange, purple, white, yellow, and red.
-English women in the 1600’s often wore carrot leaves in their hats in place of flowers or feathers.
-The average American eats about 12 pounds of carrots a year.

Awesome post! I stir-fry chopped carrots with other veggies and lentils in a little olive oil, but have just started taking raw chopped carrots with chopped apple to work for a snack.

One important (and GROSS) thing I found out about carrots: buy whole carrots, not the carrots sold as baby carrots.

The baby carrots sold in the USA are not real baby carrots, but are actually waste carrots trimmed down in the "baby cut style." They are then treated with chlorine to keep them from spoiling since the skin has been whittled away. Waste carrots are carrots with marks or shapes that are not attractive enough to be sold, so they are trimmed, treated with chlorine, and repackaged as baby carrots.

These "baby carrots" don't taste nearly as good as a whole carrot that takes less then one minute to chop up.