In Praise of Carrots

Whiskeytub
Whiskeytub Posts: 96 Member
edited November 8 in Food and Nutrition
Lost some weight, fell off the wagon, and now I'm back on track. And one of my favorite helpers this time around is raw carrots. They are the perfect snack. They're filling enough to tide me over when I still have some time to go until dinner, sweet enough to count as dessert if I've already used up too many of my calories to have something sweeter, and they last a while if you want them to so you can just have something to crunch on while watching TV, browsing the internet, or otherwise on break from everyday activities. They're easy to transport, they don't make a mess, and they're not terribly expensive.

The most helpful part about them is that they're great for discerning whether you're actually hungry or just feel like eating. Sometimes I think I'm hungry, have a carrot, turns out I just felt like snacking, but it's not a big setback because it was only 20-30 calories. Or if you eat the carrot and are even more hungry, it's not like you just used up a bunch of calories you had wanted to use for your meal.

Long story short, carrots rule. Recognize.

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Totally agreed. Been hungrier the last couple days and carrots is what's managed to let me stay under my calorie goal.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    good idea to munch on carrots..thanks for the post :)
  • feathernaut
    feathernaut Posts: 66 Member
    Just don't turn orange ;)
  • Kitship
    Kitship Posts: 579 Member
    I wish I felt the same way about carrots. I can't stand them raw. I do like them cooked, though!
  • Whiskeytub
    Whiskeytub Posts: 96 Member
    feathernaut wrote: »
    Just don't turn orange ;)
    Since blue is opposite from orange on the color wheel, I will simply eat a lot of blueberries and drink blue powerade and they should cancel each other out.

    SCIENCE!

  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,992 Member
    My go to crunchy low cal snack. Plus it keeps me "regular" and no "detox" is needed.

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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    ...but,but...they're full of demon fructose sugar!

    /kidding ;)
  • annette_15
    annette_15 Posts: 1,657 Member
    Mmmmmm carrots
  • MelanieRBrace
    MelanieRBrace Posts: 245 Member
    I LOVE carrots - I have them every single day.
  • jomatho
    jomatho Posts: 311 Member
    I eat them almost every day also - probably my #1 go to snack. I really like the whole carrots that you have to peel and chop the best, but I make due with the baby carrots when I have to.
  • yayamom3
    yayamom3 Posts: 939 Member
    I bought the baby carrots my entire adult life (always ended up throwing out half the package). Couldn't understand why my mom always had to be so cheap and buy/peel/chop the whole ones. Too time-consuming for me! Weeeeell, one day I watched a show about how much more delicious whole carrots taste versus baby carrots. So I tried them. Omg! they are so worth the time/effort to peel and chop! Carrots with the tops still on are supposed to be even more delicious. I haven't tried that yet. Why are moms always right?! Lol
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    I see your carrots, and raise you celery.
  • ScientificExplorerGirl
    ScientificExplorerGirl Posts: 535 Member
    There is absolutely nothing like a fresh carrot pulled and eaten straight from the garden! Even my husband likes carrots :D
  • abbeyjones1994
    abbeyjones1994 Posts: 188 Member
    feathernaut wrote: »
    Just don't turn orange ;)

    This happened to my grandma when I was younger. She ate a bag of baby carrots like every day, to go with her grilled chicken breast dinner. Obviously she didn't have the healthiest relationship with food.

    But besides that, yes. Baby carrots and hummus is my go-to side dish for lunch.
  • racheljacobsen
    racheljacobsen Posts: 537 Member
    yayamom3 wrote: »
    I bought the baby carrots my entire adult life (always ended up throwing out half the package). Couldn't understand why my mom always had to be so cheap and buy/peel/chop the whole ones. Too time-consuming for me! Weeeeell, one day I watched a show about how much more delicious whole carrots taste versus baby carrots. So I tried them. Omg! they are so worth the time/effort to peel and chop! Carrots with the tops still on are supposed to be even more delicious. I haven't tried that yet. Why are moms always right?! Lol

    I agree. I hate that slimy stuff on the baby carrots, I prefer to peel and chop my own carrot sticks, Whole carrots last longer in the fridge as well so I buy the BIG bag, I always ended up throwing out the baby ones as well. Carrot sticks were my morning snack today.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    jomatho wrote: »
    I eat them almost every day also - probably my #1 go to snack. I really like the whole carrots that you have to peel and chop the best, but I make due with the baby carrots when I have to.

    It's amazing how much differently they taste, isn't it? I, too, prefer the whole carrots. I scrub them well and eat them with the skin.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,741 Member
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    I see your carrots, and raise you celery.

    And, personally, I eat celery and cucumbers this way much more than I do carrots. Celery and cucumber is my evening snack.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    melimomTARDIS wrote: »
    I see your carrots, and raise you celery.

    Celery is one of those foods that I absolutely can't stand, lol.

    The baby carrots I've been buying don't have any slimy stuff on them... but we have some from the garden as well.
  • ephiemarie
    ephiemarie Posts: 264 Member
    Agreed. Also love zucchini sliced thin and dipped in hummus.
  • melimomTARDIS
    melimomTARDIS Posts: 1,941 Member
    my husband calls celery "hell-ery" because he despises it so much.
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