Carrot Recipes

Simple carrot recipes have long been a lunchbox favorite for their slightly sweet flavor and their crunch. Paired with a Ranch dressing and other raw veggies such as cauliflower, green peppers, and celery, they make a great party nosh.

If you were told as a child to eat your carrots for your eyes, there is evidence today to support this Old Wives Tale - this vegetable is packed with vitamin A, which is crucial to eyesight, particularly night vision.

The health benefits of carrot recipes can not be downplayed. They are full of beta-carotene, an important anti-oxidant. Recently, beta-carotene has been shown to provide a significant degree of protection from developing lung cancer. As little as a carrot a day can reduce your risk by half.

Carrot recipes can be boiled, steamed, stir-fried, or freshly-dug and washed. In Chinese dishes, lightly stir-fried carrots can provide a crispy crunch. They make stews flavorful and healthy and always go with a beef roast and potatoes.

Many people like to shave the skin off with a scraper before preparing their carrot recipes, but you toss out valuable vitamins when you pare them. Leave the tender skin on; it helps a cut carrot hold together in simmered dishes.

Carrots come in a wide range of colors from almost white to dark purple. If you want the most beta-carotene, however, pick the most orange of the varieties - beta-carotene (actually named for the carrot) gives it its distinctive orange color.

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