CARROTS
January 10th, 2012 → 1:45 am @ Shanti
“Vitamins and minerals in fresh food”
CARROTS
We all love carrots, even rabbits do. Carrots are also grown all around the world it seems. Part of a staple diet for many people. What is a salad without carrots? Apart from the food value they give us, the colour always makes a salad more appetising. The proper words are `plate appeal`.As an orange/red vegetable, they are very high in vitamin A and a very good antioxidant. The carrot is a sweet vegetable, so sweet in fact that some people who suffer from hypoglycaemia and drink a fresh carrot juice, can really suffer immediately with an attack. Usually this does not last very long, but it must be a warning, to never drink a juice at full strength. It is too much. Normally we would not eat 4 or 5 carrots in a week maybe, but when a carrot juice is made, we have that much in one glass. Be very careful at all times when making any juice, that you break the juice down at least with 50% water, for your health.
Vitamins: A massive, C, K, B6, B3, B1, B5, B9.
Minerals: Manganese, Phosphorous, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, zinc, Calcium.
When making a carrot juice, it is advisable NOT to mix a fruit with it, as fruit and vegetables should never be taken at the same time, as I have already mentioned in the book. Enjoy the carrot lightly steamed or stir fried with other produce, it is a beauty!
