Saturday, August 27

Carrot

Carrot is an important vegetable food. Reddish-orange color of carrots gives carotene, from which emerges an important vitamin A. The darker the color - the more carotene. Carotene is different usable - depending on the method of preparation: Raw carrots Optional: -2%, -18% cooked and raw grated - 82%. Therefore, as such, is recommended for children. Abounds, and other vitamins, especially B group (B1, B2, B5, B6) and PP, D, E and H.

Since nutrients contains the most carbohydrates, which originates from and its high energy value of -175 kJ/100 g. It contains a range of minerals and the highest quality it is that which is stewed or cooked very easily digestible and suitable for feeding infants.

General opinion is that the leaves of carrots in inappropriate feeding, which is completely wrong. It is usable as a raw example of parsley and celery, but it is boiled or stewed with roots just as valuable as the root of food, in fact contains more minerals.

It is known that carrot has a range of medicinal properties: Stimulates physical development of the child, strengthens bones and increases resistance to infections. Increases number of red blood cells, suppresses anemia, preserves and improves eyesight, etc.



14 comments:

  1. If I've got this right, cooked carrots are much better than raw ones? Hmm...I've always thought opposite.

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  2. @Gizmo raw vegetables are always better than cooked ones

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  3. A really very interesting read! I hope you keep updating us with more info!

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  4. Interesting post, I love carrots!
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  5. mmm...i love carrots!

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  6. Have you ever seen a rabbit with glasses? that's why

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  7. I like baby carrots better than regular carrots.

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  8. I didn't know you could eat the leaves :)

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  9. Nom nom carrot sticks o;

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  10. so delicious... and the leaves are tasty too! they taste like carrot, sweet and delicious. thanks for the info! *hugs*

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  11. From now on, I will eat all my carrots. :D

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  12. I could go for a carrot right now

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  13. I'm gonna feed my children with carrots every day :D

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