Health Benefits Of Carrots
February 19, 2009
Most people cannot resist biting into a big nice deep orange carrot. They just seem so old fashioned good health food. Let us give you a few nutrition facts about this wonderful thing we call the carrot. Including are two quick type recipes that will keep you good and healthy this winter. We will also tell you just how to go about getting the best off those shelves.
Like most vegetable the colour always gives away what condition the vegetable is in. It is believed that the brighter the colour the better the carrot. When out there shopping for these great vegetables pick the large and firm ones. I’ve already mentioned the colour, so it’s the nice deep orange ones you are looking for. Make sure they are smooth and crack free.
Smooth and crack free carrots have been found to be more nutritious than their bed fellows. If you are planning to keep them in the fridge lop of the top green leafy tops and store them in a plastic bag in the produce bin. They will be as good as new for up to 10days. After that they will begin to loose their nutrition value. That would be a waste.
Now did you have any idea of the nutrition value of a cup of chopped raw carrots? Well here we go. Great! there is zero fat, and has one gram of protein, 12 grams of carbohydrates and over three grams of fibres. Counting calories, it has just over 50 and nothing more. Now that’s good healthy living and eating.
Carrots are sweeter than a lot of other vegetables but because of the higher fibre content the sugar does not spike the blood stream in any way. Apart from the vibrant colour of the carrot which comes from the beta-carotene, it is an excellent antioxidant. This helps in reducing cell damage there by slowing aging. It is a great immune booster as well as a standard good tonic for your eyes.
Carrots are being studied for the benefits in reducing colon cancer as well as the containment of tumour triggering cells. Further studies suggest that carrots have a direct effect on your respiratory system vastly improving your lung capacity. Vitamin K found in carrots is good in building strong bones and assists in blood clotting in the event of wound or cuts.
Drop some diced carrots into your soup tonight or add some to that beef stew are my favourite ways of having carrots.
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