3 Reasons Your Body Will Love Carrots

Carrots are of the most consumed and readily available vegetables around. What’s more,  they’re healthy and inexpensive. Loaded with vitamin A, carrots come in a wider variety than most realize. Along with orange, you can also find purple, yellow, white and red carrots in specialty produce departments. While your body does a decent job absorbing fat-soluble vitamin A (which is abundant is carrots), it needs a little extra (added) fat to absorb the vitamin K, which is also readily available in carrots. Pair carrots with a handful or nut or some homemade hummus to absorb all the great nutrient qualities.

One cup of carrots is a mere 50 calories. Sure, carrots have gotten a bad wrap as being a “starchy” vegetable, but you’d have to eat a hefty amount of carrots to throw off your blood sugar levels.

Here are a few ways carrots have been shown to benefit our bodies:

1. Heart Guardian: The antioxidants in carrots have been shown to fight off cardiovascular disease. Our bodies are constantly exposed to cardiovascular stressors, and eating a diet rich in antioxidants is  great way to protect our heart.
2. Sight Saver: The antioxidants in carrots protect our heart, and the phytonutrients in carrots protect our eyes from night blindness. Night blindness can result from macular degeneration leading to cataracts.  Beta-carotene helps helps protect our eyes from this.
3. Fiber Friendly: Weighing in at about 7 grams of fiber per cup, carrots are an easy vegetable to enjoy while giving our digestion a boost as well.

Savory Ginger-Roasted Carrots

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Serves	4
Prep time	10 minutes
Cook time	35 minutes
Total time	45 minutes

Carrots are of the most consumed and healthy vegetable readily available to just about anyone. This recipe combines the great flavor of carrots with ginger, orange and garlic. Delish!

Ingredients

• 5 medium to large, halved and sliced length-wise Carrots
• 1/2 tsp. grated Ginger
• 2 Cloves, minced Garlic
• 1/2 tsp. Orange Zest
• 1 tbsp. Orange Juice
• 1/4 tsp. Ground Pepper
• 1 1/2 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/4 tsp. Sea Salt
• 1/4 tsp. Sea Salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel and halve carrots, then cut length-wise, sliced semi-julienne style. In a medium bowl, mix together ginger, garlic, orange zest, orange juice, ground pepper and olive oil. Add carrots, thoroughly coating them. Spread evenly over a baking sheet, and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven, add sea salt, toss and serve.

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