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One medium carrot provides over 200% of your daily needs of vitamin A, but don’t worry about the potential for vitamin A overdose you may have read about. This is nearly impossible with plant-based vitamin A sources!
Choose well-shaped, smooth, firm, crisp carrots with deep color and fresh green tops. Avoid soft, wilted, or split carrots, and refrigerate them in a plastic bag with tops removed for up to 2 weeks.
Be sure to check back here for new carrot recipes as we add new ideas all the time. Be warned, we go a little carrot crazy around these parts. Carrot Smoothies, Carrot Soup, and Carrot Noodles are just the start of it!
Did you know orange carrots are a product of Dutch patriotism? Learn about that and more in this all-inclusive guide to the carrot!