Home grown carrots, and even locally grown carrots, contain far more
nutrients than carrots grown on the other side of the country.
Not exact matches
Many times I watch my husband eating a huge bowl of baby
carrots and I just think: «How he can do that!!??» I really admire a person who likes to eat raw veggies because of course, they have more
nutrients than cooked ones.
Choose large, older
carrots — these are actually richer in
nutrients than baby
carrots.
Baby
carrots are an industrial made product, and more
than often they contain less of the valuable
nutrients your baby needs compared to regular, large
carrots.
Your diet should include more
than carrots and bananas, but try new fruits and vegetables that are out of your ordinary meal plan to receive a wide spectrum of
nutrients.
I can put away some raw
carrots, celery, and from time to time will enjoy a salad made of various mixed greens... but I eat vegetables more because I have a concept that they provide
nutrients rather
than something I actually WANT to eat.
But, because during the process of digestion and assimilation of raw vegetables we are able to absorb much less
nutrients than from a juice, it means that to get equal amount of
nutrients which is found in this one glass of juice we would have to consume at least two or even three pounds of raw
carrots!
Combined with the beta carotenes (the
nutrient found in
carrots), kale has more of an effect on the eyesight
than carrots do.
When considering home - cooked options, bites of plain baked potatoes or steamed broccoli will offer different
nutrients than rice and
carrots.