Carrot Crazy!

Although this Nutrition Month's theme is on Breastfeeding, it doesn't mean that we no longer practice eating healthy as well. Instead of grabbing junk food when you’re feeling hungry, think twice and analyze if the food you picked is good for your body. How about talking about this particular food called CARROT.

One thing our bodies need to keep healthy is Vitamin A, which makes sure your eyesight stays sharp. Having a healthy dose of Vitamin A ensures you won’t go blind at a young age and you’ll be able to do a lot of cool things in the future. Carrots are a rich source of beta-carotene, which our bodies convert into Vitamin A.

Carrots Fun Facts:

• There is a carrot museum in the United Kingdom.
• Towns in California, Canada, France, New Zealand and Turkey actually hold annual carrot festivals.
• There are actually other colors of Carrot/s (They come in yellow, red, purple, white and black, although we rarely see them in the vegetable sections of the grocery stores).

Nutritional Benefits:
Carrots makes sure your bones are stronger and that the cells that develop in your body grow to be healthy. Carrots are also anti-oxidants that fight against heart diseases. It strengthens your immune system, which means you won’t get sick easily when you’re next to someone who is and that you don’t easily get infections that can be caught from public areas.

This vegetable does not just rely on beta-carotene for its source of nutrients. It also has alpha-carotene, which Japanese researchers learned was powerful in stopping tumors from growing. Like most vegetables, carrots are also packed with phytochemicals, compounds that protect against disease. They reduce photosensitivity, which means they protect our skin from the harsh sun. Having enough carrots in the diet also make sure minor wounds and injuries you get from playing games heal faster.

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