Baby Carrots have toxins

[itself]

Just an fyi...

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...y-Carrots.aspx

[Biciclista]

chlorine is everywhere, it's in the water we drink everyday. HOWEVER, I never buy or eat "baby" carrots because I already knew they were the disgusting discards from broken old carrots...

[channlluv]

eeww.

[KnottedYet]

Everything has toxins, and we're all gonna die.

Those "baby" carrots are kind of like the hamburger of the vege world.

[Reesha]

Seriously, why eat little baby cut carrots that have been artfully lathed into their shape, when you can have real carrot sticks?

Or REAL baby carrots, little ones, pulled right from the ground?

[szsz]

Seriously, why eat little baby cut carrots that have been artfully lathed into their shape, when you can have real carrot sticks?

Or REAL baby carrots, little ones, pulled right from the ground?

Exactly. Especially because so much nutrient is in the skin anyway. I never understood peeled carrots (or potatoes).

[bmccasland]

Just an fyi...

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/ar...y-Carrots.aspx

I wanted to read the article, but can't because there's a stupid window requiring registration to the web site that blocks the view of the article. I can't make the window go away. I'm NOT going to register to some web site just so I can read one article.

grumble grumble grumble

[OakLeaf]

Speaking of toxins, potato skins contain not only a scary array of fungicide and pesticide residues, but also the lion's share of the tuber's natural nightshade toxins ....

I'll eat potato skins only if they're organic, local, seasonal new potatoes, and not visibly greened. Otherwise I stick to the insides.

[grey]

I wanted to read the article, but can't because there's a stupid window requiring registration to the web site that blocks the view of the article. I can't make the window go away. I'm NOT going to register to some web site just so I can read one article.

grumble grumble grumble

I found the window didn't cover the whole screen, so I just read it line by line.
The concerning part of this to me is, a lot of parents have "baby" carrots on hand as a healthy snack for the kiddos. They're little and fun...

[Karma007]

Interesting. I buy baby carrots for my husband. They're simply convenient. I prepare most of our food from scratch, and enjoy having one less item to chop and package. Guess I'll find another item to shortcut.

[tangentgirl]

Wait, wait, don't toss those carrots just yet!

There are baby carrots and there are baby cut carrots. The first are just that, carrots that are picked before they grow up.

The second are carrots that would have been tossed out because don't pass muster for shelves.

Here's a Wikipedia article - it needs references, but it's a start.

The first group is really sweet and good. I'm not sure if there is a way to tell the difference on the packaging, but you can look at the actual carrots and see the little top and root. Yum yum yum.

As for the second group, like any other food out there, they have bit of buyer beware. I'm assuming if the package is being marketed as organic, the chlorine washing won't fly. However, even if they are not organic and are washed in chlorine, a) they are lessening waste and b) they're still better than oreos or whatever crap most people eat as snacks anyways.

P.S. couldn't read the article either. Stupid blocking overlay.

[nscrbug]

X3 on couldn't read the article because of it being blocked by a registration ad.

Gosh, I've been buying baby carrots since forever...but never actually took notice if they were "baby carrots" or "baby CUT carrots". Now I certainly will.

[goldfinch]

<sigh>

I suggest taking everything Mercola says with a grain of salt. One might at least read the wiki about him as a first step: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Mercola

(BTW this publication discusses the extent chlorine products can be used in organic food production: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getf...TELPRDC5090760)

Nevertheless, I can't stand those dry old tasteless so called baby "cut" carrots.

[Reesha]

There are baby carrots and there are baby cut carrots. The first are just that, carrots that are picked before they grow up.

The second are carrots that would have been tossed out because don't pass muster for shelves.

The first group is really sweet and good. I'm not sure if there is a way to tell the difference on the packaging, but you can look at the actual carrots and see the little top and root. Yum yum yum.

You know I've always wondered whether baby carrots are actually sweet because all the varieties of carrots put maximum sweetness at a certain "maturity". I will have to do some investigating-- got 4 varieties of carrots growing in my school garden and I'll be pulling them at baby stage for pickling at the posh restaurant they're being sold to. I'll be curious to find out!