Baby Carrots have toxins

[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.