do you love eating carrots?

orange red carrot - the salad vegetable
India
July 25, 2008 11:04pm CST
i have heard that carrots are rich source of b-carotene, the parent substance of vitamin a. do you eat carrots? raw or cooked? as a dish or salad?
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@wyomugs (247)
• United States
26 Jul 08
I love carrots, too, but because I just LOVE carrots! I call myself a "carrot-holic!" I prefer them raw, and in salads. Usually, when they are cooked, most people over cook them, so they become bland, watery, tasteless chucks of MUSH! They cook EVERYTHING out of them. But be careful about eating TOO MANY!!! There have been cases of people who have eaten, like, TONS of carrots per day... I mean REALLY over-kill on this one!... and their SKIN actually turns orangie!!! The only way to reverse it is to stop eating so many (DUH!).
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• India
13 Aug 08
good medical knowledge....
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@wyomugs (247)
• United States
22 Aug 08
Polaris... If I recall the report I saw, one lady would eat 2-3 lbs per day.
• Philippines
22 Aug 08
I wonder just how much carrots you need to eat before you actually see yourself turn orange? Just curious....
• United States
7 Aug 08
Yes i do love carrots I especially like eating them with vinegar, salt and pepper, that is the best tasting meal since sliced bread.
• India
13 Aug 08
thanks for responding. good combination...
• United States
26 Jul 08
I eat carrots occasionally. I enjoy the taste and the benefits of eating them. I have liked them both raw and cooked. The way I eat them most frequently is with ranch dipping sauce or any kind of vegetable dip. I've had them on sub sandwiches before. I have also had them cooked and spicy from mexican restuarants. They are qutie delicious that way.
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• India
18 Aug 08
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. got some water hearing your recipe..
@Barb42 (4214)
• United States
26 Jul 08
We love carrots. My husband keeps the small ones to munch on all the time. We love them grated in salad, or cooked as a side vegetable. I love to cook them with a roast, too. We also love carrot salad. Carrots are just good!
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• India
18 Aug 08
your husband has good sense of eating. rather converting them to delicious eating. congrats and thanks for responding...
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@inia_54 (175)
• Malaysia
26 Jul 08
Yes I love carrots and I am aware of it's vitamin. That is why I eat a lot of carrots. Sometimes I eat raw, sometimes cook mix with other vegetables. But many times I love to make my homemade carrot juice. Some people do not like the tangy taste but I do. When I make for my family I add in condense milk to make it taste sweet.
• India
18 Aug 08
good taste variety !!!! keep it up and thanks for responding
• Philippines
5 Aug 08
yeah i eat carrots too, especially raw, coz this is a good source of thiamin, niacin, folate, vitamin B6, manganese, and it is also an excellent source of dietary fiber,vitamin C, vitamin A, and thats why i like this vegetables...
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• India
13 Aug 08
excellent knowledge. buddy, are you a dietician?
@biggerb (2024)
• India
26 Aug 08
I do eat a lot of carrots.I remove the skin and keep them on the table so that when the urge to munch something comes up I keep munching the carrots.At times I grate it and add a little yoghurt to make a salad.When I feel like baking a cake I make the carrot cake.I know its packed with nutrition so I try to have as much as possible.
• India
26 Aug 08
good different ways out. enjoy eating carrot and go on munching. bye and have fun...
@shiloh_222 (5479)
• Philippines
13 Aug 08
hi.. yes..i eat in raw in the vegetable salad and as carrot stick. great source of antioxidant...and of beta carotene. what other veggies do you like?
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• Philippines
18 Aug 08
you're welcome. i love cucumbers on my veggie salads, sandwiches and burgers! yum! and with the fact that they contain less calories... LOL.... how are you doing today?
• India
18 Aug 08
thanks for responding...my other favorites are cucumber. it is my gym time friend as it has a great taste and it also replenishes some of your body water.
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• India
19 Aug 08
yes, less calories. they fill your belly but do not make you have a pouching tummy.... hehehe
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
17 Aug 08
I like them. I like them in soup or shredded up in a salad, or just waw in nicley cut sticks. I am not that fond of just plain cooked carrots but if they are in a vegetable blend that is fine.
• India
18 Aug 08
thanks for responding...
20 Aug 08
I grow them in my garden. This year we have Chantenay and Purple ones with orange centres. They're amazing straight from the garden, or cooked. My partner roasted them on Sunday and wow! You can quite happily grow them in deeper pots or containers also! Its a shame I can't add a picture the last purple one was a double carrot!
20 Aug 08
Just going to try an add a pic in my profile as it wont allow me to add to the discussion, :(
26 Aug 08
Managed to add the pic in my profile in the end!
• India
22 Aug 08
never mind. better luck next time.thanks for responding..
@freedomg (1684)
• United States
13 Aug 08
I do love carrots I always have. I eat them raw as well as cooked and have more than a few recipes either for just the carrots or that I add them to. My kids love it when I make my candied carrots around the holidays. It's like candied yams only with carrots and no marshmallows.
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• India
18 Aug 08
yeah, i do agree!!!
• Malaysia
26 Aug 08
I prefer raw carrots. I love carrot juice as it has many health benefits. I usually juice two carrots, with two celerys and an apple to make a nice sweet carrot juice. Carrot juice helps to improve eyesight and helps to reduce risk of cancer. It is also good for teeth,bones,liver, nail and skin. My complexion and my eysight has improved alot after taking carrot juice.
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• India
26 Aug 08
lot of medical idea. good to hear such words of wisdom. thanks for the response...
@Jhordie (5115)
• Philippines
22 Aug 08
I preferred cooked and part of the ingredients in a local dish here in my country called LUMPIANG SHANGHAI
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• India
23 Aug 08
local phillipines dish.. i see.. thanks for responding. can you just describe a bit how it is prepared????
• Malaysia
13 Aug 08
i guess i will be the only person to say .. carrot is the only vegetable that i hate most .. my mother used to force us to eat 1 carrot every morning .. i thank her for that .. but i do not like it .. yuk i cant even take the juice .. the part i hate most is the middle part
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• India
18 Aug 08
hhhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm. i see. try out once cooking with milk and put cashew and raisins. it is called GAJAR HALWA ( carrot pudding) in india. it is very tasty. do let me know. or else learn the recipe from any indian friend of yours in malaysia.
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@brimia (6581)
• United States
26 Jul 08
I love carrots raw and cooked. I like them raw shredded in salads or sticks plain or dipped in hummus. I like them cooked in stir fry, in soups and stews. I also like them baked into carrot cake and muffins.
• India
13 Aug 08
good combination!!!!!!!!
@bbsr13 (4196)
• India
26 Jul 08
Hello,Painkiller! I like to eat carrot both raw and cooked.raw carrot is used as sad along with cucumber and onion,little yogurt and salt,green pepper.it is also used in fried rice which is my favorite dish.we also mix carrots in mixed vegetable curry.thanx.
• India
13 Aug 08
kana ghanta tarkari na dalma. please specify!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
27 Aug 08
Hey hey I like carrots very much. I like them both raw and cooked . I like them as a side with roast beef best . In a sald they are good , or at a party as a snack . They are very yummy with a little bit of dip too .
• India
27 Aug 08
yes, perfect lines...
@zhaosonghan (1039)
• China
26 Aug 08
I often eat carrots by cook,and sometimes i eat it by paw,it depone on my mood,but i ate it less when i was a child,at that time i didn't like carrots at all,because it is not enough sweet(i like sweet very much when i was child),now i do not care it,i had used to it.
• India
26 Aug 08
children are crazy about the sweet edible things, no!!!!
@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
27 Jul 08
I love carrots on salad. I like it raw and not cooked.
• India
13 Aug 08
thanks for responding.
• United States
22 Aug 08
Yummm. I do. They are good anyway.A good carrot can never be wrong ;)
• India
23 Aug 08
correct!!! a good carrot can never be wrong.. good line.