Help ful Tips

Easy Tips:

1:  Wrap carrots before refrigerating Carrot will lose its sweetness and crispness if left unwrapped at room temperature.

2:  The deeper the orange color, the more carotenoids (source of vitamin A) it contains.

3:  Carrots have tough walls that the body may have problem with. So if you love to nibble carrots raw, cooking them just until crisp-tender will make their nutrients more accessible to the body.

4.  When cooking carrots be sure to cut the pieces as close as possible to the same size so that they will cook evenly.

5.  Enhance the naturally sweet flavor of carrots by adding a little honey or sugar when cooking.

6.  When cutting pieces or slicing carrots, cut diagonally to expose more surface. This will allow the carrot to cook more quickly.

7.  Carrots that have become limp can be soaked in ice water to make them crisp again.

8.  Peeled carrots will sometimes develop a dry, white coating when being stored. If they seem to be acceptable otherwise, the carrots can be rehydrated by soaking in cold water for a short period of time. This should rid the carrots of the white coating and bring them back to their original color.