Chef Lucy’s Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

 Is a root vegetable  Is typically orange in color  Has a woody texture  The edible part of a carrot is the taproot  Descended from the wild carrot (Queen Anne\'s Lace) which grows widely in fields and roadsides of northern temperate climates in both Europe and North America

Carrots were first grown as a medicine, not for food! Carrots are the second most popular vegetable in the world after potatoes The carrot is a member of the parsley family including species such as celery, parsnip, fennel, dill and coriander Wild rabbits do not eat carrots - you have been watching too much Bugs Bunny !

Three carrots give you enough energy to walk 4.8 miles There is as much calcium in 9 carrots as there is in a glass (8 oz.) of whole milk No other vegetable or fruit contains as much carotene as carrots, which the body converts to vitamin A

Chef Lucy’s Fresh Fruits and Vegetables