Health Benefits of Carrots

Peaceful Carrot

Carrots are touted for their benefits for the eyes.  There is more to a carrot than meets the eyes! Carrots are high in Vitamin A and can provide you 408% of your daily needs in just 1 cup (about 1 large carrot).  But wait..there's more! So peace out, eat a carrot :)

Carrots also:

• provide Vitamin K
• provide 14% of your daily fiber needs
• 12% of Vitamin C (healing nutrient and disease prevention)
• 11% of your daily calcium needs (good for those vegans)
• 11% of your daily potassium needs (good for nerve conduction)
• Kills harmful bacteria in the mouth, thereby preventing tooth decay!
• has been shown to inhibit colon cancer
• High in antioxidants
• Improve cardiovascular health (potassium in the carrot helps regulate sodium levels in blood)
• great for the skin (and yes, the eyes)

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/10-reasons-to-eat-more-carrots.html (site source)

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=21 (site source)