Up until last week, I would go grocery shopping and buy the bags of organic baby carrots, because of the convenience. After I posted an Instagram pic of my snack, which included baby carrots, my friend mentioned that baby carrots are soaked cleaned in chlorine.
Really??
Of course I googled it, and sure enough it’s true. Even the organic ones are, to help “clean” them apparently.
So being more heath conscience as I am nowadays, I made sure that at our next trip to the store I would skip the baby carrots and buy just plain ole’ organic carrots. At 3 lbs for $1.50, it’s even cheaper to buy than those bag of baby carrots.
Sad but true, I wasn’t sure how to store them. With the baby carrots from Costco, each bags was small enough to just grab and go.
How do you keep carrots fresh?
First off, as soon as you get them home, wash them. Like with most produce, you should wash them in a vinegar & water mixture – I usually do a 80/20 mix.
Next, you want to cut the stems off and peel your carrots. I like to chop them up into smaller pieces, that way I can just grab a few for snacks and what not. Then stick them in a container, fill it with water so most of the carrots are covered, and refrigerate.
It’s also a good idea to change the water every few days, but this way the carrots will stay fresh and crisp for weeks!
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Keep them in water? Interesting. I never thought of that.
Veggies love water!
Chlorine? gross! I had no idea. I’ve always bought baby carrots bc Emma likes to snack on the extras but I picked up a bag of whole unpeeled ones for the chicken n noodles I made today. Thanks for the storage tip. I’ll do that after dinner tonight since there are some left over sitting in my fridge.
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That’s why I bought them too, but it really doesn’t take long to cut them up into kid friendly slices!
What?!?! I had NO idea!!! Ok… Switching this week. Thank you!
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I know right?! I figured if I didn’t know, I’m sure there are others out there that don’t either.
I just did this today! :)
I’m not crazy!! I recently bought carrots and told my husband they tasted like bleach or some other chemical. He said that it was my imagination…