Carrots Recipes

Printed with permission from the American Institute for Cancer Research

Serves 8; Prep time: 20 min.; Total time: 45 min.

A delicious almost desert side dish with maple syrup, walnuts, & raisins

You need just three ingredients to create this tasty side dish!

A quick and easy side dish that's perfect for fall and winter!

Here we braise the carrots and turnips separately and with no added water.

This dish can easily be modified for a different profile every time. Asian one night, Italian another, or just salt and pepper for a clean taste. I have it as my main course often!

I add a few whole cherry tomatoes and a quartered, deveined, deseeded jalapeno for spice with plenty of garlic to just mix it up. Lightly sprinkled with Parmesan cheese for when I need my cheese fix. Picture includes all of these extras.

Juice meals

A Cleansing Cocktail

The full meal deal.....low cal, low sodium meal for 4.

This used to be one of my kids favorite dishes when they were little.

A raw kid friendly recipe a delicious vegetable dish with the consistency of mashed potatoes

This is the steamer I use:
http://tinyurl.com/m7utyf8

Make sure to line your steamer with parchment paper (or lettuce leaves).

Wegmans store does a wonderful job with this recipe! It's the perfect side dish for almost anything.

Even though many of us try to shy away from butter, it is far healthier for us than margarine and transfats. Furthermore, the Vitamin A in carrots is a fat soluble vitamin, which means you need to tke fat with it to utilize the vitamin. It tastes good, too!

Sauteed brussel sprouts

For a delicious lunch, fill pita bread halves with this tangy bean salad and top with shredded lettuce.

Low Calorie, Low Sodium

A great way to use up carrots while getting your veggie fix. Helps soothe my sweet tooth.