rashka
11-26-2012, 04:09 AM
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They sure don't come out of the ground looking the way they do when you get them in the neat little zipper-locked baggies you find in the grocery store.
What happens is that during the harvesting, a number of the full-sized carrots that get pulled from the ground break in the process, or they may be deformed, or "runts" (not big enough).
The producers know that they can't sell you a bag full of half broken vegetables, or ones that look deformed or too stubby. Instead of wasting these, they simply find a way to "pretty them up" and sell them to you differently.
Hence, the birth of the baby carrot. These broken or deformed carrots get shaved down to the cute little pieces we're used to snacking on. Did you ever wonder why they look so perfect? They didn't grow that way.
Unfortunately, because we're now dealing with massive industrialized food production, harmful bacteria can enter the scene. In order to "protect" us from this potentially pathogenic bacteria, the food manufacturers will soak these little guys in BLEACH.
Yes you read that correctly: THEY SOAK THE BABY CARROTS IN BLEACH.
quoted from: http://info.nihadc.com/integrative-health-blog/bid/10983/Holistic-Nutrition-How-eating-baby-carrots-can-destroy-your-diet
They sure don't come out of the ground looking the way they do when you get them in the neat little zipper-locked baggies you find in the grocery store.
What happens is that during the harvesting, a number of the full-sized carrots that get pulled from the ground break in the process, or they may be deformed, or "runts" (not big enough).
The producers know that they can't sell you a bag full of half broken vegetables, or ones that look deformed or too stubby. Instead of wasting these, they simply find a way to "pretty them up" and sell them to you differently.
Hence, the birth of the baby carrot. These broken or deformed carrots get shaved down to the cute little pieces we're used to snacking on. Did you ever wonder why they look so perfect? They didn't grow that way.
Unfortunately, because we're now dealing with massive industrialized food production, harmful bacteria can enter the scene. In order to "protect" us from this potentially pathogenic bacteria, the food manufacturers will soak these little guys in BLEACH.
Yes you read that correctly: THEY SOAK THE BABY CARROTS IN BLEACH.
quoted from: http://info.nihadc.com/integrative-health-blog/bid/10983/Holistic-Nutrition-How-eating-baby-carrots-can-destroy-your-diet