pass it on.The following is information from a farmer who grows and packages
carrots for IGA, METRO, LOBLAWS, etc
The small cocktail (baby) carrots you buy in small plastic bags are made
using the larger crooked or deformed carrots which are put through a
machine which cuts and shapes them into cocktail carrots - most people
probably know this already.
What you may not know and should know is the following:
Once the carrots are cut and shaped into cocktail carrots they are
dipped in a solution of water and chlorine in order to preserve them.
(this is the same chlorine used in your pool).
Since they do not have their skin or natural protective covering, they
give them a higher dose of chlorine.
You will notice that once you keep these carrots in your refrigerator
for a few days, a white covering will form on the carrots. This is the
chlorine which resurfaces.
At what cost do we put our health at risk to have esthetically pleasing
vegetables?
Chlorine is a very well-known carcinogen, which causes Cancer.
I thought this was worth passing on. Pass it on to as many people as
possible in hopes of inf orming them where these carrots come from and
how they are processed.
I used to buy those baby carrots for vegetable dips. I know that I will
never buy them again!!!!
I don't think I will stop eating baby carrots. Although chlorine is a carcinogen, I would bet you would need to be exposed to very high doses for it to have any effect on your body.
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Last edited by Discotheque Discaires; 07-08-2009 at 09:16 AM.
i eat them once in a blue moon so doesnt effect me.
but i know ppl that eat it EVERYDAY religiously
im sure some ppl here do
so just passing it on
no one stops drinking because liquor is bad for them
or smoking because its bad for lungs
or organic food is not good for u all the time
And Horses.Originally Posted by indecentspeech [Dear Guest/Member, to see the link you must post to the thread Click Here to Register]
they have huge carrotsOriginally Posted by Discotheque Discaires [Dear Guest/Member, to see the link you must post to the thread Click Here to Register]
Anything treated that heavily is bad for you. The same applies for the carrots that are ready-chipped or cubed. I don't buy them for the exact reason already outlined in this article: the white stuff freaks me out lol.
I prefer real carrots! Especially the red ones imported from India! They are the best :)
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when i eat them.. i just skin them.. with a nice dip.. MmmmMmmmmmOriginally Posted by MissS [Dear Guest/Member, to see the link you must post to the thread Click Here to Register]