Carrot Nutrition: Vitamins, Side Effects & Cooking Tips

Carrots are famous for Vitamin A, but excessive consumption can change your skin or urine color. Learn if baby carrots are as nutritious as large ones and find the best ways to cook them soft for kids or as crunchy sticks.

How to Cook Carrots Soft

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Elizabeth Nickelaid

Nutrient-rich carrots contain folic acid, potassium, magnesium and calcium, but their store of beta-carotene makes them a particularly excellent source of vitamin A. These root vegetables benefit eyes and skin, and they also aid in growth and the body's ability to fight infection.