Carrots

How to select

Choose well-shaped, smooth, firm, crisp carrots with deep color and fresh, green tops. Avoid soft, wilted, or split carrots.

How to store

Refrigerate carrots in plastic bag with tops removed up to 2 weeks.

Peak season

How to use

• Dip raw carrots in hummus, peanut butter, or cottage cheese.
• Add to your favorite soups, slow cooker or casserole recipes.
• A great mobile snack and perfect for a quick snack at home. 
• Top your favorite salad with sliced or grated carrots 
• Sauté carrots with a sweet glaze.

Did you know...

• Carrots are not always orange and can be found in purple, white, red or yellow.
• European ladies would wear lacy carrot flowers in their hair in the 15th Century.
• California grows the most carrots in the United States.
• Carrots are a type of root vegetable. The edible portion of the plant is grown underground.
• Carrots were the first vegetable to be canned commercially.