You don’t have to feel like a rabbit when you are eating carrots. This sweet vegetable makes the perfect snack on-the-go but also adds bulk to main dishes. Plus, they are almost available all year long in Ontario!

Carrots contain high levels of:

• -vitamin A
• -vitamin K
• -vitamin C
• -Carrots also contain antioxidants such as beta-carotene

It’s the high level of vitamin A that give carrots its reputation for supporting eye health. They may also support liver, brain, heart and immune health.

How to use them:

• -in soups and stews
• -raw with hummus
• -cut up into salads
• -shredded into oats
• -into baked goods
• -as a holiday side dish
• -juiced
• -baked with spices, herbs and oils 

Ingredients:

• -1 cup rolled oats
• -1/4 cup sunflower seed butter
• -1 tbsp maple syrup
• -1/2 cup pecans
• -1/4 cup carrot, shredded
• -1 tsp cinnamon
• -1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Add all the ingredients to a food processor
2. Remove and form into balls
3. store in the fridge

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