How Would You Describe a Carrot?

A crisp, crunchy, fresh, slightly sweet, root vegetable.

During February, Vikki and Kate the K-1 and 3rd grade teachers for Girls, Inc. prepared roasted carrot fries as part of a Healthy for Life nutrition experience.  When we interviewed Vikki, she shared with us that she tries to offer food lessons to her girls that they wouldn't get at home.  For this experience, she knew that kids eat raw carrots all the time so she wanted to try something new.  She found a recipe for carrot fries and she showed a video on different ways to cut carrots and to make the recipe on YouTube.  She told us that almost 60 girls had the chance to taste test these carrot fries and they loved them.  Making this recipe would be a great activity for school-aged children.

Here is the three ingredient recipe she used:

Roasted Carrot Fries

Ingredients:
1 pound fresh carrots, cut into 1/2-inch sticks
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt                                                      

Directions:                                                       

Place carrots in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.  Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt; toss to coat.  Bake uncovered at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until crisp-tender.                                                                                       

Nutritional Facts: 1/2 cup equals 53 calories, 2 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 299 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 1 g protein.