WHAT: Cal-Organic Rainbow Carrots
STATS: A serving (3 ounces) contains 35 calories and zero fat, 8 carbohydrate, 2 fiber, 5 sugar and 1 protein grams. We found them at Whole Foods, 501 Bowman Road, Little Rock. Visit calorganicfarms.com.
THE SKINNY: Imagine that this black-and-white photo was color. And that the carrots in this kaleidoscopic arrangement were not only bright orange, but vivid purple and cheery yellow.
You'd be picturing the gorgeous produce I used Thanksgiving morning to create a simple, yet sensational side dish (see the recipe from the Averie Cooks blog, averiecooks.com, at tinyurl.com/prettycarrots). Roasted with thyme and rosemary and accented with fresh parsley, the fragrant dish is not only eye-catching, it's relatively low-calorie -- if you don't throw in half a stick of butter at the end like I did.
While I've spotted multicolored carrots in other stores, I bought these at Whole Foods, where, at the time, a 2-pound bag cost $1.99.
There's never been a more lovely and lively way to get one's vitamin A.
-- Jennifer Christman
Slim Pickings is a weekly review of light foods. Email:
jchristman@arkansasonline.com
ActiveStyle on 12/05/2016