Carrots are crunchy, sweet vegetables that grow underground, and the part you eat is actually the root of the plant! Most carrots are orange, but they can also be purple, red, white, and yellow. Carrots are full of beta-carotene, which helps keep your eyes healthy.
When you pull a carrot out of the ground, it has long, lacy green leaves called carrot tops sticking out of the soil. The carrot uses those leaves to soak up sunshine and send energy down into the root. Carrots take about two to three months to grow from a tiny seed to a full-sized vegetable.
Carrots are full of beta-carotene, which is a vitamin that helps keep your eyes healthy and gives carrots their bright color. You can eat carrots raw as a crunchy snack, dip them in ranch dressing, or cook them in soups and stews. Some people even use carrots to bake sweet carrot cake!
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