Buttery Maple Glazed Carrots Recipe | Ancestral Nutrition (2024)

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Cooking instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan, then add the carrots and parsnips and toss to coat in the oil. Add the thyme, cinnamon, star anise and some seasoning. Cook over a medium heat for 15-20 minutes, turning the vegetables frequently, until golden brown and almost cooked through.

Go for uniformity when selecting carrots by eye — it's the best way to ensure you're getting as close to a pound as possible without relying on a scale. From there, you can scale up or down as need; 10 carrots will get you to two pounds, and two to three carrots equates to half a pound.

½ cup of glazed carrots (Simply Balanced) contains 110 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 60% carbs, 36% fat, and 4% protein. This is a good source of vitamin a (500% of your Daily Value).

Carrots, cooked, glazed contains 144 calories per 160 g serving. This serving contains 4.2 g of fat, 1.4 g of protein and 27 g of carbohydrate.

And Keating points out that the differences in total carbs and sugars among most vegetables are very small. A cup of sliced cooked carrots has 5 grams of sugars and 12 grams of total carbohydrates compared with, say, 2 grams of sugars and 11 grams of total carbohydrates in a cup of cooked chopped broccoli.

Are carrots OK on low carb? Carrots contain about 7 grams of net carbs per 100 grams. On a keto low-carb diet (below 20 grams per day) you may want to avoid carrots completely. But they can be OK on a moderate or liberal low-carb diet (if you're aiming to stay below 50 or 100 grams of carbs per day).

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This is our CSA members' favorite way to enjoy our farm's fresh carrots. Slice or keep them whole if baby sized and toss with salt and pepper as your most basic preparation, or optionally add garlic, dill or honey to change it up. Roast on a baking sheet at 400 degrees until tender. So, so, so sweet!

Seasoning carrots is a great way to help bring out their flavor. For a simple and versatile seasoning, stick with salt, pepper, and garlic. For an herbier taste, add rosemary, parsley, cumin, or coriander. Or, to bring out their fresh, woody flavor, add some anise.

How to cook carrots for best nutrition? ›

Another study showed both boiling and steaming increased levels of beta carotene. But try to cook carrots whole, as cutting can reduce nutrients by 25%. Wait and wash veggies just before cooking to preserve nutrients. In fact, cooking veggies whole is often the best choice to preserve nutrients.

There are 201 calories in 1 cup, NFS of Glazed Carrots. * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet.

½ cup of honey glazed carrots (Del Monte) contains 70 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 95% carbs, 0% fat, and 5% protein. This is a good source of vitamin a (300% of your Daily Value).

One cup (128g) of chopped carrots contains 52 calories, and one cup (110g) of grated carrots has 45 calories. 1 Cooked carrots vary only slightly in calories to raw, so long as no other ingredients have been added, such as butter. One cup (156g) of cooked, boiled, and drained carrot slices contain 55 calories.