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On Feb 11, 1:11*pm, Gloria P > wrote:
> wrote:
> > I have a question about baby carrots. Somewhere I heard these are just
> > large carrots that are somehow ground down to be smaller. The person
> > implied that buying carrots or making them created a lot of wasted
> > food. Does anyone know if this is true. I usually buy large carrots
> > and cut them into carrot sticks.

>
> > Tom

>
> Go to:http://www.wisebread.com/baby-carrot...idea-that-isnt
>
> Yes, they are whittled by machine out of normal carrots.
>
> gloria p


That is really strange. In Australia, they are not *made* like this.
When I buy baby carrots they come unpeeled and with the greens
attached.

JB