Minimizing heavy metals in carrots

[Anonymous]

Does this make sense:

- Farm-fresh organic carrots from a farm that has been organic only for over fifty years.
- buying the smallest carrots (in the ground for less time)
- mixing the purée with pineapple or peas (non root vegetables)

My baby is tiny (just under 15 pounds at 8 months) and a somewhat picky eater when it comes to solids but she loves carrots!

[Anonymous]

I think you are overthinking it. Buy whichever carrots they sell at the store you frequent the most..

[Anonymous]

Yeah, my pediatrician just said don’t do root vegetables every day. I think you’re way overthinking it. I don’t think organic would have anything to do with it. I think it’s from car emissions and tractors and stuff.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I think it does make sense! I buy vegetables and fruit from an organic farmers market too. I never thought of the “smaller so in the ground less time” but it sounds reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I think it does make sense! I buy vegetables and fruit from an organic farmers market too. I never thought of the “smaller so in the ground less time” but it sounds reasonable.

Does it sound reasonable? It makes no sense to me. I mean, I could say get the biggest carrot you can find and then less of it is touching the soil. That might also sound reasonable.

Again I don't think "organic" has anything to do with lead in the soil.

[Anonymous]

Just peel them well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I think it does make sense! I buy vegetables and fruit from an organic farmers market too. I never thought of the “smaller so in the ground less time” but it sounds reasonable.

Does it sound reasonable? It makes no sense to me. I mean, I could say get the biggest carrot you can find and then less of it is touching the soil. That might also sound reasonable.

Again I don't think "organic" has anything to do with lead in the soil.

No, I’ll go with the shorter time in the ground, the less absorption of heavy metals. A big sponge absorbs more than a small sponge. Less time in the sun gives you fewer bad Ray’s than longer in the sun.

No clue if it’s applicable to carrots but it does make sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I think it does make sense! I buy vegetables and fruit from an organic farmers market too. I never thought of the “smaller so in the ground less time” but it sounds reasonable.

Does it sound reasonable? It makes no sense to me. I mean, I could say get the biggest carrot you can find and then less of it is touching the soil. That might also sound reasonable.

Again I don't think "organic" has anything to do with lead in the soil.

No, I’ll go with the shorter time in the ground, the less absorption of heavy metals. A big sponge absorbs more than a small sponge. Less time in the sun gives you fewer bad Ray’s than longer in the sun.

No clue if it’s applicable to carrots but it does make sense.

What a time to be alive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, I think it does make sense! I buy vegetables and fruit from an organic farmers market too. I never thought of the “smaller so in the ground less time” but it sounds reasonable.

Does it sound reasonable? It makes no sense to me. I mean, I could say get the biggest carrot you can find and then less of it is touching the soil. That might also sound reasonable.

Again I don't think "organic" has anything to do with lead in the soil.

No, I’ll go with the shorter time in the ground, the less absorption of heavy metals. A big sponge absorbs more than a small sponge. Less time in the sun gives you fewer bad Ray’s than longer in the sun.

No clue if it’s applicable to carrots but it does make sense.

What a time to be alive

Truly.

[Anonymous]

Oh Jesus Christ. Another thing to worry about.

[Anonymous]

That’s a little over the top. How about just feeding carrots 2-3 times a week? She won’t eat the forever. Give her a few weeks and she’ll start eating other foods.