Is a really big bowl of roasted carrots a healthy dinner?

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1. jimbell says:

   March 12, 2010 at 5:48 pm

   An average tablespoon of oil is 1/2 an ounce. So 3 tablespoons=1.5 oz of oil= 400 calories from oil alone. Regardless of whether you eat them alone or as a side dish, you should probably cut down on the oil- the carrots actually taste better when they are roasted/braised and not smothered in oil. A tablespoon is enough to lubricate a whole pan of carrots. Try braising them with some sugar or couple tablespoons of ginger ale. It sounds weird, but it’s actually really good and fat-free.
   If you use less oil, they will have a lot less calories.
   It’s fine to eat them on their own once in a while, if you don’t feel like cooking- we all do stuff like that. Just be aware that there’s no protein in carrots, so you’ll be starving in the morning.