Where Do Baby Carrots Come From? #funfact

Baby carrots were invented by California farmer Mike Yurosek to solve the issue of what to do with ugly, misshapen or small carrots that couldn’t be sold at the grocery store because people don’t buy ugly vegetables.

[wooperlovesbts]

Not only did he massively reduce food waste but he also made people eat veggies. Good man.

[screenedsky]

Society: "Looks dont matter"
*People at the grocery store:*

[homegrowntwinkie]

That's actually one of the best ideas I've ever heard in agriculture. Considering how much went to waste, and how much was now being used/eaten in comparison. Absolutely awesome.

[inbredbanana]

Came full circle. That 70% waste turned into 70% of all carrot sales.

[miral]

Okay but can we talk about how his wife was spending 3 hours a night chopping and peeling carrots like how many carrots were they eating?

[Mr_Tux]

This man singlehandedly carried the school salad bar

[VlogCandyMinus]

This guy deserves the Google logo for a day.

[mr.kittysavestheworld]

For a long time I actually thought baby carrots were wasteful, since full-size carrots were being shaved down to make them.
Finding out that they actually _reduced_ carrot waste is great news.

[justicebeske]

I used to think baby carrots were such a waste because of how much is peeled off, but they’re actually way less wasteful than I thought

[miragemain]

That man single handedly slowed down the obesity rate of America, he needs a medal

[LogicalBeatss]

“Why’s your carrot so small?”
*“It’s average!”* 😤

[a]

So they're not baby carrots, they're grown up carrots cut down.

[ILHillbilly]

Fun fact. All of the mis shaped ugly or “cosmetically” unsellable fruits and vegetables are turned into things like applesauce, ketchup, shredded salad ingredients, or used commercially in packaged foods….

[Efflorescentey]

In Australia they do ‘the ugly bunch’ where you pay less for ‘ugly’ veggies. If there’s one thing people love more than ‘pretty’ veggies, it’s a bargain

Correction - it’s ‘the odd bunch’

[justincoleman]

My man finally won the “2 inches is enough” argument.

[hamsterdoom]

That was a fun fact. Baby carrots are an awesome and tasty way for people to eat healthily. Kudos to Farmer Yurosek.

[sean]

He literally redesigned an entire vegetable.

[asynchrony]

I’m relieved that you were able to squeeze in that one bite at the end of the video 😮‍💨

[RocSandy]

I'm having epilepsy with the stock photos 💀

[mranderson]

Baby carrots are by far the best carrots