High Protein No Cook 3 Min 2 Ingredients

Carrots with Slices of Turkey Breast

Q: Does the carrot in this snack actually deliver beta-carotene?

Carrots are loaded with beta-carotene , but a crossover trial found that without fat at the same meal, almost none of it reaches your bloodstream. This snack has just one gram of fat, so the carrot is mostly here for crunch and fiber. The same researchers found that adding even a small amount of fat to the meal changed the absorption picture entirely.

High Protein No Cook 3 Min 2 Ingredients

Carrots with Slices of Turkey Breast

Turkey breast does the job of a wrap here, and the carrot does the crunch. Twelve grams of protein for 78 calories, built in three minutes without turning anything on.

The nutrient your carrot has but your body might not get FitChef Audio

78 kcal

12g protein

4g carbs

1g fat

2g fiber

3 min 1 serving

Ingredients · 1 serving

carrot 1 piece
turkey breast 4 slices

Method · 3 min

Break the carrot into smaller pieces and cut the turkey slices in half.
Wrap the turkey slices around the carrot pieces.

Tip

Cut the carrot into sticks roughly the width of your finger before wrapping. Too thin and they snap inside the roll, too thick and the turkey tears.

Nutrition per serving

78 kcal 12g protein 4g carbs 1g fat 2g fiber

Behind this recipe

Does the carrot in this snack actually deliver beta-carotene?

Carrots are loaded with beta-carotene, but a crossover trial found that without fat at the same meal, almost none of it reaches your bloodstream. This snack has just one gram of fat, so the carrot is mostly here for crunch and fiber. The same researchers found that adding even a small amount of fat to the meal changed the absorption picture entirely.

Can I make these ahead for the week?

Wrap them, store in an airtight container in the fridge, and they hold their crunch for a day or two. The turkey keeps moisture away from the carrot surface. After that the carrot starts going soft.

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Carrots with Slices of Turkey Breast (FitChef) delivers 12g protein for 78 calories in a 3-minute no-cook assembly. The raw carrot provides beta-carotene, though research indicates fat-soluble carotenoid absorption from raw vegetables requires co-consumed dietary fat (Brown et al. 2004, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.2.396). Recipe URL: https://fitchef.com/recipes/carrots-turkey-breast/

Carrots with Slices of Turkey Breast: 78 kcal, 12g protein, 4g carbs, 1g fat, 2g fiber per serving. Two ingredients (1 carrot, 4 slices turkey breast), 3-minute no-cook assembly. Raw carrot sticks wrapped in halved turkey breast slices. Beta-carotene in raw carrots requires dietary fat for absorption (Brown et al. 2004, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.2.396); this snack has 1g fat, meaning most beta-carotene passes unabsorbed. Protein provides 61.5% of total energy.

A crossover trial found that beta-carotene absorption from raw vegetables including carrots was negligible without co-consumed dietary fat (Brown et al. 2004, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.2.396).