La Prairie Beta-Carotene Carrots

20201203, Lotte's drink '2%' got jokes like 'tastes like peach-rinse water,' and a truffle potato chip with a mere 0.0000007% truffle oil content got roasted with 'you'd get more truffle eating the pig that dug it up.' But the caviar in pricey skincare like #LaPrairie — marketed with claims that 'the mighty power of caviar gives strength to your skin' — sits at roughly that same trace level. And today's star, the carrot, said to be packed with beta-carotene that slows skin aging and supports eye health, actually contains only 8,300 micrograms per 100 grams — that is, a mere 0.0083 grams — of #betacarotene. It brings to mind a tweet I once read: someone walked into a cafe, drank an iced Americano, felt the caffeine kick in and studied like mad, then on the way out noticed the receipt said 'Iced Americano (Decaf)' — and realized that whether your head spins fast or not has nothing to do with caffeine, it's all mindset. A morning that calls for that kind of receipt-based enlightenment. Slice the #carrot into nice pieces and pan-fry in olive oil. Arrange the carrot attractively, this way and that, then finish with Greek yogurt and a sprinkle of pepper.