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So while I was in China, I rediscovered my fondness for [tag]sweet potato[/tag]es.�� I started coming up with harebrained ideas to introduce the mobile carts that you see in winter to the UChicago quad, even.�� I gave up on that when I started thinking about how long it would take to break even if I were to actually do it, and how little I’d have to value my time in addition.�� (This isn’t to imply that I don’t already value my time very little, just… not that little.)

So instead I’ve simply taken to baking up a bunch and eating them when I’m hungry, as a snack.�� Apparently they’re actually a pretty good snack option, because they have a very low glycemic index, and moreover, they’re full of healthy things as vegetables often are.�� But, as I was chomping down earlier, I remembered hearing stories about people who ate too many carrots and turned orange.

Thinking this might be a most unfortunate outcome, I first checked to see if sweet potatoes have a bunch of beta carotene, which they do.�� Following this, I started trying to figure out how much intake I’d have to be up to in order to be at risk for turning orange.�� I came across the title line in this article.�� It’s actually a fucking ton of carrots one has to eat to turn orange.�� Moreover, apparently for some people, they’re addictive?

I don’t know, the article itself is pretty hilarous actually, and I can rest easy knowing that I can continue eating these delicious potatoes without fear of turning orange.