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I just ate a raw parsnip without peeling it- am I going to be okay?

I got a box of Organic Produce today from this delivery service and I don’t know what half of the stuff is… I saw this thing that looked like a white carrot, washed it off, and just started munching on it. It tasted like a slightly spicier/more fragrant version of a carrot, and I think I’ve identified it as a parsnip. I figured it would be okay to just start eating since it’s organic, but then I read somewhere that it should have been peeled; that it’s “bad” to eat the skin… Is this true? Do I have to worry about it?
Thanks… I got the peeler to finish off the rest of it just in case. It was pretty decent raw, but there’s gotta be a better way to eat these. Any ideas?

I think you’ll be fine. Parsnips are basically white carrots, and you can eat carrots without peeling no problemo. I think it’s this way for most root vegetables, you can eat potatoes without peeling, carrots without peeling, beets without peeling. As long as you wash them, fruits and veggies are usually aokay to eat raw and unpeeled. No worries, Hakuna Matata

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