Beets are also delicious and so easy to add to your diet.
Beets are loaded with vitamins and minerals and low in calories and fat. They also contain inorganic nitrates and pigments, both of which have a number of health benefits.
When eaten raw, beets are firm, crunchy and mildly sweet-tasting. Eating them raw ensures that they retain their nutrients and helps preserve their natural flavor. When you cook beets, they become softer and slightly sweeter.
People can eat beets raw or roast, steam, boil, or pickle beets.
or add some of the greens to your next salad.
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Goat or sheep Feta cheese is always a winner!!
Add the feta cheese after your have tossed your salad so that the feta cheese stay white.
Beets I like to boil my beets in water before peeling them. Some prefer to bake their beets. If you have purchased your beets with the greens attached, don’t forget to cut off the greens but leave at least 1 inch of stem to reduce your beets from bleeding to much. Boil until tender then drain well. While boiling I prefer to keep the pot lid partially on to decrease the evaporation of water. You may have to add water at some point. I peel my beets under water or under running water. I wear dish gloves to make this very easy. I then cut my beets into small or large cubes depending on the day.😊 Beet Greens You can enjoy your beet greens by sauteing them in a bit of water, olive oil or organic butter or ghee and add salt pepper. Sometimes I like to add a bit of ginger or garlic. Walnuts You can add use walnut halves or sometime I like to chop my walnuts into smaller pieces especially if I am cutting my beets into smaller pieces. If you don’t have walnuts you can use pecan, pumpkin seeds or Hemp Hearts. In the main picture I added 1/2 walnut pieces and 1/2 Hemp Hearts. This adds nutrition and helps to soak up the vinergerette. Red Onion Chop into long or larger pieces if you love onions or chop them up small. Beet root comes from the same family as sugar beets. However, it is genetically and nutritionally different. Sugar beets are white, and manufacturers tend to use them for extracting sugar and sweetening processed foods. It is not possible to extract sugar from beetroot, which is mostly red or gold.
Beetroot provides a wide range of possible health benefits, such as reducing blood pressure, improving digestion, and lowering the risk of diabetes.
One cup of beetroot provides 3.81 grams (g) of fiber. Consuming enough fiber is essential for smooth digestion and gut health.Including beetroot in the diet is one way that a person can increase their fiber intake.
The carbs in beetroots are mainly simple sugars, such as glucose and fructose. Beets are high in fiber but also have FODMAPs, which can cause digestive problems in some people.
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