Beets: A Fat-Free, Highly Nutritious Treat
Packed with Vitamins A, B1, B2, and C, antioxidants, low cost and so much more.
Finding new healthy foods to add to my diet to me, is like finding treasure. You get to broaden the variety in your daily meals, in tasty unique ways, save money and your waistline. To me, it’s the best kind of discovery around.
When shopping, I’m constantly scanning food labels, calorie and fat content. Many people believe that you cannot find satisfying foods without having to also bear the unfortunate cost of weight gain. This is not the case for you!
One of my favorite highly nutritious, no-fat additions to my diet is the wonderful vegetable known as the beet.
If you’re not certain you’ve seen them before, they are the cranberry colored side dish found at most salad bars. Because they have a sweet, pleasant flavor strategically add them to your salads, skip the salad dressing, and start losing weight now.
You can’t BEET the nutritional benefits.
While I’m certain fresh beets are much healthier for you, I typically opt for canned beets. If you read the label they are completely fat free and pack with nutrition. They contain calcium, antioxidants, potassium and folic acid (a nutrient exceptionally good for pregnant women).
Rich in fiber, they are exceptionally good for the digestive system. Furthermore, beet juice is overflowing with Vitamin B1, B2, C, natural sugar, chlorine, copper, sodium, and iodine. If you take the time to combine beat juice with other juices like carrot juice, for example, this combination has been believed to help restore and clean the gallbladder and kidneys.
Have you thought about trying the fresh beets?
If opting for nature’s best, take time to benefit from the leafy greens of the beet. They too can be used for juicing and cooking like typical green vegetables. This part of the food beet offers Vitamin A, iron, calcium and potassium.
Are you craving an in between meals snack?
Do want something different from a piece of fruit? Why not snack on a can of beets? It might not be the typical snack, but whoever said you were typical?
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C Jordan | May 11, 2009 | Reply
Good advice Lianne and it certainly adds to a salad.
amilia snow | May 11, 2009 | Reply
the color of beet is so rich, but i never quite enjoy it raw >< thanks for the advice though
Christine Ramsay | May 11, 2009 | Reply
We call it beetroot here. It is a great family favourite and for years we grew it in the garden. There is nothing to beat it when freshly cooked and peeled. I didn’t realise it is so good for you so thank you for the information.
Christine
chris73 | May 11, 2009 | Reply
As a salad ingedient it’s realy nice. I prefer it as it is fresh and raw
TOPELECTRICIAN | May 11, 2009 | Reply
i hate beets, i hate the smell of them, and i hate my father forced us to eat them!…..ok i think all the stuff my father made me eat when i was younger gave me the high immunity system i have today so i guess they are ok……great article!
Daisy Peasblossom | May 11, 2009 | Reply
I don’t like them in their natural state, but they are delicious pickled.
Lostash | May 11, 2009 | Reply
I love beetroot! But I eat it pickled in vinegar!
OhSugar | May 11, 2009 | Reply
Good article with great nutritional advice. I have always enjoyed beets, but haven’t had any for quiet some time.
CHAN LEE PENG | May 11, 2009 | Reply
I know beetroot is good for health. It’s been documented for its health benefits. Your article refreshes my knowlegde on beetroot, thanks!
payge | May 11, 2009 | Reply
Great article that was informative.But I really dont like beats at all,shgould try them again anyway.
Will Gray | May 11, 2009 | Reply
Great article! I have loved beets for a long time.
Frances Stanford | May 11, 2009 | Reply
It’s amazing how nutririous these vegetables are that we have been eating for a long time.
Glynis Smy | May 11, 2009 | Reply
I eat Beetroot, it is good and often ignored. Good information.
Judy Sheldon | May 11, 2009 | Reply
Liane, thanks for the good info re. beets. bookmarked.
Take care & God bless.
Poetic Enigma | May 11, 2009 | Reply
Another great article on healthy foods,
Thanks for sharing, I’ll have to remember this
information when shopping in the future
ladybaby | May 11, 2009 | Reply
Interesting how nutritious they are. It’s been a while sense I’ve had some. I’ll be sure to pick some up tomorrow when I go to the market. I also like the leaves cooked as greens. Thanks for the information.
swatilohani | May 12, 2009 | Reply
Beet is full of the essential vitamins, thnx for sharing great info
Karen Gross | May 12, 2009 | Reply
My grandmother made the most delicious soup with beet leaves. I loved pickled beets as a kid, but now I usually buy them canned. Reminds me I haven’t had any for a while.
What’s with kids that they refuse to eat anything that is good for them? I had wonderful plans of feeding my children all of the nutritous food I didn’t get as a childl, hoping that nurture would win over nature, but I hadn’t counted on them turning up their little noses over my best laid plans.
papaleng | May 12, 2009 | Reply
great article with good tips.
NA Staffieri | May 12, 2009 | Reply
One of the few vegetables I do not like. Thanks for the information though.
NYCbabe | May 13, 2009 | Reply
Yeah your right beets are really healthy
good tip!
rajeev bhargava | May 14, 2009 | Reply
that was a simply brilliant and informative article. being very health conscious too, i have decided to add beet to my diet too. thank you very much for this invaluable advice on good health.
Joshua Miguel | May 16, 2009 | Reply
beets is also good in salad. very refreshing. tnx for this post