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Originally Posted by animalcrazy
I was traumatized by some beets when I was a young child. Maybe I should give them another chance? Aren't they a super food?
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I too was traumatized by beets when I was an infant, and I refused to eat them for the next 40 years or so. However, an adult palate can be considerably different from a child's palate, so trying beets again might be a good idea. When I did try them again--as an adult--I experienced a taste epiphany.
If you want to taste them at their best, buy fresh beets, cut the tops off, wrap them individually in foil and then roast them for ~45 minutes. After they have cooled, put on a pair of exam gloves and rub the softened skin off of the beets, slice them, and enjoy! Roasted beets are
MUCH tastier than beets that have been boiled or processed and canned.
Yes, beets are now considered to be a superfood, due to their nutritional content. In addition to good amounts of folate, Vitamin C, and potassium, beets are also a very good source of dietary nitrates. Those nitrates dilate your blood vessels, and that dilation effect can help to increase blood flow and can help to reduce high blood pressure. Beets are also fairly high in fiber.
Some people claim that beets boost their energy levels, but I'm not sure if there are actually any studies to support those claims.
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