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- A flowering plant
- edible root vegetable
- 35% daily value of folate in one cup
- Places 1st cultivated: Mediterranean, Middle East
- Many medicinal uses
- Used for decorative purposes
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Beets are a deep purple root vegetables used in salads, pickled, boiled, steamed, or roasted. In Australia and New Zealand, beets are commonly put on burgers.
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Nutritional Benefits
Beets contain many nutrients, including folate, manganese, magnesium, potassium, fiber, vitamin C, tryptophan, iron, phosphorus, and copper. At the same time, they have a low calorie content, making beets very nutrient dense.-
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Beets Questions
Trying to think of creative use for golden beets. Any summer recipe suggestions? 1 AnswerI love to use beets in a salad with a peppery green like arugula (aka rocket,) some kind of soft, pungent cheese like blue or goat, toasted pine nuts or walnuts... read more
can anyone recommend a beet salad recipe? I've got fresh beet, cucumbers and cabbage...can I make that into a salad w/ some dressing? 2 AnswersThis doesnt have cucumber in it, but it's a really tasty salad: Shred fine one small head of cabbage. Place in salt water to crisp for one hour. Now drain. Turn... read more
Explain to me Bears.Beets.Battlestar Galactica 3 AnswersThe joke is that these are three things about which the character of Dwight Schrute obsesses. He frequently talks about the ways to defend one's self against a... read more
How do you cook beets? 2 AnswersI love beets and make them all the time. Here is the best way: 1) Clean off dirt and long stems (leave skin on) 2) Get a piece of foil big enough to cover an... read more -



