Beetroots are a good source of nutrients, fiber, and many plant compounds which means beets improve heart health, have the ability to reduce blood pressure, and enhanced exercise capacity.
In fact, many athletes drink beet juice before high intensity workouts or competitions to improve their ability to take in oxygen. And don’t forget the greens! Beet greens are some of the most nutrient rich greens you can eat. They can be used anywhere you would use spinach, in salads, sauteed or cooked into casseroles.
Try roasting beets to bring out their sugars or try them as a lemon hummus spread! Or try these simple refrigerator pickled beets. For the pickiest eaters, try these chocolate beet muffins. They’ll never know what that secret ingredient was!