| Beetroot Nutritional Benefits | | | | - Start by using half a juiced beetroot per week. |
| Beetroot and Swiss Chard belong to the same | | | | Build up your consumption to one per week. |
| family. Beets have a lovely rich red color from | | | | Recipe using Beetroot |
| pigments called anthocyanins. It is water soluble | | | | Beetroot Salad |
| and cannot be destroyed by heat. Since ancient | | | | - Beetroot (2-3 large ones) |
| times, this vegetable has been used for medicinal | | | | - 4 large Carrots |
| purposes that contain many healing properties. | | | | - 1 Pineapple peeled and diced |
| The beetroot nutritional benefits range from aiding | | | | Grate the beetroot and carrots; add the pineapple |
| anemia by building red blood cells to aiding | | | | and you have a tasty salad. |
| digestion and helping the gall bladder and liver | | | | Simple and nutritious - serve with fresh bread. |
| function. When beet juice is mixed with carrot | | | | How to Grow Beetroot |
| juice, this combination provides the body with | | | | - The seeds, much like Swiss Chard are best |
| enough minerals to encourage the healing process. | | | | planted directly in the place you want them to |
| Beetroot Nutritional Benefits | | | | grow. |
| - Beetroots are a great anti-oxidant | | | | - It is important to keep the soil moist around the |
| - Rich in fibre and micro nutrients | | | | seedlings. |
| - Rich in Iron and Calcium | | | | - In five to eight days after planting them, you will |
| - Contain Vitamin A, Vitamin B-complex and | | | | see the little leaves of the beetroot appear from |
| Vitamin C, Iron and Magnesium | | | | beneath the soil. |
| - Regulates blood pressure | | | | - They will shoot upwards and after about two |
| - Keep bowel movements regular | | | | and a half months, you should see the bulb |
| - Helps to detoxify the body | | | | beginning to form. |
| - Clears the gall bladder, liver and kidneys | | | | - You can push the soil up around the beetroot |
| - Beet greens are best used for juicing | | | | bulb, as this will allow it to become larger. This is |
| Tips on harvesting and cooking Beetroot | | | | called ridging. |
| - Harvest when the root is firm and swollen. It will | | | | - Be sure to give maturing roots space in which |
| usually be sticking out of the ground. | | | | to grow without crowding them. |
| - The bulbs should be scrubbed well till all the soil is | | | | Companions of beetroot |
| removed. | | | | They have many companions and these include: |
| - The beetroot leaves can be used either when | | | | Beans, Lettuce, Garlic, Onions, Kohlrabi and |
| they are young or mature. | | | | Cabbage. |
| - The leaves must be washed thoroughly and | | | | However, Beetroot is not fond of growing near |
| chopped then cooked. | | | | Mustard. |
| - The bulbs can be cut into fries, steamed or | | | | This vegetable is extremely simple to integrate |
| used fresh. | | | | into your diet; its so easily available in stores or |
| - Beetroot juice is a very healthy and cleansing | | | | just easy to grow. But the best reason to eat |
| drink. | | | | beetroot is for the beetroot nutritional benefits |
| - When juicing beetroots, be sure not to | | | | that assist in good health. |
| overdose. | | | | |