Benefits of Beets for a Healthier You

Benefits of Beets for a Healthier You! This Beet recipe roundup will have you thinking about eating beets all over again.

Have you ever wondered the benefits of beets? We all probably have vivid memories of going to grandmas and grandma opening a jar of the oh so nasty pickled beets. I personally recall that memory, BUT as an adult got over it quick and love beets, especially pickled beets! Beets are jam-packed with essential vitamins, minerals and plant compounds, some of which have medicinal properties that have been used for centuries.

Benefits of Beets | Delicious Recipes

1. Beet, Goat Cheese and Honey Tarts recipe from How Sweet It Is

A pastry puff made into three different recipes! This would be great for breakfast or lunch!

2.  Roasted Beet Salad With Pea Shoots And Chèvre recipe from Adventures in Cooking

Nothing better than a warm rustic salad, this is a rich, sweet, crunchy, creamy and delicious salad, that manages to stay pretty healthy, too. Just the right kind of meal for when the weather starts to get hot and all you want is a light and refreshing bite.

3. Red Flannel Hash by Simply Recipes

A New England tradition, red flannel hash made with cooked potatoes, beets, corned beef, fried up with onions and butter.

4. Beet and Feta Burgers

The flavor and texture of the beetroot are essential and affects everything in the burger. We have added feta cheese for extra flavor, but you could sub it for tofu as well.

5. Beetroot & Goats Cheese Jalousie recipe from Delicious Everyday

The rich earthy tones of beetroot, which become sweet when made into the marmalade contrast so well with the tartness of the goat’s cheese, so that all you need to accompany this beetroot and goats cheese tart is a simple green salad.

Related: 6 Cleansing Foods to Eat for a Natural Body Detox – The good news: Beets are great for you! In fact, listing all of their many and varied health benefits in one article is just short of impossible. For example, did you know they happen to be one of the few foods that naturally produce betalains?