Tag: Beetroot

Get rid of the carb-heavy potato in your chips, and make radish chips instead. White bread, which is also loaded with carbs, can be replaced with carrot, cauliflower, and beet bread. Try cauliflower crust bun instead of the regular bun and replace your pizza base, which is rich in carbs, with a beetroot pizza crust. The grains in your mains like pasta and lasagna can be replaced with veggies like cauliflower and eggplant.

Most people who train hard often forget to keep an eye on their nutrition. So what if you ate some carbs? You can burn...

With its arsenal of nutrients and antioxidants, beetroots are a powerhouse of un-beet-able goodness! They can help protect you from the ravaging effects of free radicals, thus lowering your risk of chronic diseases like cancer, arthritis. Beets can also be a powerful ally when it comes to managing blood pressure and even boosting performance levels if you're into sports.

Convenience often gets the upper hand over taste or nutrition. In today's world, people are finding it too difficult or even feel lazy to fit...

Walnuts, wild salmon, avocados, Chia seeds, beets, wild blueberries, Lion’s Mane mushroom, flax seeds, egg yolks, rosemary and dark chocolate are brain-boosting foods containing antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties, vitamins and minerals. Consumption of these foods improve cognitive abilities, memory power and reduce the risk of acquiring brain disorders.

How often do you include beetroot in your diet? Super-charged with powerful nutrients and a distinctly sweet and earthy flavor, beetroot deserves to be...

Nutrient and mineral-rich dandelion roots help nourish the good bacteria in the gut and lower blood sugar. Swap it for coffee. Beetroots are full of betaine. It protects the liver from alcohol damage, thins the bile and is a rich dietary source of nitric oxide and antioxidants. Add to your salad. Flaxseeds provide fiber that helps flush out toxins. Good for postmenopausal women. Burdock root helps metabolize built up fats and old cholesterol deposits. Use in slaw!

Troubled with heartburn and indigestion? When you are craving for a better digestive health, there is simply no substitute for eating a healthy and...

Clean and peel 4 beets. Zest and slice 1 fresh lemon. In a heavy pot, add the beets, lemon slices, couple of thin slices of ginger and enough water to cover the beets. Bring to boil and cook over medium heat until soft. Let it cool. Shred the beet, add lemon zest, freshly grated ginger, 1 clove garlic, 1/2 cup lemon juice, 1/4 cup tahini, 1/4 tsp cayenne or aleppo pepper and salt. Mix well and serve.

Boil beets for 10 mins and let it simmer for 15 mins. Rinse beets in cold water and peel off the skin. Chop into cubes and fill 3/4th of a jar of your choice. For a 6 oz jar, add 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp raw honey and apple cider vinegar. Close the lid and shake well. Store in the refrigerator. Enjoy your pickled beets with salad, hot dogs, quinoa or rice. Think chutney or kimchi!

Beetroots consist of 87% water, 8% carbs, 3% fiber, folate, manganese, potassium, iron, vit C, betanin, inorganic nitrate, vulgaxanthin and less than 60 cals. Smoothie recipe: Combine 1½ cup pineapple chunks, ½ cup sliced cooked beets, ¼ cup celery leaves, 1 cup vanilla almond milk and ½ cup fresh orange juice in a blender and puree until smooth. Serve chilled.

Beetroot A Medicinal Food Super-charged with powerful nutrients and a distinctly sweet and earthy flavour, beetroot deserves to be in your culinary repertoire. Beets are...

Tracing the Beets roots: Beetroot, botanically-known as Beta vulgaris, evolved from wild sea beet, the ancestor of the beet with which we are familiar today,...