Eat the beet
“The growth of the superfoods market and increasing consumer interest in health and nutrition has seen the rise of beetroot lattes, powdered beetroot and juices and supplements in the form of capsules and tablets.”
Bright purple beets are popular internationally for their colour, flavour, nutritional power punch and adaptability, used raw grated, spiralised, boiled, baked or air-fried as chips. For relatively few calories, they are bursting with nutrients.
Beetroot belongs to the same family as spinach and chard with both the root vegetable and the leaves edible and nutritious. The green leaves are high in calcium, iron and vitamins A and C. Beetroot is a dependable source
