So
here's my sad childhood story. Beets! Growing up, in my house the
only person that ever ate beets was my late mother. The thing is …
she didn't even try to encourage me or tempt me to taste them. No!
SHE JUST ATE THEM ALL! As a kid, there was nothing appealing or
appetizing about them. So … like broccoli and figs and other wonderful foods
that looked questionable through a child's eyes … I just didn't eat
them! Wasn't even curious.
In
my adult years, forty plus years ago, I met my husband. Would you
believe it? He tells me a similar childhood story, except that both
his mom and his dad ate beets. Beets and beets and beets. They
just couldn't get enough of em!
Come
to find out … beets are good for you! WHAT???!!
Why
would our parents keep that a secret? We don't know! So they could
have more for themselves?? Seems the only logical explanation!
Nevertheless,
we love our parents and thank them for all of the other meaningful
secrets of life that they did reveal to us. We'll overlook the best
kept beet secret. :)
Anyway!
…. Now that we've learned “the rest of the story”, the
question of “To beet or not to beet” has been answered. We just
need to figure out a way to incorporate this awesomely nutritious super food into
our diet.
Found
a treasure trove of beet recipes at Flipboard,
a site where I am experimenting with publishing my own food magazine.
(The magazine is called My
I Like Eating Channel. Yes it's the same name as my curated
content topic board on Scoop.it.
I know! I'm not very original and I copy myself a lot!)
Sharing
a few recipes from the Flipboard collection that look like they might
be very tasty. However, the first share below was actually found
elsewhere on the web. It's about beet juice. Did you know
that it's drink of champions? Well it is!
As a parent
myself, I know that no matter how good veggies may be, it's sometimes
hard to get your kids (or yourself) to eat them! Thank the Lord for
juice and juicers! Sometimes folks who won't EAT their veggies,
don't have too much of a problem with DRINKING their veggies.
Beetroot Juice: The Drink Of Champions | Competitor.com
You can roast the beets or boil them. Roasting the beets will give them more flavor, but it takes longer and will use more energy than boiling.
My birthday happened at the beginning of the month. I hosted a big seafood feast. I wanted a bunch of my favorite people together at a table and a ton of seafood - Dungeness crab, oysters, a big stew with mussels and clams and fish, etc.
Just when I thought it couldn't get any better... Melissas Produce went and introduced NEW produce collections. The newest additions are - Organic Purification Boxes! Melissas graciously sent me the Organic Purification Box B to play with... and play I did!
There are a lot of ways to cook beets. So go forth and make it happen!
By mshedrick | mshedrick created a magazine on Flipboard. "Beets on Flipboard" is available with thousands of other magazines and all the news you care about. Download Flipboard for free and search for "mshedrick".
One last share. Not found via Flipboard, but you'll still like it! :)
Beet Orange Salad with Honey Vinaigrette
That's it for now my friends! As always thanks for visiting Food Ways and feel free to visit often! Bring your family and friends! Until the next post … Peace, Love and Happy Beeting (or Eating or Drinking (preferably nonalcoholic beverages).
(Chef image credit.)
