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 superfood 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 MyI Like Eating Channel.)
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.
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.
