I've never met a beet I didn't like. As a kid I loved the pickeled beets that I would get at the salad bar when we went out for pizza, which we did a lot (pizza being one of those great kid and vegetarian friendly foods).
As an adult I finally tasted freshly prepared beets: baked beets, shredded raw beets, borsht, beet sauerkraut, and my husbands specialty spicy curried beets with beet greens. His dish is a bit too spicy to serve to my baby (yet), but I'm planning on pureeing up a batch of beets for her to try in the near future.
They are quite healthy, and I've always heard that they are good for the blood, though that may be one of those myths since they are red like blood.
Speaking of red like blood - everytime I eat beets my pee and poop turns out red (this may be TMI but come on - all you beet lovers know exactly what I'm referring too). But I wonder - now that I'm nursing - is my breastmilk pinker too?
From "wholesome baby food":
The Goodness of Beets:
Beets contain a wonderful amount of calcium, potassium and even vitamin A. Both Vitamin A and Calcium play a large role in the healthy development of your baby. High in fiber, 2 medium sized beets contain 2 grams of fiber.
I Love Beets!
ReplyDeleteHooray for beets! My favorite is simply to bake them with a few tablespoons of water and covered with tin foil. You leave the skin on, and when they come out, the skin justs slides right off under cold water. Slice them up, place on some nice greens, and drizzle olive oil and sprinkle some salt... yum! Bake the red ones separate from the yellow ones to keep the colors distinct.
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