Fun factoid: About 5-15% of U.S. adults are estimated to experience beeturia following consumption of beets in everyday amounts (source). Beeturia = the pink discoloration of one's urine due to consumption of beets.
Maybe it's TMI but I am part of that 5-15%... and I did have a mild panic attack one day when I noticed our littles (4yr old twins) had slightly red poop! Being a veterinarian... my mind went through a WHOLE list of differentials (or causes) of the red poop. Seriously. This mama bear went into PANIC MODE... until my calm and more reasonable husband pointed out, over the past few days we ate a lot of beets.
WHEW.
Besides the discoloration one can get on their hands (+ countertops) when handling beets... and in their voids (pending if you are a child, in the 5-15% of folks who naturally have this occur or have an underlying medical condition)... there are some amazing benefits to beets. So. Let's dive a wee bit deeper... shall we?
How do you select BEETS?
How do you store BEETS? And any tips of prepping?
What are the benefits of BEETS?
The more I learn about beets, the more I fall in love with them... not because of all the goodness they hold BUT beets are so versatile. We will touch on that later, but for now, here's a few of the amazing benefits:
You can check out some more benefits + fun tidbits here, if you'd like!
How do you use beets in your daily beauty regimen?
Now. Here's a sweet DIY all-natural blush recipe... it made sense to try it, since beets always leave a nice subtle hue to my skin when handling + beet root powder is used in the culinary world to "pink" dishes up! So. Here you go, love!
GROCERIES:
NOW WHAT?
NOTE: Just a note, beet root powder can be bit bright... but, you can always add more arrowroot powder to lighten it back up.
If you want to dive deeper into the benefits of beets + beet root juice for your health, hair and skin... then check out, Style Craze's website where you can find additional tid bits.
— LOVE BEETS, website
What is your favorite recipe with Beets?
So. BESIDES the whole beet massacre event that takes place in my kitchen... I truly love cooking with beets because they are super versatile. We roast them with fennel... juice them with kale... toss a few in a quick salad... and even spiralize for a healthy pasta dish. Seriously. Vers - a - tile.
Anywho. Here's a simple juicing recipe which is loaded with amazing anti-inflammatory properties as well as antioxidants... to help jumpstart your brain while giving your skin a healthy glow. { and who doesn't want that, right?!? }
GROCERIES:
NOW WHAT?
NOTE: If I have shared juicing recipes with you before, you may know a few ingredients (lemon, ginger, cucumber, green apple) are the typical base ingredients we use for our daily juices along with a variety of leafy greens. Now: I recently found online this adorable store, Love Beets, where you can score your own BEET JUICE without the trouble of juicing it yourself!
Please check back for further recipes from our kitchen using beets... until then, here are a few we enjoy + we hope you do as well!
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If you have any tidbits about beets, then share below or shoot me an email -- I'd love to learn more. Because the more you know... the more you grow! Until then...
love + gumption.
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Brain + Gut Health Explorer