Beets AlexA F2T

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Energy

Kilocalories 38.99 kcal

Protein 1.46 g

Carbohydrate 8.67 g

Fat, Total 0.15 g

Fat

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.05 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Carbohydrates

Dietary Fiber, Total 2.54 g

Sugar, Total 6.13 g

Other

Weight 90.67 g

Water 0.08 L

Alcohol 0 g

Vitamins

Riboflavin 0.04 mg

Niacin 0.3 mg

Vitamin B12 0 g

Folate (DFE) 98.83 g

Vitamin C 4.44 mg

Vitamin D (ug) 0 gVitamin A (RAE) 1.81 g

Vitamin A (IU) 29.92 IU

Alpha-Tocopherol 0.04 mg

Minerals

Calcium 14.51 mg

Iron 0.73 mg

Magnesium 20.85 mg

Potassium 294.67 mgZinc 0.32 mg

Sodium 70.72 mg


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Beets are vegetables that grow out of the

ground.

Both the root part of the beet and the leafy

greens can be eaten. The leafy greens are

typically called swiss chard.


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There are different types of beets.

One of them being the golden beet this

looks exactly as it sounds. When it is cut open,

its golden yellow color is revealed.

There are also candy cane this been is ruby

red in color.

Lasty, there are some that have red and white

stripes.


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Types of

Beets


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The American Sugarbeet Growers Associationis making it possible to get farm fresh beets

from the farm to their consumers table.

They take great pride in what they do andwork hard to make their consumers happy.

They are also using these beets for their sugar.


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The American Sugarbeet Growers

Association

Their members associations represent 10,000

family farmers in all 11 producing states.

California, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan,

Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North

Dakota, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming

Since 2006


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Recipe Roasted beets with goat cheese

Ingredients:

10 beats

15 oz goat cheese

1 head of garlic 2 tablespoons fresh thyme

Directions:

Beets

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Cover beets in olive oil.

Wrap beets individually in aluminum foil.

Put beats onto an oven sheet and bake for 30-35 min.

Let cool and peel the skin off.

Cut into bite size pieces.

Goat cheese and Garlic

Raise oven temperature to 400 degrees.

Cut the tops of the garlic head so that the tops of the garlic cloves are revealed.

Drizzle olive oil over it.

Wrap in foil.

Put it onto a sheet pan and bake for 30-35 minutes. Squeeze out the garlic cloves from their skin into the goat cheese.

Sprinkle in fresh, chopped thyme and salt and pepper for flavor.

Stir until well incorporated

Whole Grain Bread

Slice bread into thin slices.

Coat with olive oil

Put slices onto a baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for about 5 minutes.

Spread goat cheese mixture onto the whole wheat bread slices and top with a couple slices of beats and enjoy!


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Other Things to Make With Beets

Beet soup

Pickled eggs

Beet chips


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I have learned

quite a lot on this

nutritional journey.


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What This Has Taught Me

I have learned how to maintain a healthy diet.

Now I am able to determine which foods arebetter to consume than others due to theirnutritional values.

I am now also able to set up my own perfectpersonal diet needed to stay healthy.

Before this, I had never looked at my food ornutritional intake.

This was a great opportunity to do so and a greatexperience doing it.


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