Beets by D

So, I know you hear reports everyday about this study or that study saying that this thing or that thing is good for you. I usually don't pay much attention because often its something like beer has anti-viral properties, but you would have to drink 30 beers a day to see any benefit. Totally useless information for regular folks, it's only meaningful if you are a manufacturer of multi-vitamins and are working on a beer pill to take with your fish oil every day.

But recently I heard some news about beets and blood pressure that caught my attention. A promising small study in which a few people with high blood pressure (but who were not taking medication) were given a cup of beet juice a day had a significant drop in blood pressure. It takes about two beets to get one 8 ounce cup of beet juice.

This hits close to home because as many as 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure including members of my family. I was inspired to make a beet recipe for good health...plus beets are yummy.

Check out my blog for my beet recipe and many others.

When picking beets choose ones about 2.5 inches in diameter or smaller. Larger beets can take on a woody texture. Beet greens are delicious as well. Smaller leaves are great in salads while I like to chop and saute larger greens in olive oil or bacon fat with a little sherry vinegar and a pinch of sugar.