Comments on: Beet it http://mangoandlime.net/2007/07/08/beet-it/ a blog about food and eating in miami Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:32:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: craig http://mangoandlime.net/2007/07/08/beet-it/#comment-17944 craig Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:06:05 +0000 http://mangoandlime.net/2007/07/08/beet-it/#comment-17944 Thanks for passing along the recipe for the Grated Beet Salad. I'm a huge fan of the beet! Thanks for passing along the recipe for the Grated Beet Salad.

I’m a huge fan of the beet!

]]> By: perli http://mangoandlime.net/2007/07/08/beet-it/#comment-17787 perli Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:51:03 +0000 http://mangoandlime.net/2007/07/08/beet-it/#comment-17787 Great recipe…will try this week sometime… Beets do have a bad reputation…but here are some interesting facts: They are great laxatives, have a lot of protein and beetroot juice has been used in the past as an aphrodisiac… Specifics: An average sized cup (225.8 grams) of sliced beets will contain: • Food energy 31 Cal • Carbohydrate 8.5 g • Dietary fiber 1.5 g • Folate 53.2 µg • Phosphorus 32 mg • Potassium 259 mg • Protein 1.5 g Great recipe…will try this week sometime…

Beets do have a bad reputation…but here are some interesting facts:

They are great laxatives, have a lot of protein and beetroot juice has been used in the past as an aphrodisiac…

Specifics:

An average sized cup (225.8 grams) of sliced beets will contain:

• Food energy 31 Cal
• Carbohydrate 8.5 g
• Dietary fiber 1.5 g
• Folate 53.2 µg
• Phosphorus 32 mg
• Potassium 259 mg
• Protein 1.5 g

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