Benefits of beet mashed

Beets are called one of the autumn superfoods, which attracts both a consistently low price and taste data. And in cooking, beets are simply indispensable in many dishes.

But few people know that cultures close to modern beets were cultivated in Europe for 2 thousand years BC, using them as a medicinal plant. And the ancient Romans did use beets as an aphrodisiac.

According to ancient legend, dietary The peoples of the Balkans and Eastern Europe helped to cope with plague epidemics in the Middle Ages. Whether that was actually the case is hard to say. However, today nutritionists recommend more often to include in the diet a product that after heat treatment almost does not lose its useful properties.





Beets are useful primarily because they help remove harmful substances from the body. However, the product itself also lacks useful elements. It contains vitamins A and P, a group of vitamins B, phosphorus, calcium, iodine, magnesium, potassium, sodium, zinc.





Beets can also boast the presence of folic and ascorbic acid, amino acids, fiber, as well as beta-carotene. Not surprisingly, beet dishes can even restore the liver.

Eating beets lowers cholesterol, favorably affects the work of the heart and blood vessels, serves as a prevention of atherosclerosis. At the same time, the product is necessary for the health of the skin, makes the skin elastic and elastic, moisturizes it. And to get rid of the problem of dandruff or oily hair, just add a little beet juice to the shampoo.





The calorie content of 100 g of beets is only 40 kcal, which makes it possible to attribute the root crop to low-calorie products. No wonder it is so popular among the poor.

Health Benefits of Boiled Beets It forces nutritionists and doctors to recommend the product not only to adults, but also to children. Most often, puree is prepared from the root crop, which is gradually introduced into the diet of a half-year-old child.





Do it carefully, because beets are an allergenic product. Therefore, at first, the baby is given only a third of a teaspoon of beet puree per day, then a whole spoon, and if there are no allergic reactions, beet puree is introduced into the daily diet. We will tell you how to make a delicious beet mash.

The ingredients
  • 3 small beets
  • 1/3 tbsp milk
  • 40g hard cheese
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp wheat flour
  • salt


Preparation
  1. Boil the beets and peel them off. Sodium on a fine grater or grinding in a blender until a homogeneous mass is obtained.



  2. Make the sauce. To do this, pass the flour in oil. Then dilute it with milk and boil it for 5 minutes.
  3. Connect the beet mass with the sauce, salt and warm up before use.
  4. When serving the sprinkle puree grated cheese. Bon appetit!





Despite the enormous beetrootIt should be eaten in moderation. After all, overeating is fraught with stomach upset and diarrhea.

And those who suffer from ulcers or gastritis, the use of raw beets is contraindicated, because such a product irritates the walls of the stomach. But boiled beets can diversify your diet even with severe diseases.

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