“I use them to give COLOR and NUTRIENTS to my meals and keep MY SWEET TOOTH SATISFIED throughout the day”

I could mention the infinite benefits of eating the sweetest vegetable in the planet, like it helps to keep blood pressure in check, it fights against inflammation, it may improve digestive health, it may have some anti-cancer properties, etc.

But how can betroot really help you to improve your athletic performance, help you to loose weight or how to include it in your diet as a healthy lifestyle?

Well one of the reasons I want to speak about this beautiful and powerful vegetable is not just because of the impressive health benefits but because I stop counted how many times the betroot by itself stopped my sugar cravings.

As you know guys, I quit sugar one year ago – refined sugar, as natural sugar is needed 🙂 so once you quit, you feel that lack of processed products you used to eat but in order to have your calories intake on the top, some other real food is needed.

I found betroot be such an atractive vegetable, the shine pink colour and its soft texture made me feel eating it quite often in most of my meals. I started to include betroot in salads, then as a side at lunch time and did not make me feel bloated or tired after eating it, because they are low in calories and a great source of nutrients, including fiber, folate and vitamin C (not just the oranges have this vitamin 😛 ) Beets as I cutely call them, also contain nitrates and pigments that help lower blood pressure and improve athletic performances. They are delicious and versatile, fitting well into a healthy and balanced diet.

I used to eat beets as a substitute of refined sugar but nowadays I use them to give colour and nutrients to my meals and keep my sweet tooth satisfied throughout the day, because it is not easy to quit sugar! so beets were for me like for most of people the electronic cigarettes until they finally quit smoking and they can handle the addition to smoking (me to sugar).

Now, I use betroot to do sweet recipes with natural food, like icecreams, cakes and I eat them at any time, during breakfast, lunch dinner and even as a snack!

I leave you here two recipes using beetroot as the main ingredient.

A savoury RECIPE “Pinky Beetroot Soup” for these warm days and alternatively a sweet recipe “Sugar free vegan beetroot tart”.