Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: Rowan on November 08, 2013, 03:52:24 PM
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Have been reading up on beetroot juice and its health benefits for a while now, so while doing the TESCO run today decided to buy some, just had a glass mixed with some cloudy apple juice and its very good.
Here's some info on the health benefits and its ability to lower blood pressure
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/truth-about-beetroot-juice
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i love beetroot but hate dealing with it - red hands and all that. I recently bought some beetroot relish (made by Stokes) - delicious with jacket potato, salad and cottage cheese or just on top of cheese and biscuits. I love roasted beetroot - sweet and gorgeous. DG x
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Beetroot doesn't need to be messy: dig from the garden, wash thoroughly; cook in the skin until ready; drain water being careful not to splash ;) - take 2 forks and rub skin off or use kitchen roll. Discard peelings. Cut and serve hot or put into vinegar. YUMMY.
Don't know that it has any other health benefits than other veg./fruit though :-\
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Hi there, at moment I'm trying to improve my diet , well Ive had a few bits and bobs to deal with. I have a marvellous book-from library, I may buy it its so good, The Medicinal Chef by Dale Pinnock. Love the recipes, simple and unfussy. Anyway, Beetroot is good if you haqve high Blood Pressure- it's high in Nitrates- Beetroot is also good for Liver Health. ( thats what the book said )I just like it, even if my pee is slightly multi coloured the following day!
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Valiant off to see if they have it on Amazon.
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Hurray they have a kindle version :)
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I am off for a look too.
Honeyb
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Thin bread, scrape of butter and cooked beetroot sandwich :P
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I used to love a beetroot sandwich. But then I used to love spam fritters too. ;)
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Not together though :o Mum used to buy Spam for my dog ::) ...... it is still available tha knows ;)
Now remember Girls - when one eats beetroot there is an unexpected result about 3 hours later ;)
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Beetroot and crisp sandwich does it for me.
I never have any side effects from beetroot. I think it all depends on how acidic your stomach is.
Honeyb
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Depends on how much you eat I think. ;)
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Your pee should be pink within about 3 hours and sometimes :o the next morning ;D
We have several beets still to dig from our garden :P
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Nope, I can eat it as much as I want and never have pink pee.
Honeyb
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dont know if i am being a bit slow here :-\ but does this apply to the beetroot in jars done in vinegar, as i can eat a jar in one sitting i love the stuff and normally anything i enjoy is unhealthy ;D
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It is 90% beetroot juice with a little apple juice added, not the pickled beetroot in vinegar though that's very good or roasted beetroot , I add it to either cloudy apple juice or any other berry juice.
It just means you can get more of the goodness of the beetroot as you could not eat a lot of the whole beetroot in one go.
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thats good news then as i love beetroot :) and its also healthy i love it on ham sandwiches :) but i can eat a jar of baby beets in one go, my oh half hates the stuff and can smell it even if i am eating it in another room ;D
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Kerrieann - when I fancy beetroot I can eat a lot ::)
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clkd me too my oh thinks its strange to really like beetroot ;D perhaps cause he cant stand it
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Maybe it's the vinegar he doesn't like? Cooked with a roast dinner makes a totally different tasting veg. ;)
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got to be honest i have never tried fresh beetroot only pickled
my oh doesnt like any root veg at all so i doubt he would like it but i would like to try it
i love parsnips swede etc and oh cant stand them :(