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Can't beet it! This colorful root vegetable is a healthful addition to your diet.(FOOD: FRESH PICKED)
The Romans were among the first to cultivate and recognize the nutritional superpowers of the beetroot. In addition to its place on gourmet menus in ancient Rome, the beet (Beta vulgaris) was used to treat fevers and constipation, and beet juice was considered a delightful and potent aphrodisiac. In the Middle Ages, beets were in every physician's bag of tricks for illnesses relating to digestion and the blood.
The Beet of Life
The betacyanin pigments that give beets their regal colors provide antiaging and cancer-preventing benefits--especially against colon cancer. Potassium and vitamin C abound. Beets also contain a high level of folate, a B vitamin that contributes to healthy fetal development in pregnant women and promotes a vigorous cardiovascular system. The beet's reputation as an aphrodisiac stems from the presence of boron, which plays an important role in the production of human sex hormones. Select beets that are firm, with fresh crisp tops, and no larger than 2 1/2 inches in diameter (bigger than that and they get woody in the center). Avoid soft, bruised or shriveled beets. Store in a sealed plastic bag in the fridge for up to a week.
Cooking and Enjoying the Tasty Tuber
Beets can be baked, boiled or steamed. Baking is the preferred method, as it retains the most nutrition, while roasting seems to enhance the sweet flavor. To roast, cut off tops and a small bit from stem end. Rinse well, pat dry, toss with olive oil and place on foil-covered baking sheet. Cover loosely with another piece of foil, and bake 45 to 60 minutes at 375E or until small knife slides easily into center of largest beet. Cool and refrigerate. ...
- Liquid gold. (Food).(chefs are getting creative in their use of olive oil)
- Magazine article from: Restaurants & Institutions Yee, Laura August 15, 2002 700+ words
...instance, Patterson uses olive oil to make sauce for roasted beets served in the fall...lemon juice, adding olive oil to emulsify the mixture...counterpoint for the rustic beets. For another preparation, he emulsifies olive oil with lime and orange...
- Olive Oil and Wine.(Poem)
- Magazine article from: Antipodes Scott, Joanna Catherine June 1, 2005 700+ words
Olive Oil and Wine I have slept off and...skinned, with a lust for olive oil and wine, they had teetered...of purple grapes or silver beet and the sly caress of an Italian...mozzarella afloat in peppered olive oil, iced water, gassed. "Senora...
- Olive oil sales aglow with healthy image. (supermarket sales)
- Magazine article from: Supermarket News Lenius, Pat Natschke May 7, 1990 700+ words
Olive Oil Sales Aglow With Healthy Image A recent study on the health benefits of olive oil helped fuel the growth that category has demonstrated...of the American Medical Association, linked olive oil consumption to reduced cholesterol, blood...
- Olive oil goes mainstream; a steady rise in sales is giving olive oil a bigger...
- Magazine article from: Supermarket News Turcsik, Richard October 4, 1993 700+ words
A steadu rise in sales is giving olive oil a bigger place on grocery shelves The widening popularity of olive oil is being matched by wider assortments...dollar sales increases that accompanied olive oil in the 1980s has been largely capped...
- Olive oil tops rivals in growth. (supermarket sales)
- Magazine article from: Supermarket News Hall, Phil June 6, 1988 700+ words
Olive Oil Tops Rivals in Growth Olive oil -- an upscale and, some say, more healthful alternative to...by SAMI/Burke, the New York-based research firm, shows olive oil sales have almost doubled from $62 million in sales for 29...
- Olive oil branches out: Like wine, each has its own distinctive...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Marter, Marilynn January 15, 1996 700+ words
...in olive oils. Just like wines, each olive oil has its own unique character, its own...flavors. And like wines, each type of olive oil has certain uses or food pairings to...highest levels, about 72 percent, in olive oil _ are beneficial in lowering blood cholesterol...
- Olive oil sprays aim at 'healthy' market. (olive oil cooking sprays, sales at...
- Magazine article from: Supermarket News Alaimo, Dan September 17, 1990 700+ words
Olive Oil Sprays Aim At `Healthy' Market Olive oil may add some sizzle to cooking sprays. The new products...the cooking spray category, was the first to launch an olive oil spray. Bertolli USA, the leading olive oil supplier...
- Olive oil may boost heart health, agench says.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire November 1, 2004 700+ words
...DIEDTRA HENDERSON Food containing olive oil can carry labels saying it may reduce...fat with the monounsaturated fat in olive oil. That means a change as simple as sauteing food in two tablespoons of olive oil instead of butter may be healthier...
- OLIVE OIL SALES SKYROCKET AS POPULARITY INCREASES.
- Magazine article from: Supermarket News MURRAY, BARBARA September 3, 2001 700+ words
MATAWAN, N.J. -- Olive oil dollar sales last year exceeded those...data released by the North American Olive Oil Association here. Olive oils accounted...we have noticed bigger sales in olive oil," said Steve Sorensen, grocery...
- Olive Oil.
- Magazine article from: Food Trade Review January 1, 1992 700+ words
OLIVE OIL. Edited by A K Kiritsakis. 192 pages...AOCS; UK: Food Trade Press Ltd) Olive oil has been known an awful long time and...acid compositions, the uniqueness of olive oil is still apparent. The author has set...
