Beet common (red), known to us since ancient times. Its wild-growing form to this day is found in China and the Far East. Hippocrates also wrote about the benefits of boiled beets for many diseases.
The use and benefits of cooked beets
Today the beet has gained popularity all over the world. It is difficult to find a place on the map wherever it is in the forefront of popularity among other vegetables. The reason is its use, availability and cheapness. In this case, the beet is adapted to long-term storage.
Beets are eaten and cooked and fresh. Borscht from beet has won hearts of people all over the world! The juice of fresh young beets is very useful. And the beet leaves contain a lot of vitamin A, they are used in salads and botvignas. It is very popular salad from boiled or fresh beets with garlic and mayonnaise.
Even boiled beets retain their useful properties, since B vitamins and mineral salts containing iron, sodium, potassium are not very sensitive to heat, and a large content of amino acids, especially betaine, contribute to the proper assimilation of proteins, slows the development of sclerotic phenomena and prevents obesity of the liver . This substance is also not destroyed during cooking, which is many times greater than the use of boiled beets for the body.
Boiled beet for weight loss
The obvious benefit and low caloric content of boiled beets (37 kcal!) Did not go unnoticed by fans of various diets for weight loss. As a reasonable unloading diet, you can recommend a side dish of boiled beet and fresh mashed carrots to low-fat dishes. Such a diet will help you not only to keep the figure, but to saturate the body with useful substances and to remove toxins and other harmful substances from it.