Healing Foods - Beetroot Event Guest Hosting

Hello friends,


This month I am hosting 2 events. The first one is "Only" Event: Low Oil/Low Calorie.


Second one is called Healing Foods which most of you from blog world are already very familiar with. I am very very thankful to Siri for allowing me to host this event for this month.


This month the Healing Food chosen is Beetroot. Now, I am sure I don't even need to introduce this super healthy super food. But, I know, there are still a lot of people who have never used it or do not use it very often, like me. So, this month, it is an inspiration to all of us who are like me to use it in varied ways you can and show your culinary skills.


Please follow this link to know all about Beetroot.

Nutrients in Beetroot (Info Source)

Beet greens are a very good source of calcium, iron, Vitamins A and C. Beetroots are an excellent source of folic acid. They are a very good source of fiber, manganese and potassium. Beet greens and beetroot are a good source of phosphorus, magnesium, iron and vitamin B6. Betacyanin is the pigment that gives beetroot its color, and has powerful antioxidant properties.

NUTRITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Beets, raw	Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	180 kJ (43 kcal)
• Carbohydrates	9.56 g
Dietary fiber	2.8 g
• Fat	0.17 g
• Protein	1.61 g
Vitamin A equiv.	2 μg
- beta-carotene	20 μg
- lutein and zeaxanthin	0 μg
Thiamine (Vit. B1)	0.031 mg
Riboflavin (Vit. B2)	0.040 mg
Niacin (Vit. B3)	0.334 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.155 mg
• Vitamin B6	0.067 mg
• Folate (Vit. B9)	109 μg
• Vitamin C	4.9 mg
• Calcium	16 mg
• Iron	0.80 mg
• Magnesium	23 mg
Phosphorus	40 mg
Potassium	325 mg
Zinc	0.35 mg
A comprehensive breakdown of nutrients can be found in theNutrition Database where this food can also be added to a meal planner.

Beetroot also help in the following:

• Cholesterol Reduction
• Blood Pressure
• Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
• Healthy Liver Function
• Cancer Prevention

Here are the simple rules:

• Cook any Vegan / Vegetarian dish using BEETROOT as the chief ingredient and blog about it this month.[Eggs are allowed in baked goods only.]
• Link back to this announcement and to Siri's Healing foods page is a must.If you have tried a recipe from another blog, link it to that post as well.
• Usage of logo is recommended.
• Multiple entries are always welcome.
• Archived entries are accepted as long as you link it to the announcements and update the post .
• You can share the recipe sent here with other events as well.
• Non bloggers are most welcome to participate
• The deadline is September 31st 2010.
• Once you have blogged about your dish, mail the following details to priya.mitharwal@gmail.com with the subject - Healing foods-Beetroot
• Your name
• Blog name
• Dish
• URL of the dish
• A picture of your creation.

That's all for now. Take care till next post.