Beets

Beets are a delicious root vegetable rich in iron, vitamin C, vitamin B6 and antioxidants that can be added to any meal. This nutrition education handout provides simple and useful preparation and storage tips for beets. Good nutrition is promoted in this handout by providing a variety of ways to eat beets, both cooked or raw. In addition, this nutrition education handout contains simple low budget recipes for making a roasted beet salad and a beet-and-carrot slaw wrap. Nutrition education professionals will find this handout great to share at food banks, food pantries or nutrition education classes.

**The recipes in this resource have not been compared with the Hunger and Health Recipe Criteria.**