Beetroot
Beetroot is one of the sweetest root vegetables grown in Europe and North America. It is the second source of sugar production after sugar cane. It can be eaten in several forms. It can be eaten raw, and it can be eaten cooked or eaten in the form of pickles. The form of juice, and the nutrients contained in the beets is iron, which leads to increased Hemoglobin blood is useful for people with anemia.
Benefits of beets for pregnant women
- Avoid the risk of congenital defects of the fetus: Because it contains the folic acid necessary for the growth of the spinal cord of the fetus during the first three months of pregnancy, as well as necessary for the growth of tissues of the fetus, when it is less concerns that the fetus is vulnerable to birth defects.
- Strengthens the immunity of the pregnant mother: Beetroot contains antioxidant properties that protect the body from many diseases, as pregnant women have a weaker immunity than others, and when taken this helps them to prevent certain diseases and infections that may be exposed to them.
- Because the beet is rich in calcium, it is known that the fetus gets the calcium it needs from its mother. Eating the beet during pregnancy can compensate for the lack of calcium taken by the fetus.
- Regulates the process of metabolism: Potassium is one of the important elements contained in the beets, when eating beet juice during pregnancy, it regulates the metabolism within the cells of the body, and the potassium that contains it maintains the level of blood pressure of the pregnant woman during pregnancy and also at birth.
- High blood beet production ability to prevent mother-to-child transmission.
- Beetroot keeps the sugar level in the blood of the pregnant woman, because the sugar is low, and this leads to take the process of converting sugar for a long time.
- Beetroot prevents many disorders of the digestive system, as well as limiting constipation, and helps the intestine to play its role in a healthy and natural.
Methods of eating beet
- Beet Pickle: Beets are roasted or steamed, then sliced into slices, placed in a mixture of rice vinegar, honey, chopped ginger, chili pepper and salt, then placed in the refrigerator and ready for use within a few months.
- Eat it raw as it is without cooking, by adding it to the authorities or making the salad from it.
- Grilled: First the roast be roasted on the fire, then placed in a tray and covered with aluminum foil and placed in the oven to be soft and easy to eat, and this preserves its nutrients more.