3 Sweet Reasons You Should Switch To Golden Beets This Summer

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Golden beets aren’t well-known when compared to their popular magenta cousins. With a summery flavor perfectly paired with any grilled, chilled, or baked recipe, they’ll add a bold pop of color and a punch of vitamins and minerals to your dish. Scope out these golden veggies at your local farmers market or food co-op and integrate them into salads, skewers, and power bowls. Here are three reasons you should switch up your beet game this summer season.

1. Golden beets are sweeter.

Compared to red beets, golden beets tend to vary in sweetness. They’re usually more on the mild side and they taste is way less earthy, more mellow and nutty. If you’ve been against beets in the past because of the earthy taste, give golden beets a try. You might change your mind. They’re perfect either roasted solo or mixed into any kind of sweet summery beet salad.

2. They won’t stain your hands.

By far, the most annoying part about beets is the aggressive color. It’s risky to wear anything but black when you’re working with raw beets. The magenta color is enough to tie-dye your clothes, stain your fingertips and ruin your towels forever. With golden beets, you don’t have to worry about staining anything. You can wear your white pants and cook carefree.

3. You’ll get a new set of vitamins.

In addition to fiber, iron, potassium and folic acid, golden beets are a great source of calcium. A four-ounce serving of golden beets will meet 13 percent of your daily value of calcium. The golden-ish color is an indication that the beets are packed with vitamin C, which will help your body to maintain a strong immune system.

If you come across these beets in your grocery travels, take a chance and grab a bunch. These yellow root vegetables are hard to “beet!”

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