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Absolutely nothing?

So we had some beets on the table today. They were from the can. I looked at the can. Of all the vitamins listed, all were 0 percent of daily value. Fiber was either 0 or 1%. I was always taught that dark colored veggies were good for you. So I ask, what are beets good for?

Does anyone have any inside information here? Thank you.

-Earl "Beet it" Jam

P.S. EarlJam fully recognizes that he could Google this (and likely will). The DBR Mods would turn beet red with anger over such a post. But this is a virtual bar, right? I want to know what you guys think about beets. The Duke gods are often smarter than anything on Google.

Beets me.

Nothing. Absofuckinglutely nothing!

EarlJam wrote:Absolutely nothing?

So we had some beets on the table today. They were from the can. I looked at the can. Of all the vitamins listed, all were 0 percent of daily value. Fiber was either 0 or 1%. I was always taught that dark colored veggies were good for you. So I ask, what are beets good for?

Does anyone have any inside information here? Thank you.

-Earl "Beet it" Jam

P.S. EarlJam fully recognizes that he could Google this (and likely will). The DBR Mods would turn beet red with anger over such a post. But this is a virtual bar, right? I want to know what you guys think about beets. The Duke gods are often smarter than anything on Google.

It's unfortunate that the beets were straight from the can. Harvard beets are absolutely delicious! Maybe those canned beets were drained of their nutritional value by the processing. Take a look at this: http://home.howstuffworks.com/beets3.htm

EarlJam wrote:Absolutely nothing?

True dat

I like beets. I don't like the purple juice. It invades whatever else is on your plate.

Roast them with other fall vegetables and I might be interested. I roasted a chicken on a bed (instead of a rack) of veggies, including beets. The veggies caramelized nicely and absorbed the yummy chicken juices. This made beets tolerable.

"Beets are deadly serious."

Nothing, but possibly:
1) Sugar: I saw in the store that my sugar could come from sugar cane OR sugar beets;
2) Borscht: some people are into it;
3) Can't you use the greens?

Cheers,
Lavabe

Miles wrote:Roast them with other fall vegetables and I might be interested. I roasted a chicken on a bed (instead of a rack) of veggies, including beets. The veggies caramelized nicely and absorbed the yummy chicken juices. This made beets tolerable.

"Beets are deadly serious."

Roasted beets!!! I love roasted beets, especially when you roast some turnips and potatoes with them. Ymmmmmmm.

I Googled so the rest of you don't have to - http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tnam ... ce&dbid=49. It's not the beets, it's the canning process. Canning sucks the life out of lots of vegetables. I don't know if home canning is as bad, but commercially produced canned food is just calories and not much else. I'll eat frozen vegetables but I honestly cannot remember the last time I ate anything other than soup from a can.

Of course, what this really means is that if I survive the initial apocalypse, I'll be one of the first to starve to death because I have no canned food in the house.

Is beet salad just a local thing? I've had several delicious beet salads recently. They were made from raw beets and were quite good.

Our CTO Is Austrian, and he's served me some vicious beet rum. Last thing I remember was having a few shots with him and then jumping in a car with Tiger Woods...

ArkieDukie wrote:Is beet salad just a local thing? I've had several delicious beet salads recently. They were made from raw beets and were quite good.

I have never heard of beet salads. If you will please enlighten me as how its done, what else is in the salad, etc.? Thanks, VDB

Miles wrote:Our CTO Is Austrian, and he's served me some vicious beet rum. Last thing I remember was having a few shots with him and then jumping in a car with Tiger Woods...

Very Duke Blue wrote:

ArkieDukie wrote:Is beet salad just a local thing? I've had several delicious beet salads recently. They were made from raw beets and were quite good.

I have never heard of beet salads. If you will please enlighten me as how its done, what else is in the salad, etc.? Thanks, VDB

It's been a while so I'm not sure I can remember everything that was in the salad. Seems like it was a poppy seed dressing, though. I'll have to take notes next time I have one. Either that, or google the recipe.

All this talk about beets has me thinking about serving Harvard beets at Christmas!

I am not a big beet fan by themselves and the roasted beets sound interesting, but I can tell you they are absolutely terrific in a juicer mixed with other things like carrots, celery, etc....

cl15876 wrote:I am not a big beet fan by themselves and the roasted beets sound interesting, but I can tell you they are absolutely terrific in a juicer mixed with other things like carrots, celery, etc....

CathyCA wrote:

cl15876 wrote:I am not a big beet fan by themselves and the roasted beets sound interesting, but I can tell you they are absolutely terrific in a juicer mixed with other things like carrots, celery, etc....

Maybe a small portion of Smirnoff and a shot of Texas Pete, too. ;)

devildeac wrote:

CathyCA wrote:

cl15876 wrote:I am not a big beet fan by themselves and the roasted beets sound interesting, but I can tell you they are absolutely terrific in a juicer mixed with other things like carrots, celery, etc....

Maybe a small portion of Smirnoff and a shot of Texas Pete, too. ;)

;) Might have to try that! ;)

Bostondevil wrote: Roasted beets!!! I love roasted beets, especially when you roast some turnips and potatoes with them. Ymmmmmmm.

Heh. I guess I'll have to try roasted turnips, because i haven't found any other way to make them palatable. But I'm totally with you on the roasted beets thing. I love fresh beets and like the color they add to the plate. Roasted is the best, as part of a roasted vegetable medley or in a salad.