Natural drinks, of course, are better than any cola and other soda. But what are their benefits and how to make something useful from simple table beets, we will tell you in more detail.
About beets
It is such a maroon root vegetable, round and with a tail. The leaves are excellent. Ossetian pies and botvinya, but from the beetroot itself rich borscht and "Herring under a Fur Coat". And that's all?
Beets are extremely beneficial to health, they have unique properties.
Especially if you squeeze juice out of it. And it is in no way worse than carrot, pumpkin or apple. By the way, the taste of beet juice is peculiar, so it is recommended to dilute pure beet juice with the juices mentioned above.
The benefits will only increase! And how many vitamins you get and do not count!
Beetroot juice helps:
improve blood composition
cleanse kidneys, liver, gallbladder, blood vessels
increase resistance to viruses
stimulate the lymphatic system
recover
How to make beet juice?
Very simple!
Peel the beets and then proceed in two ways:
grate on a fine grater and strain through cheesecloth or fine strainer
squeeze in a juicer and strain
Important! Drinking freshly squeezed beet juice is not recommended. It must be kept in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and then diluted 1/3 with boiled cold water or fruit juice. Do not salt or sweeten.
Beet broth can be made sweet. It perfectly replaces compotes or tea drinks. It warms well, tones up and lifts the mood.
How to make a decoction of beets?
Since childhood, we have been told that beets are good for digestion and hemoglobin. This is true.
Of course, any vegetable is healthy. Nutritionists ask us to try to eat the right and healthy food, give up sausages in favor of vegetable salads and natural juices.
Therefore, a salad of boiled or baked beets with butter is allowed even for small children, and beet broth is the best substitute for sugary carbonated drinks.
How to cook:
Wash two or three medium beets with a deeply cut tail and top, cover with cold water and cook for 30 minutes. Then add more water and cook for another 30 minutes. You can repeat it again until the water boils off to the original volume. The broth will be dark, strong and thick.
You can add raisins or prunes to it. This will make the drink more interesting. Or turn it into jelly - strain the broth and add 1 tsp into it. l. starch dissolved in 1 glass of cold water. Heat up and add sugar to taste.
And in the heat, the broth can be replaced with beet kvass. This is a very refreshing, delicious and incredibly healthy drink for the summer.
How to make beet kvass?
Ingredients:
0.5 kg of beets
50 gr. rye bread crumbs
1 liter of water
2 tbsp. l. Sahara
How to cook:
1. Put raw peeled beets grated on the bottom of a clean 2 liter glass jar. Top with sugar and rye crackers.
2. Pour cold boiled water. Exactly 1 liter, as you need to leave space at the top of the fermentation jar.
3. Cover the jar with gauze and leave at room temperature for 3-4 days.
4. Strain the finished kvass and refrigerate for 8-12 hours.
Use the rest of the beetroot-bread grounds as starter.
Enjoy!
To summarize: beets are very healthy and beet juice is better than cola.
Whereas tea or compote can be replaced with beet broth or jelly.
And now you know exactly how to make delicious and refreshing beet kvass this summer.
Good luck to you!
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