Health Benefits of Beets

2/27/2022

🌱 Beets are a root vegetable that resemble turnips or rutabagas. They have an impressive nutritional profile and if you swore these off in your youth, it may be time to give beets another try.

🌱 Beets are low in calories at 44 for a 3.5oz serving but still contain amounts of almost all the vitamins and minerals you need.

🌱 Specifically, beets are high in folate, which plays a critical role in your growth and development as well as heart health.

🌱 They also contain a good amount of manganese for bone health, nutrient processing, and brain functioning.

🌱 Their high levels of copper can help with energy production and proper functioning of your body’s neurotransmitters.

🌱 Beets have been shown to have positive effects on blood pressure (especially systolic) due to their combo of nitrates and folate. Nitrates have also been found to help increase cognitive functions.

🌱 The nitrates in beets may also help boost athletic performance. A study found that beet juice helped enhance endurance and efficiency for athletes if consumed 2-3 hours prior to competing.

🌱 Fiber that’s found in beets can have positive effects on your digestive health by keeping you regular, reducing inflammation, and feeding friendly gut bacteria.

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Amanda is a mother of three (10, 7, and 5) and has been married for 14 years. My weight loss journey started July 17, 2008, one day after my daughter's first birthday. Tipping the scales at 235 pounds at 5'3, being an over weight, over tired, out of shape role model no longer appealed to me and I knew it was time for a change. Three pregnancies later, I had lost a total of 105 pounds. I had run 2 marathons and dozens of half marathons. Something was missing. I was thin, but I wasn't fit. I wasn't healthy. I could feel it in my insides. I was 136 pounds and a size 8. Something didn't add up. I got my certification in personal training, nutrition, weight management, and dove into supplementation and whole foods. 90 days later, I gained 10 pounds and lost two pants sizes (8 to a 4).

Continuing on this path, all of my clients wanted to know how I was doing it. I always dreamed of creating a business that truly added value to people and improved their health. My husband, Grant, and I decided it was time to take that leap.

December 9, 2016, Simply Prepped Meals was born. Based around the mission of providing whole food based nutrition to people's doorsteps, we set out to create a new idea that fast food didn't have to be expensive or bad for you. Six months later, we built our permanent location in Cynthiana, IN. Then, January 2, 2018, we entered into a partnership with the YMCA of Southern Indiana to continue spreading the word of meal prep and eating with purpose.

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