Easy to prepare and very tasty salad of beets and garlic is very popular with many people. He is advised to eat in winter and spring, when the likelihood of developing avitaminosis becomes much higher.
What is useful for beets with garlic?
In order to evaluate the benefits of beets with garlic, let's see what substances are contained in each of these products. So, the beetroot is useful, since it contains a large amount:
- Fibers . It helps to cleanse the intestine, improves its peristalsis, helps to get rid of constipation.
- Betaine - a substance that increases blood pressure, regulating fat metabolism, preventing the infiltration of liver tissue. It is important to note that, when heat treated, betaine is not destroyed, so boiled beets are no less useful than raw beets.
- Magnesium, folic acid and iodine , which reduce the likelihood of atherosclerosis , establish the function of hematopoiesis, positively affect the state of the thyroid gland.
Garlic benefits the body because of its large content:
- Vitamins C, PP, group B. All these substances are necessary for the normal functioning of organs and systems.
- Allicin , which has an antibacterial effect, helps to strengthen immunity.
- Magnesium, potassium, sodium and phosphorus - positively affecting the state of the heart muscle and fibers of the nervous tissue.
- Essential oil , which helps to get rid of cold symptoms faster, it also has antibacterial effect and kills pathogenic microorganisms.
Of course, these two products contain other substances and elements, and you can talk about how useful cooked or fresh beets with garlic are for a long time, but they are already listed enough to make sure that the dish should be included in your diet.
When preparing a salad, it is important to remember that the benefits of beets with garlic and mayonnaise will be somewhat lower, because the sauce is very caloric, contains a lot of fat, so refueling the salad is still advised sour cream or natural yogurt, the taste of the dish will not get worse.
Contraindications
Of course, beets with garlic bring both benefit and harm, because the glycemic index of root is quite high, so there is no recommendation for those who suffer from diabetes.
It is not recommended to eat it allergic people, people with diarrhea and gastritis - with these ailments the health status can dramatically worsen.