Beets contain nitrates that the body turns into nitric oxide, a compound that helps relax blood vessels to improve blood flow and lower blood pressure.

For anyone who has joined a Passover seder, the maror (horseradish) is a love-it-or-hate-it item. Here's how to up the ante, if you dare.

Boiling beets in water dilutes their flavor in the cooking liquid, so I prefer to roast them. However, roasting beets by themselves at moderate temperatures (350°F to 400°F) yields beets that taste ...

Beet juice and whole beets both contain plant compounds that may help lower blood pressure, including nitrates, potassium, and an antioxidant called betalain.

Research has found that drinking beetroot (beet) juice daily can help lower blood pressure. Here’s why and how you can drink beet juice safely.

Between their deep pink hue and sweet, earthy flavor, beets are some of the most unique (yet underappreciated) items in the produce aisle. And, like many other root vegetables, they can also last a ...

This recipe offers an opportunity to put sustainability on your table, making use of every bit of a beet, save its thin skin.

Follow these tips and you'll be well on your way to a tasty, nutritious harvest.

On the face of it, beets are extroverts. Their very veins run magenta, red and gold. The roots come from the same high palette. When the hue is purple or red, which it so often is, then they are not ...

Love them or hate them, beets are earning a second look. Body builders and endurance athletes are downing juice shots to boost performance. Chefs are stirring purées into antioxidant-rich chocolate ...