acids are considered essential, because our body cannot make them on its own, so it is important that we get them from our diet. 6 Be budget-friendly. Fresh root vegetables such as beets, carrots, and parsnips taste best and are least expensive when you buy them in season, which is typically late summer through early winter. 7 Making the salad dressing from ingredients you already have will let you control the amount of fat and salt you take in, plus save you from spending a few bucks on
buying a bottle of premade dressing 8 . The most expensive food is the food you throw away, so prevent waste by using all the parts of a plant that you can. Soak and rinse the beet leaves to clean and use as your salad greens. This salad is so filling that it can be eaten as a side dish or a main entrée.
References: 1. Different Color Fruits and Vegetables. USDA MyPlate. US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved from https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/vegetables 2. June Veggie of the Month: Beets. HealthySD.Gov. South Dakota Department of Health. (2021). Retrieved from https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients 3. National Institutes of Health. Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin C. (2021). Retrieved from https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-Consumer/ 4. US National Library of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. Vitamin C and Infections. (2017). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5409678/ 5. US National Library of Medicine. Medline Plus. Healthy Food Trends – Quinoa. (2021). Retrieved from https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000731.htm 6. US National Library of Medicine. Medline Plus. Amino Acids. (2021). Retrieved from https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002222.htm 7. USDA. MyPlate. US Department of Agriculture. Shop Smart. Retrieved on September 30, 2021 from https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/healthy-eating-budget/shop-smart 8. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Six Tips to Enhance Immunity. Retrieved on September 30, 2021 from https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/features/enhance-immunity/index.html
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