Beet-Mares! − 16 January, 2008

Kyle (husband) and I are enrolled in a local food coop. Everyweek we get a big box of fresh, organic, 8 mile away grown fruit and veggies. This challenges us to try different veggies that you wouldn't typically pick up at the store. So this particular week we received a huge bag of glorious, beautiful, ruby beets. This is where it gets interesting. So we chowed on them. Gorged really. They were wonderful, we roasted them with some thyme. Yum....the next day we both seperately thought we were going to die. That day to be exact. Let me just warn you that there can be sertain, he-hem, side effects. WOW! Let this be a warning to you that you aren't actually bleeding. It is just the beets :) Sorry to be so vulgar but this is a public service announcement. Would you have thought of this side effect? We didn't either!!

Tags: beets, bleeding

Posted on January 25, 2008. and has been viewed 128 times.

Comments:

intrepideddie (January 25, 2008. 06:37am)

Mmmm... beets. Go Aussie and try a slice of beet on a hamburger. Add a side of french fries with chicken salt, and I'm in heaven.

Electronic Goose (January 27, 2008. 11:19pm)

Oh I've been meaning to try a community-share too. Maybe this summer ... glad to hear your "beetmares" have, er, passed.

bmccosar (March 5, 2008. 09:37pm)

Years ago, when I became a vegetarian, I accidentally did the same thing, except with spinach. Let me tell you, overdosing on spinach doesn't exactly turn you into Popeye. Rodin's "The Thinker" comes to mind, actually.