Beets a ‘superfood’
Beets are among the most nutritious of vegetables, great for cardiovascular health and lowering cholesterol. One crunchy way to eat them: as a chip.
Westlake Village-based Crunchies, known for its freezedried fruit snacks, recently introduced a beet option.
“Beets are on trend, not just because of the flavor, but because they are a superfood,” said Scott Jacobson, president and chief executive. The beet chips have no other ingredients and have a texture comparable to regular potato chips; they can be served with hummus or other dips. The freezedrying process retains the vegetable’s high nutritional content.
Info: 35 calories in 1/3 cup. $4.99 at Sprouts Farmers Market, crunchiesfood.com