The beet goes on

June 30, 2008, 8:50 am
The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating
Maybe you should be eating more beets, or chopped cabbage. (Credit: Evan Sung for The New York Times,
Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren’t. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava and goji berries, aren’t always available at regular grocery stores. I asked Dr. Bowden, author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” to update his list with some favorite foods that are easy to find but don’t always find their way into our shopping carts.

Pictured is a beet and apple salad, beet and goat cheese on a cracker and beet and orange salad.