Not sure how many of you know Jacqui. She is a frequent member of the midnight chat-room. Well, it is the late night chat-room in the states. Jacqui lives on the continent of Europe so it is not late night there, but I really like the term “midnight chat-room”.
I like Jacqui. She is fun to chat with, but the thing that is most fun about Jacqui is her beetroot breaks. Jacqui has to break from the chat room often to go make and eat beetroots. In the states we would call them beets, but where Jacqui lives they are beetroots. You see Jacqui is pregnant and I am not sure what is going on inside that belly of hers, but whatever it is, it wants beets; lots and lots of beets! So many beets that when Jacqui went to her last doctor’s appointment she produced a purple urine sample. Needless to say the doctor was concerned. Jacqui did explain the purple stained pee to the doctor and then the doctor explained the calorie content of the beetroot to Jacqui. Jacqui is not getting enough food for the beet craving baby.
Jacqui has now remedied the calorie concern by coating the beetroots in chocolate. All together now, “Yuck!” Jacqui is also craving prawns, a.k.a. shrimp. So beets, chocolate and shrimp, once more with feeling, “Yuck!”
So, I started wondering what could be growing in Jacqui’s belly and what could be in beets that the little bugger wants so bad. I did a little research and here is what I found:
There are 3 primary things in beets; folate, manganese and potassium. These nutrients in beets have been found to help protect against heart disease, birth defects and certain cancers. Beets have the highest sugar content of all vegetables, yet are very low in calories. So you get to have your sweets and eat them too. But that is not the best part. Apparently the legendary Russian Centenarians ate a lot of beets, mainly in a stew called Borscht. They are legendary for a cultural history of longevity, most living anywhere from 100 to 165 years!!! WOW!
Jacqui, you are having a little Russian!!!!! I am so excited!!! I went ahead and looked up some names of some famous Russian Centenarians so you can pick one for your little beetroot-loving bundle of joy who is likely to outlive his/her own children.
Vasily
Nikolay
Vehuda
Boris
Emma
Igor
Sergey
Ivan
Sarhat
Nicolas
Congratulations!!!
I like Jacqui. She is fun to chat with, but the thing that is most fun about Jacqui is her beetroot breaks. Jacqui has to break from the chat room often to go make and eat beetroots. In the states we would call them beets, but where Jacqui lives they are beetroots. You see Jacqui is pregnant and I am not sure what is going on inside that belly of hers, but whatever it is, it wants beets; lots and lots of beets! So many beets that when Jacqui went to her last doctor’s appointment she produced a purple urine sample. Needless to say the doctor was concerned. Jacqui did explain the purple stained pee to the doctor and then the doctor explained the calorie content of the beetroot to Jacqui. Jacqui is not getting enough food for the beet craving baby.
Jacqui has now remedied the calorie concern by coating the beetroots in chocolate. All together now, “Yuck!” Jacqui is also craving prawns, a.k.a. shrimp. So beets, chocolate and shrimp, once more with feeling, “Yuck!”
So, I started wondering what could be growing in Jacqui’s belly and what could be in beets that the little bugger wants so bad. I did a little research and here is what I found:
There are 3 primary things in beets; folate, manganese and potassium. These nutrients in beets have been found to help protect against heart disease, birth defects and certain cancers. Beets have the highest sugar content of all vegetables, yet are very low in calories. So you get to have your sweets and eat them too. But that is not the best part. Apparently the legendary Russian Centenarians ate a lot of beets, mainly in a stew called Borscht. They are legendary for a cultural history of longevity, most living anywhere from 100 to 165 years!!! WOW!
Jacqui, you are having a little Russian!!!!! I am so excited!!! I went ahead and looked up some names of some famous Russian Centenarians so you can pick one for your little beetroot-loving bundle of joy who is likely to outlive his/her own children.
Vasily
Nikolay
Vehuda
Boris
Emma
Igor
Sergey
Ivan
Sarhat
Nicolas
Congratulations!!!
. I haven't had beets in a while. they are good if they are fresh. But Jacqui, don't name your child Igor, might not go over well on the playground !!:H
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