According to a study conducted by St. Louis University, eating baked beets can help you perform better while running a 5K. The study found that runners who consumed one and a quarter cups of baked beats one hour and fifteen minutes prior to the start of a race were able to maintain a five percent faster speed through the final half of the race as compared to the runners who were given a placebo.<\/p>\n
To cook your own beets:<\/p>\n
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees<\/p>\n
Peel the beets and cut them so that they are all an even size (this will allow them to cook at the same rate)<\/p>\n
Wrap the beets and place them in the oven for 1:45-2 hours<\/p>\n
The beets are done when they are soft enough to easily slide a fork into them
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