[feast_advanced_jump_to] Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Peel 1 ½ pounds raw beets (about 4 medium-large beets), then chop into 1-inch chunks. Peel 1 pound carrots, then chop into 2-inch batons.

It can be eaten raw or cooked but tends to lose the striped pattern after cooking. Besides these varieties, there are other less common beets you can find on the market or grow at home.

There are many schools of thought on cooking beets. They can be microwaved, steamed, boiled, pickled, roasted or eaten raw. Because beets contain more natural sugar than starch, they are particularly ...