This Nutrition Spotlight is on a highly beneficial food when it comes to performance nutrition: beetroot! Beets, or beetroot, are a great source of folate, manganese, and potassium, and a good source of iron, magnesium, Vitamin C, and so much more. They are also an excellent source of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin which help to optimize health, particular eye health. Beets are also high in betalains (what gives beets their colors) and these pigments have been shown to