Beet Juice?

First, I must confess....  Raised in the Midwest (mostly) by a father grown up on a farm, we have always been pretty much meat/tater eaters.  Veg's and fruits were more of a teaser - a garnish, perhaps?

So, I'm on a mission to improve our eating habits!  First, I must resume shopping at the stores on a regular basis, rather than relying on delivery.  Do I need to explain?  I am healthy enough to leave home and shop - but when it's 115F in the shade (if one can find any!) it's just too easy to stay in and hunch over the puter while placing an order... 

I also enjoy gardening, but in the above said climate, not only is it difficult to be motivated to drag the hose around the yard, not to mention that it takes gallons of water, but after all of that, the plants do finally burn up in the heat.   The argument is valid however, to garden in the cooler growing season, which we are fortunate to have out here.

Now, back to my mission...  I've been researching blood pressure v. fruits and vegetables.  Now, at a few of the sites I've looked at, beet juice keeps being mentioned.  What I'm in a quandary over is if the juice is great at battling the systolic number, would eating a beet have a similar effect?  (Or is it affect? Can never remember that one, for some reason.....)  While the cogs of my brain are spinning out of control trying to process this new information, I am also forced to consider issues of diet and the kidneys.  Both issues strongly recommend low or no salt, kidneys; sugar, caffeine, nuts... well I've shared all that with you  already.... 

So, for now, that's about it....  Time to decide what to do for dinner...  I'm sure this line of thought will become a regular topic of mine for a long time, as I continue to expand my knowledge!

Till next time, be well!