Beets are hands down one of my favorite foods and so is coconut!! I was inspired to use some of the raw beet powder that I get from Citrisafe at Red Tail Wellness Center after stumbling across reallifeofpie’s Coconut and Matcha Panna Cotta recipe.

I wanted to use a more nutrient-dense food powder, like beets, to help support liver and gallbladder function while also satisfying my sweet tooth. If you love creamy textures and sweet things that are beautifully colored, you will love this recipe!

Beets and Blood Pressure

Beets have a ton of benefits to your health. They are root vegetables which contain many micronutrients like minerals and vitamins that are supportive to detoxification, bile flow, and even regulating blood pressure. This new article discusses the benefits of beet juice in the diet and its affect on lowering blood pressure. Beets are high in nitrates which are actually converted in the body to nitric oxide which helps vasodilation. This increases blood circulation, so if you are like me and have frigid cold hands and feet and poor circulation, beets are your friend.

Gelatin and Gut Healing

I stumbled across the panna cotta recipe when I was searching for more ways to get gelatin in my diet for more gut healing. Gelatin is a gut-healing protein that is found in meat stock and animal protein. It has been shown to protect the lining of the digestive tract and provides essential amino acids necessary for rebuilding the digestive tract. I’m also Italian and have never had real panna cotta before so this recipe was a fun fantasy treat!

I enjoyed this as a snack or dessert without guilt, knowing that I was nourishing my gut to heal my skin and acne.