SeasonSort Week of Sep 4 · updated Fri

Beets

Peak season in the Midwest · steady this week

$0.49 /lb

This week

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Vs last week

Calories/serv

2 g

Protein/serv

Seasonality of beets

This vegetable is at its local-harvest peak from June through October, and is sold in stores year-round. This week it's peak season in the Midwest — buying it in season usually means better quality and, as the regional prices below show, a lower price.

Nutrition · per 136g serving

Calories

2.2 g

Protein

13.1 g

Carbs

0.3 g

Fat

3.8 g

Fiber

Per a typical 136g serving, scaled from the per-100g figures in USDA FoodData Central (Beets, raw).

Cheapest beets this week, by region

Buying beets in the Midwest saves about 73% versus the Northeast this week.

Buying beets

How to pick a good one: Small to medium beets are sweeter and more tender; large ones can be fibrous. The root should be firm and unwrinkled. Attached greens that look crisp are a good freshness signal — and a second vegetable for free.
What a good price looks like: A bunch runs $2 to $3.50, and loose beets $1.50 to $2.50 a pound. The bunch is usually better value once you count the greens. Precooked vacuum-packed beets cost around three times as much per pound and are convenient rather than good.
What you actually get: A bunch is usually three medium beets: about a pound and a half with greens, roughly a pound trimmed, which serves four. The greens are a second vegetable and cook like chard, so a bunch is genuinely two things rather than one — worth factoring into the price.

Storing and cooking beets

How to store it: Trim the greens to about an inch, then refrigerate the roots in a bag for two to four weeks. Store the greens separately and use them within a few days.
In the kitchen: Roast them whole in foil rather than boiling — boiling leaches the colour and much of the flavour into the water. About an hour at 200°C for a medium beet, then the skins slip off under a bit of pressure from a paper towel once they are cool enough to hold. Cut the greens off when you get home, leaving an inch of stem, or they will pull moisture out of the root.
Getting the most out of it: Roasting whole in foil keeps the colour and flavour in; boiling leaches both into the water. The greens cook like chard and are genuinely good, so a bunch with healthy tops is better value than the shelf tag suggests.

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Price from the USDA National Retail Report. Nutrition per typical serving, computed from USDA FoodData Central.

Beets — FAQ

When can you buy beets in season?

This vegetable is at its local-harvest peak from June through October, and is sold in stores year-round. This week the Midwest has beets marked peak season.

What's the price of beets right now?

As of the week of September 4, 2026, the price of beets in the Midwest is $0.49/lb, unchanged from last week.

How many calories and how much protein are in beets?

A typical 136g serving of beets has about 58 calories, 2.2g protein, 13.1g carbohydrates, 0.3g fat, and 3.8g fiber, per USDA FoodData Central.

What can I make with beets?

SeasonSort indexes 122 recipes that use beets, each with its cost per serving computed from this week's prices — starting from about $0.11 a serving. The cheapest are listed on this page, with a link to the full filtered list.