Since being healthy is key to enjoying your wealth later on down the road, I will be focusing some posts towards living a healthy lifestyle as promised. After doing some research on certain types of vegetables, I'd like to share some interesting facts on the super food known as spinach.
Growing up I was told that Spinach was a very good source of iron, and that's what made Popeye super strong so I never objected to eating it. It wasn't until I was older that I found out how amazingly good it is for you. Not only is it a good source of iron, but it's also an excellent source of:
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B6
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Magnesium
Manganese
Folate
Betaine
Calcium
Potassium
Folic Acid
Copper
Protein
Phosphorus
Niacin
Selenium
Omega 3 fatty acids
Zinc
That's a pretty impressive list for such a little leaf. The antioxidants found in spinach are very important for cell development and general health as they stop chain reactions that can damage or cause cells to die.
Not only is spinach extremely good for you, it's extremely cheap as well. Around here it sells for roughly $1.50 a bunch and it will keep for a week or two when put in the fridge crisper. I recommend eating it raw or lightly steamed. Never boil spinach as it loses its nutritional value rather quickly.
My wife and I like to put spinach in lasagna, on pizza, in pasta sauce and even IN the pasta we make. We make spinach salad with a strawberry vinaigrette or mandarin orange dressing. We've even started to make smoothies with spinach being the base and adding fruit and other greens to it, thanks to my sister in-law's influence over the Christmas holiday. You can even start out small by simply changing out the lettuce on your sandwich with a few leaves of spinach.
There are countless ways to include spinach in your daily diet. With a quick search of the web you can find some interesting and delicious recipes to help maintain a healthy lifestyle while you wait for the dividends to roll in.
How do you eat your spinach?
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