Spinach is my favorite leafy green thing. This is probably because it was the only leafy green thing I could manage to down in large quantities (besides romaine) when my friends suddenly started ordering salads instead of burgers in high school. Suddenly, veggies weren't annoying things your parents pushed at you, they were sophisticated. Who knew?
Depsite my rough start, I taught myself to love spinach, and soon many salad staples in general.
My favorite easy-to-make salad is as follows:
- Spinach
- Dried cranberries
- Walnuts
- Raspberry vinaigrette (like Annie's)
- (Apple chunks sometimes)
There are all kinds of variations you can do on this basic recipe, like the above picture with strawberries and slivered almonds. And of course, spinach doesn't have to be confined to salads - making other stuff with it is pretty awesome too.
Reasons to love spinach:
- It is high in dietary fiber, protein, vitamins A, B6, C, E, and K, folate, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and a whole lot more. AKA a definite super food.
- It is 7 calories for one cup raw (natural, whole, QUALITY calories)!
- It is anti-inflammatory (kind to your stomach).
- It is linked to cancer prevention (
surprise)! - It is really yummy!
And remember to pick it up organic, as spinach is one of the infamous dirty dozen otherwise.
Happy eating!
Happy eating!
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