I never understood... if Popeye was always eating the spinach and beating up Bluto, why didn't Bluto just pick up the spinach, ate it, and beat Popeye back? I'm in the Baby Spinach camp. BABY SPINACH rules!
My lunch usually consists of a salad with spinach, kale, carrots, and walnuts. A dash of crushed red peppers for kick, and some vinegarette dressing to wet it down. Then watermelon for dessert. Dang, is it lunchtime yet?
I think Kale tastes as good as spinach when both are prepared similarly. Raw kale is as good as raw spinach. Cooked kale is as good as cooked spinach, etc. If you're not the biggest fan of raw kale (or spinach) in salads, try it with a tamari cashew dressing, btw.
I like spinach a lot and at Subway always get spinach instead of lettuce (which has practically no nutrients) on my sandwiches. I wish more places would offer that. My GF though won't eat spinach and says that it causes her GI tract problems even though she can eat other leafy greens like kale. Just wondering if anyone else has that problem. Also while I like spinach I think broccoli > spinach. Broccoli is more available and can be prepared in more ways than spinach.
Another great benefit of spinach is that it will bring your blood pressure down. My wife has a medical issue that has her getting her blood pressure checked weekly. We started juicing, and after about 2 months added spinach to the juicing mix. Her blood pressure, which traditionally ran high, came down almost immediately and has been down ever since. All do to adding spinch to her juice.
Love Spinach on my salads and in sandwiches, but Asparagus is the best snack. Boiled, then lightly buttered and Slap Ya Mama seasoning......
i had spinach for the first time ever last year and i liked it. i'm starting to replace cilantro with spinach in some of my food.
