Do you tell your children to eat their spinach and do you remember your parents forcing you to eat it when you were a kid? Well, there’s a reason everyone’s talking about Spinach - - it is one of the healthiest foods to consume full of vitamins and minerals that protect against many ailments.
If your kids don’t seem to love Spinach yet, cook it with pasta, eggs and even include it on top of your pizza, so they get used to the taste. Encourage them to eat it by discussing how it will make them run faster, grow taller and be a better test taker!
Spinach is concentrated in health-promoting phytonutrients including carotenoids and flavonoids to provide you with intense antioxidant protection. Eating Spinach prevents against health issues related to oxidative stress like atherosclerosis and high blood pressure.
High in Vitamins C and E, zinc and selenium, Spinach is found to decrease the risk of aggressive prostate cancer.
Talk about bone health, the Vitamin K in Spinach gives you over 1,000 percent of your daily value!
When you’re picking out Spinach at the store or farmer’s market, make sure to reach for the bright green leaves that look fresh and not wilted, as they have a higher amount of Vitamin C than pale colored leaves.
Fresh Fact:
According to World’s Healthiest Foods web site, Spinach was the favorite vegetable of Catherine de Medici, a historical figure in the 16th century. When she left her home of Florence, Italy, to marry the king of France, she brought along her own cooks, who could prepare spinach the ways that she especially liked. Since this time, dishes prepared on a bed of spinach are referred to as "a la Florentine."
Have fun with the many ways to eat Spinach and try our
Spinach Hummus at your holiday party!
Green makes for a perfect Holiday Hummus!
Spinach Hummus
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT:
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Colander
Food Processor or Blender
INGREDIENTS
2-15.5 oz. cans Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
6 oz. bag of Baby Spinach
¼ cup Tahini
¼ cup Fresh Lemon Jioce
2 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 clove Garlic, minced
¼ cup Water
Salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth.
Add salt to taste.
Serve with pita chips or raw vegetables
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