Eat Your Spinach

Popeye was right, eating spinach improves your health. Now, it may not give you instant muscles, but it will give you a boost in vitamins an nutrients. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends consuming at least 1 1/2 cups of dark green vegetable per week.

Here at Dinner Tonight, we wanted to highlight Katie Phillips (Family and Consumer Agent in Kaufman County) who grows spinach in her garden. Check out the video of Katie and I working with spinach. Spinach is available all year round but spring is peak season. You can eat spinach raw or cooked, but due to spinach’s high water content cooked spinach has a higher nutritional value than raw. You can store fresh spinach in your fridge for up to 5-7 days.

Spinach is a great leafy green to incorporate into your diet, but you do need to be careful if you are taking a blood thinning medication like Warfarin or Coumodin. Dark leafy greens have high Vitamin K content and may interfere with these medications. So talk to your doctor or registered dietitian nutritionist for more information. In the words of Popeye, “I’m strong to the finish, ’cause I eats me Spinach”. Enjoy!

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Simple Spinach Saute

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This quick and simple side dish will please everyone in your family

Servings	Prep Time
5	5 minutes

Cook Time

7 minutes

Servings Prep Time 5 5 minutes

Cook Time 7 minutes

Simple Spinach Saute Votes: 2 Rating: 3 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe Add to Shopping List This recipe is in your Shopping List This quick and simple side dish will please everyone in your family Servings Prep Time 5 5 minutes Cook Time 7 minutes Servings Prep Time 5 5 minutes Cook Time 7 minutes

Ingredients

• 20 oz spinach fresh
• 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
• 3 tbsp garlic minced
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp salt and pepper
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes
• 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese shredded
• 2 tbsp almonds sliced

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Instructions

1. Heat skillet on medium high heat. Add oil and garlic. Sauté garlic for 1 minute.
2. Add spinach and cook covered for 3-5 minutes or until wilted. Add lemon, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Remove from heat and top with parmesan cheese and almonds.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition Facts

Simple Spinach Saute

Amount Per Serving

Calories 101 Calories from Fat 72

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8g 12%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 4g

Cholesterol 2mg 1%

Sodium 121mg 5%

Potassium 627mg 18%

Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Sugars 1g

Protein 5g 10%

Vitamin A 210%

Vitamin C 51%

Calcium 15%

Iron 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.