Spinach is also an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C and folic acid as well as being a good source of manganese, magnesium, iron and vitamin B2. Vitamin K is important for maintaining bone health and it is difficult to find vegetables richer in vitamin K than spinach. Others include kale, broccoli and green cabbage.
Please note, not all recipe suggestions may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter. If you have any concerns about your health, it is always advisable to consult your doctor or health care team.
All the best Jan
Leafy spinach is a handy veg to keep in the cupboard for adding to soups, stews or simply raw in salads. Baby spinach has a milder flavour, but in all varieties you should look for bright green leaves and crisp stems. Spinach cooks quickly and shrinks dramatically, so you often need more than you might think.
You can read more about spinach here
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Cauliflower Spinach Chicken Alfredo
swap pasta for cauliflower
the recipe per serving works out at 14g carbs
see more details here
Spinach and ricotta lasagne with courgette/zucchini pasta
swap pasta for courgettes/zucchini
the recipe per serving works out at 19.3 g carbs
see more details here
Dear reader, this blog is presented in a magazine style. You will find a variety of articles, studies, thoughts, photographs, music and recipes!
Please note, not all recipe suggestions may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter. If you have any concerns about your health, it is always advisable to consult your doctor or health care team.
All the best Jan
I didn't like spinach when I was younger, but now I love it in salads and also in things like quiche. Guess I finally grew up!
ReplyDeleteAmo las espinacas. Gracias por la recetas. Te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteWe love spinach! I usually buy it at the famers market and often cook with it. It is a wonderful leafy vegetable.
ReplyDeleteThat lasagna looks amazing -Christine cmlk79.blogspot.com
ReplyDelete...the lasagne looks great!
ReplyDeleteThe spinach lasagna looks so good! Yum!
ReplyDeleteA great reminder of just how much goodness is packed into spinach
ReplyDeleteI tried to grow spinach once and it was a disaster. I love to buy it fresh, never frozen.
ReplyDeleteGreat recipe :-) I like eating vegetables in season. Of course I don't eat many of them because of the calcium oxalates. I remember you mentioned this topic in one of your previous post.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jan!
Spinach and ricotta is the perfect partnership. I've already frozen my first harvest of spinach, and now I've sown some more. Xx
ReplyDeleteA good reminder that it is at its best at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThe food looks good, Jan.
ReplyDeleteGosto muito de espinafre e consumimos sempre! beijos, chica
ReplyDeleteI am constantly amazed by how much spinach wilts, almost to nothing
ReplyDeleteI really like spinach (which was never served to me as a child). My partner loathes it.
ReplyDeleteWe love spinach. Especially in pies with cheese.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Hello Jan,
ReplyDeleteI love spinach, both recipes look delicious.
Take care, hope you have a great day!
Now I'm hungry :-) Both recipes look delicious.
ReplyDeleteJan, thank you for these recipes. I've copied and pasted the one for the Cauliflower Chicken Alfredo. Spinach is something that we have an abundance of in the garden right now.
ReplyDeleteBoth of these look like a wonderful use for spinach. It's always delicious!
ReplyDeleteOur growing season is so short here.
ReplyDeleteWe are refusing products from the US, as well. Soon will all be in season.
Looks healthy
ReplyDeletei enjoy cooked spinach drowned in Apple Cinder vinegar. Himself won't eat cooked spinach, but will eat it raw in a salad. Small blessings.
ReplyDeleteI'll have the Spinach and ricotta lasagne, please.
ReplyDeleteI love Spinach!!!
ReplyDeleteI add spinach to a lot of my dishes.
ReplyDeleteBaby spinach goes into all my salads.. many of my omelettes and some of my pastas as well.
ReplyDeleteThose look so good and I am a big fan of spinach. Thanks Jan and all the best :)
ReplyDeleteWe both like spinach and in fact bought some today.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping my spinach grows better than it has so far. I want to make both of those recipes. They look and sound delicious!
ReplyDeleteI have spinach almost every day but only raw
ReplyDeleteI do like a bit of spinach. I used to make spinach and ricotta cannelloni years ago and loved it. I'll need to see if there is a dairy-free sub for ricotta. :-D
ReplyDeleteI do love spinach. Thanks a lot for sharing, Jan!
ReplyDeleteSpinach is such a versatile vegetable. I love adding greens of any kind to soups. I like the idea of the first recipe.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the spinach lasagne but I would have to work on the rest of the family to try it!
ReplyDeleteMe parecen muy buenas las recetas. Besos.
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