Spinach the truth. OMG

Jhookism

Palak paneer that's all I have to say oh and I love spinach

MuffinMan25

Palak paneer that's all I have to say oh and I love spinach

Im with JHOOK on this one!

Jhookism

Palak paneer that's all I have to say oh and I love spinach

Im with JHOOK on this one!

It's the MUFFIN MAN

HMonsterX

Too bad it tastes like green vomit to me

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andreacord

Good thing I like spinach

missjoci

I didn't know some of these facts, thanks!

dwiana67

Because of the benefits of spinach I add it to recipes. I use finely chopped spinach in my meatballs, meatloaf, and soups so that my kids can get the health benefits. I love spinach cooked and raw. It is great in a salad with mandarin oranges, toasted almond slices, and a sweet and sour dressing.

jhyan

It supplies the same amount of protein as you would get from the same quantity of meat¾a cheaper and healthier alternative to getting protein.

This is completely FALSE!! 1 cup of spinach has a measly 1 g of protein, where on earth this stat come rom?????

You are right. It is pound for pound. .

BS. 100g of spinach has 2.86g of protein. 100g of chicken breast has 30.86g of protein. So chicken breast has 10 times the amount... pound for pound (or gram for gram).

EDIT: Don't get me wrong... I love spinach, and feel it is indeed healthy. Healthy enough that we don't need to perpetuate incorrect information to make it seem even healthier. On another note, alkalinity and pH in the diet is shaky science at best... still doesn't mean I don' think spinach is fantastic.

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TDGee

It also enhances forearm development.

Demmuscles

I eat it daily :-D YAY Spinach!

Demmuscles

It also enhances forearm development.

LMAO

Nic620

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ladybug2000

Great post! Also a great reminder about the benefits of spinach. Thank you for posting Ü

Natihilator

Spinach is my favourite veggie, I actually had it 3 times today, and it's so versatile - creamed spinach (my comfort food) or you can add it to any smoothie you make and won't taste it. Didn't know about the calcium thing, I'm going to start taking calcium supplements since I don't take in much dairy.

The only thing I hate about it is it can make my teeth feel like rusted metal

Beezer322

go me! I had a delicious spinach salad for dinner

JeninBelgium

It supplies the same amount of protein as you would get from the same quantity of meat¾a cheaper and healthier alternative to getting protein.

This is completely FALSE!! 1 cup of spinach has a measly 1 g of protein, where on earth this stat come rom?????

I was think ing the same thing but then thought maybe by weight and not by volume(?) a cup (8 fluid ounces) of spinach ways nothing but I can't see myself eating 8 (weight) ounces of it !

LabRat529

Spinach is awesome, BUT...

1. There is little (no?) scientific evidence that spinach helps regulaate your body's pH. Blood pH is regulated by a bicarbonate system and is controlled by respiration and CO2 concentration, not by diet. The pH of the rest of your body is usually in equilibrium with your blood.

2. As others have pointed out, your claims about protein are exaggeration.

JeninBelgium

ok -) - ifficial nutritional guidelinse have spionach at 7 cals per cup/ 30 gm and 1 gm of protein (thus 49% of the calories come from protein) the spinach website says 49 cals per cup- but it does not provide weight of spinach in that cup so I presume 210 gms - even then still less protein than meat but an impressive percentage of protein over all for a green leafy -

at any rate, I love it in my lasagne

spottedlee

no wonder Popeye was so strong and healthy every time he ate his spinach!!

My thinking too!

Uhmanduh

time to start eating some more spinach i think!!! New goal for tomorrow!!!

HollieDoodles

Another benefit....

Leaving spinach in your teeth on purpose :sick: , is a surefire way to put a quick end to a cruddy date.

You're welcome

nixickle

I always sub ordinary salad leaves for spinach, it has so much more flavour!! Love raw spinach! Yay for spinach!

jmvh59

Mmmm... time for some eggs florentine!

vjrose

Spinach is awesome, BUT...

1. There is little (no?) scientific evidence that spinach helps regulaate your body's pH. Blood pH is regulated by a bicarbonate system and is controlled by respiration and CO2 concentration, not by diet. The pH of the rest of your body is usually in equilibrium with your blood.

2. As others have pointed out, your claims about protein are exaggeration.

I have to take exception to the statement that alkaline foods do not assist with pH issues. Doctor's often advise those suffering from pH issues to comsume more alkaline foods, pleae quote your source for that info out of curiousity, mayo clinic, Johns Hopkins, etc?

2 protein is tougher, best reason to comsume spinach is for all the other reasons, lol, I don't comsume it for the protein.

For the poster who complained it has Nitrites, not in the spinach but your body can convert it into Nitrite, however the advantages for those working out can be found in the following paper.

Dietary inorganic nitrate improves mitochondrial efficiency in humans, Filip J Larsen, Tomas A Schiffer, Sara Borniquel, Cell Metabolism, 2 February 2011

big_drake

I started putting raw spinach on my sandwiches instead of lettuce a while ago. If it's good enough for Popeye it's good enough for me.

LabRat529

I have to take exception to the statement that alkaline foods do not assist with pH issues. Doctor's often advise those suffering from pH issues to comsume more alkaline foods, pleae quote your source for that info out of curiousity, mayo clinic, Johns Hopkins, etc?

My source was common sense understanding on how the body regulates blood pH. The information I shared is basic human physiology. Blood pH is regulated by respiration. The gut is actually a separate compartment as far as your body is concerned. Spinach might effect the pH of the gut to some extent (though I find that hard to believe since your stomach acid is so strong), but I don't think it's going to have any effect on blood. The primary buffer system in blood is bicarb.

I suppose I could be wrong. I'll look into it.

As an amusing aside, I once "killed" a "patient" in a computer simulation. The "patient" was in diabetic acidosis. I put bicarb in her IV drip. Opps. It's a good thing it was just a simulation and that I'm not an MD. :blushing:

Which reminds me... I should probably say that I mean I don't think spinach has a DIRECT effect on blood pH. Certainly, spinach is a healthy food item and can eaten as part of a healthy diet to control diabetes and avoid complications like acidosis.