This beautiful, dark-green vegetable is delicious raw, steamed, creamed and pureed. Spinach shines as an ingredient in soups, salads and quiches, not to mention that it partners wonderfully with other foods, like pasta, eggs, fish and cheese.nResearchers have identified at least 13 different compounds in nutrient-rich Spinach that function as antioxidants and anti-cancer agents.  Spinach has also been shown to help those suffering from osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer, arthritis and other diseases.  Spinach is fat-and cholesterol-free, low in calories, high in fiber, high in folate (20 percent of daily requirement), and also provides 15 percent of the daily requirement of magnesium.  Spinach is an excellent source of vitamin A (70 percent of daily requirement), vitamin C (25 percent of daily requirement) and iron (20 percent of daily requirement).  Spinach also provides vitamin K, which helps blood coagulate and which, along with calcium, vitamin D and phosphorous, is impor...

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