Spinach has a lot of things going for it. While it can be eaten raw or cooked, cooked spinach has a higher iron content. Spinach is also high in folic acid, a half cup a day will give you 2/3 of your daily intake of this B complex vitamin. Folic acid is also believed to prevent Alzheimer's disease and related memory loss. Folic acid is also important for red blood cells and many other cells in the body.
Spinach contains the vitamins K, C, A and is rich in the antioxidants lutein and glutathione. There are so many things that one can do with this versatile leafy green. Throw it raw into a salad, saute with olive oil and garlic, add to a quiche recipe, or use on a sandwich instead of lettuce. The ideas are endless. It is very easy to grow but it doesn't care for hot weather so you should get the seeds into the ground early in the season. If you have some ideas for spinach share them in the comment section. I would love to hear how your get your daily serving of spinach!
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