#15 - Spinach | March 26, 2020
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March 26, 2020 - 10 Facts About Spinach.
Today is National Spinach day.
Here are 10 vitamin packed facts about spinach that you didn’t know, that you didn’t need to know:
Popeye is responsible for a 33% spike in spinach sales during the Great DepressionSpinach was used to paint green in medieval times. Spinach is related to beets.Spinach has more potassium than bananasSpinach can stop ExplosionsWe all know cucumbers are mostly water, but so is spinach.Spinach has high levels of oxalate which makes it hard for your body to absorb Iron.Unlike most veggies, cooked spinach is more nutritious than raw. During WW1 wine was infused with spinach juice to stop soldiers who were hemorrhaging blood.