I have really been trying to increase the amount of vegetables I eat in a day.  As you can see from the Great Veggie Experiment,  this is one area that is a struggle for me since I was a youngin, but I decided to just go ahead and live dangerously and try something new fairly often.  We always need to challenge ourselves, right?

I bought a ginormous bag of spinach at the store on Sunday, all cleaned and prepped, which is way easier than buying the bunch spinach.  I think the price is pretty comparable when you consider taking the leaves off the stems.  So, the last couple days have included the Big Green Smoothie!

This looks like a Magic Window, only green  (anyone else remember these??) .   If you have yet to jump on the spinach smoothie bandwagon, I urge you to do so.  You really cannot taste it – this one had at least 2 cups of spinach it it (plus honey, cinnamon, vanilla protein powder, ice, and water).  I kind of laugh at myself that I have to ‘fool’ myself into eating vegetables, but you know – whatever works, right?  If only I had a true love for veggies growing up, I think trying to lose weight would have been a lot easier in the past.

Anyway – on to the wonderful benefits of spinach!  Time fer some lernin!

Spinach is really one of those superfoods.  It can have healthy benefits on the following systems:

• Eyes – Lutein, vitamin A (2 cups has 150% of your RDA!)
• Bones – Calcium
• Skin – Vitamin C and A, antioxidants
• Heart  – Folic acid, antioxidants, potassium, magnesium
• Brain – Folate, vitamin C
• Muscles – Protein and amino acids

What a great food!  And to think that I really thought I disliked it, or only found it tolerable as part of a cheesy spinach dip LOL!

Question:  Do you eat spinach?  If so, what is your favorite way to eat (or drink!) it?