6 Ways to get more spinach into your diet

Health benefits of spinach

Spinach contains more nutrients per calorie than any other food. No wonder Popeye chose this dark green leafy veg as his go-to power food!

Spinach helps to alkalise your body and it's packed with vitamins (A, K, D, and E), anti-inflammatory antioxidants, iron, magnesium, calcium, and potassium.

6 Ways to eat more spinach every day

1. Replace lettuce in your salad with spinach.
2. Add spinach to stir fries, pastas and casserole dishes.
3. Make a green juice using cucumber, apple, spinach, mint, lemon and ginger.
4. Blend spinach with a banana, yoghurt, berries and cinnamon to make a healthy smoothie.
5. Fry spinach with your scrambled eggs.
6. Make a spinach and low-fat cream cheese dip.

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