National Spinach Day - 10 Fun Facts About Spinach

Although I think that spinach gets a bad rap, I love it. I use it in smoothies, juices, soups, omlettes, I sub it for lettuce an other greens in my salads and my sandwiches. I get a trill seeing my smoothis turn bright green from just a little handful of spinach. It makes me feel like I've done at least ONE healthy thing for the day. I think Popeye had it right! Eat your spinach folk!

In celebration of this glorious holiday, here are 10 fun facts about spinach!

1. March 26th is National Spinach Day!

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2. Oxalate, found in spinach, may cause kidney stones for those who suffer from them.

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3. It's quite magical how a huge pile of spinach cooks down to almost nothing.

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4. Spinach is on the "dirty dozen" list of produce with the most pesticides. Rinse your spinach!

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5. Green smoothies made with spinach are the most beautiful green color!

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6. Spinach is low in calories, is a good source of vitamin C, vitamin A, and minerals, especially iron.

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7. Two U.S. cities claim to be the ‘spinach capital of the world’: Crystal City, Texas and Alma, Arkansas. Each April in Alma, there’s a spinach festival.

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8. Spinach leaves are a mild diuretic and mild laxative.

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