Spinach Mania

Spinach Mania 

   

           As we know green leafy vegetables plays a vital role in our life they provide maximum amount of Vitamins, Calcium, & iron to our body to keep us fit n fine. As far as green leafy vegetables go, spinach is definitely among the most popular in our country as well as around the globe. Who hasn’t enjoyed a rich ironed spinach soup at some point? Spinach is thought to have originated in ancient Persia. Arab traders carried spinach into India, and then the plant was introduced into ancient China, where it was known as "Persian vegetable". Not only spinach has a great green colour & vibrant flavour. It is also filled with nutrients such as Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin B2, Calcium, & plenty of iron; it also has anti-cancer properties. Do we need any other reason to include spinach in our regular diet?

   

   Various varieties of spinach are available in the market.  Savoy spinach has dark green colour with crisp, curly leaves and springy texture; Semi Savoy is a hybrid variety with slightly crinkled leave similar in texture. Smooth-leaf spinach, which seems most common in India, has broad, smooth leaves that are easier to clean than Savoy. This kind of spinach is often grown for canned and frozen spinach, as well as soups, baby foods, and processed foods. Baby spinach has a light sweet taste & is great for use in salads.

     

Spinach is available in the market in every season of the year, but we can get the fresh and well balance spinach during March to May and from September through October. While choosing spinach checks all the leaves are fresh and not black green in colour. It should be lighter to dark green in colour that indicates freshness and richness of spinach.Precautions need to take while cooking also. Do not wash for long time as well as do not boil for long time, because of that spinach will lose its colour n all the necessary nutrients and that kind of spinach is not going to provide any kind of help to our body. Use fresh spinach rather than using canned spinach.Use more & more spinach in our daily diet that will provide most of the nutritional values to   keep us healthy & strong like Popeye the Sailor.