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1-Minute Spinach

Enjoy this quick and easy addition to your Healthiest Way of Eating that provides you with an excellent source of healthy promoting nutrients such as vitamin A,K, C, as well as manganese and folate.

Prep and Cook Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1 pound fresh spinach 1 tsp lemon juice 1 medium fresh garlic, pressed or chopped 1 TBS extra virgin olive oil salt and cracked black pepper to taste Optional: chopped tomato

Directions:

1. Chop or press garlic and let it sit for 5 minutes to bring out its health-promoting benefits.
2. Bring lightly salted water to a rapid boil in a large pot.
3. Cut stems off spinach leaves and clean well. This can be done easily by leaving spinach bundled and cutting off stems all at once. Rinse spinach leaves very well as they often contain a lot of soil.
4. Cook spinach in boiling water for 1 minute.
5. Drain and press out excess water. Toss in rest of ingredients while still hot.

   Serves 2

Nutritional Profile

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1-Minute Spinach 1.00 serving 237.84 grams 115.03 calories Nutrient Amount %DV Nutrient Density World's Healthiest Foods Rating vitamin K 1095.22 mcg 1369.0 214.2 excellent vitamin A 21267.52 IU 425.4 66.6 excellent folate 440.37 mcg 110.1 17.2 excellent vitamin C 65.37 mg 109.0 17.0 excellent manganese 2.06 mg 103.0 16.1 excellent magnesium 179.70 mg 44.9 7.0 very good potassium 1274.71 mg 36.4 5.7 very good iron 6.17 mg 34.3 5.4 very good tryptophan 0.09 g 28.1 4.4 very good vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.43 mg 25.3 4.0 very good vitamin E 4.61 mg 23.1 3.6 very good vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.46 mg 23.0 3.6 very good calcium 227.42 mg 22.7 3.6 very good dietary fiber 5.03 g 20.1 3.1 good molybdenum 11.34 mcg 15.1 2.4 good copper 0.30 mg 15.0 2.3 good protein 6.59 g 13.2 2.1 good omega 3 fatty acids 0.31 g 12.9 2.0 good vitamin B1 (thiamin) 0.18 mg 12.0 1.9 good phosphorus 113.58 mg 11.4 1.8 good World's Healthiest Foods Rating Rule excellent DV>=75% OR Density>=7.6 AND DV>=10% very good DV>=50% OR Density>=3.4 AND DV>=5% good DV>=25% OR Density>=1.5 AND DV>=2.5%

In-Depth Nutritional Profile for 1-Minute Spinach

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