Food ‘n Drink

Everything I watch keeps mentioning Spinach as such as a super food. One such program was on the Truth About Food which has spent each week looking at certain food issues, dispelling myths and showing case studies of proving ideas we’ve been told in the past. Spinach is often mentioned as this super food. It seems great for everything!

Up until yesterday I’d never eaten Spinach plain. The only time I’d had it was in a Spinach and Ricotta Canelloni. So yesterday we picked up a bag to have some with dinner. I did a pan fried chicken breast with potato dauphinois and stir fried baby veg. Once the veg was virtually done i simply put a couple of handfuls of spinach on top of the veg to allow the heat to get to the spinach without overcooking it. Have to say, besides the whole dinner tasting great (!!) the spinach was actually quite nice.

Today we’re having salad with our BBQ so I’ll be adding in some more spinach in with the lettuce and chicory leaves and trying it out raw. But knowing the goodness it’s meant to give you I can see us now eating it more often with all out meals.