But it's not 1/2 bad peppered up with some (a?) chopped shallot
browned in EVOO and butter, and a little freshly ground black pepper
and a dash of soy sauce on it, just like I do fresh spinach.

My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)

John Kuthe...

John Kuthe wrote:
> But it's not 1/2 bad peppered up with some (a?) chopped shallot
> browned in EVOO and butter, and a little freshly ground black pepper
> and a dash of soy sauce on it, just like I do fresh spinach.
>
> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>
> John Kuthe...


1. both look the same after they are cooked

2. spincah and other greens are good for HGB, bad if you have a
tendency to suffer from gout

gloria p

On Jan 9, 1:32*pm, "gloria.p" > wrote:
> John Kuthe wrote:
> > But it's not 1/2 bad peppered up with some (a?) chopped shallot
> > browned in EVOO and butter, and a little freshly ground black pepper
> > and a dash of soy sauce on it, just like I do fresh spinach.
>
> > My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
> > have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> 1. both look the same after they are cooked
>
> 2. spincah and other greens are good for HGB, bad if you have a * * * * * * * * *
> tendency to suffer from gout

Not exactly the same, but close. And I just ate an orange for dessert.
Gotta have that Vit-C to absorb and utilize the iron in the spinach!
(I paid attention in my Nutrition class!!)

John Kuthe...

On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:32:12 -0700, "gloria.p" >
wrote:

>John Kuthe wrote:
>> But it's not 1/2 bad peppered up with some (a?) chopped shallot
>> browned in EVOO and butter, and a little freshly ground black pepper
>> and a dash of soy sauce on it, just like I do fresh spinach.
>>
>> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
>> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
>
>1. both look the same after they are cooked

This is true, plus I've never seen chopped fresh spinach offered for
sale except for the garbage in those plastic pouches. However whole
leaf frozen spinach is also readily available. Unless one is going to
be eating spinach raw I don't see the point in buying fresh, not if
you're going to cook it And unless you have your own spinach patch to
pick frozen is fresher than those dirty old leaves from the
stupidmarket produce section... and even far worse is the bagged.
Frozen costs less too, a lot less due to no waste. Before I'll buy so
called stupidmarket fresh I'll buy canned, works very well in soups.

On Jan 9, 2:08*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:32:12 -0700, "gloria.p" >
> wrote:
>
> >John Kuthe wrote:
> >> But it's not 1/2 bad peppered up with some (a?) chopped shallot
> >> browned in EVOO and butter, and a little freshly ground black pepper
> >> and a dash of soy sauce on it, just like I do fresh spinach.
>
> >> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
> >> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>
> >> John Kuthe...
>
> >1. both look the same after they are cooked
>
> This is true, plus I've never seen chopped fresh spinach offered for
> sale except for the garbage in those plastic pouches. *However whole
> leaf frozen spinach is also readily available. *Unless one is going to
> be eating spinach raw I don't see the point in buying fresh, not if
> you're going to cook it *And unless you have your own spinach patch to
> pick frozen is fresher than those dirty old leaves from the
> stupidmarket produce section... and even far worse is the bagged.
> Frozen costs less too, a lot less due to no waste. *Before I'll buy so
> called stupidmarket fresh I'll buy canned, works very well in soups.

I like buying those "dirty old leaves" from my local Farmer's Market,
but the season's over for that, so frozen it is now until Spring!

John Kuthe...

On Jan 9, 2:08*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 12:32:12 -0700, "gloria.p" >
> wrote:
>
> >John Kuthe wrote:
> >> But it's not 1/2 bad peppered up with some (a?) chopped shallot
> >> browned in EVOO and butter, and a little freshly ground black pepper
> >> and a dash of soy sauce on it, just like I do fresh spinach.
>
> >> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
> >> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>
> >> John Kuthe...
>
> >1. both look the same after they are cooked

When I was a child, the only green veggie I'd happily eat was cooked
spinach, which I loved.
>
> This is true, plus I've never seen chopped fresh spinach offered for
> sale except for the garbage in those plastic pouches. *

It's available here in blocks, just like whole leaf, national brands
like BirdsEye too.

> However whole leaf frozen spinach is also readily available. *Unless one is going to
> be eating spinach raw I don't see the point in buying fresh, not if
> you're going to cook it *And unless you have your own spinach patch to
> pick frozen is fresher than those dirty old leaves from the
> stupidmarket produce section... and even far worse is the bagged.

The bagged stuff is fine, just pricey.

> Frozen costs less too, a lot less due to no waste. *Before I'll buy so
> called stupidmarket fresh I'll buy canned, works very well in soups.

Canned spinach is repulsive. I often wondered what kind of person
would eat it. Now I know.

--Bryan, who is going to have heat in his car for $41.20, instead of
the $3xx.xx the auto service place wanted to charge.

John Kuthe wrote:

> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>
> John Kuthe...

You know, most men don't need to worry about their hemoglobin, nor do
they need to try to build up those levels.

On Jan 9, 9:20*pm, Goomba > wrote:
> John Kuthe wrote:
> > My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
> > have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>
> > John Kuthe...
>
> You know, most men don't need to worry about their hemoglobin, nor do
> they need to try to build up those levels.

I donate blood regularly, so I keep an eye on it (or they do.)

John Kuthe...

"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
> John Kuthe wrote:
>
>> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
>> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>
> You know, most men don't need to worry about their hemoglobin, nor do they
> need to try to build up those levels.

Also, a single serving size of prepared frozen spinach really isn't that
much of a good source of iron unless one is eating very large quanities of
spinach each day.

Example: Safeway Frozen Cut Leaf Spinach, UPC code 0 21130 09155 3.
Nutrition Facts for Serving size 1 cup (81 g) show Vitamin A 50%, Vitamin C
2%, Calcium 8%, Iron 4%.

Other frozen spinach packages may vary, but in general I wouldn't expect to
see larger percentage numbers such as 100%, 50%, or even 25% Iron for
varieties frozen spinach, unless the spinach was also fortified.

On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 23:48:47 -0800, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr."
> wrote:

>"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
>> John Kuthe wrote:
>>
>>> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
>>> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>>>
>>> John Kuthe...
>>
>> You know, most men don't need to worry about their hemoglobin, nor do they
>> need to try to build up those levels.
>
>Also, a single serving size of prepared frozen spinach really isn't that
>much of a good source of iron unless one is eating very large quanities of
>spinach each day.
>
>Example: Safeway Frozen Cut Leaf Spinach, UPC code 0 21130 09155 3.
>Nutrition Facts for Serving size 1 cup (81 g) show Vitamin A 50%, Vitamin C
>2%, Calcium 8%, Iron 4%.
>
>Other frozen spinach packages may vary, but in general I wouldn't expect to
>see larger percentage numbers such as 100%, 50%, or even 25% Iron for
>varieties frozen spinach, unless the spinach was also fortified.

Raw fresh spinach isn't any different... spinach is not really a good
source of iron. The thing is however that if one tosses the cooking
water, from any veggie, a lot of the nutrients are lost, especially
dissolved minerals... that's why soups and stews are far more
nutritious than the average side of cooked veggies... dumping a can of
spinach into a pot of homemade vegetable soup just before serving
nothing is lost. Canned vegetables add more nutrients to soups than
so called fresh, and even frozen... they save a lot of prep and often
cost less.

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2626/2

On Jan 10, 11:04*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 23:48:47 -0800, "Daniel W. Rouse Jr."
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >"Goomba" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> John Kuthe wrote:
>
> >>> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
> >>> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>
> >>> John Kuthe...
>
> >> You know, most men don't need to worry about their hemoglobin, nor do they
> >> need to try to build up those levels.
>
> >Also, a single serving size of prepared frozen spinach really isn't that
> >much of a good source of iron unless one is eating very large quanities of
> >spinach each day.
>
> >Example: Safeway Frozen Cut Leaf Spinach, UPC code 0 21130 09155 3.
> >Nutrition Facts for Serving size 1 cup (81 g) show Vitamin A 50%, Vitamin C
> >2%, Calcium 8%, Iron 4%.
>
> >Other frozen spinach packages may vary, but in general I wouldn't expect to
> >see larger percentage numbers such as 100%, 50%, or even 25% Iron for
> >varieties frozen spinach, unless the spinach was also fortified.
>
> Raw fresh spinach isn't any different... spinach is not really a good
> source of iron. The thing is however that if one tosses the cooking
> water, from any veggie, a lot of the nutrients are lost, especially
> dissolved minerals... that's why soups and stews are far more
> nutritious than the average side of cooked veggies... dumping a can of
> spinach into a pot of homemade vegetable soup just before serving
> nothing is lost. *Canned vegetables add more nutrients to soups than
> so called fresh, and even frozen... they save a lot of prep and often
> cost less.
>
> http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...table-products...

It's a good source of Vit-K though! That's why people on Coumadin
should not eat any more or less spinach than they normally do, cause
it can throw off their anticoagulation therapy.

John Kuthe...

On Sun, 9 Jan 2011 11:20:37 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> wrote:

> But it's not 1/2 bad peppered up with some (a?) chopped shallot
> browned in EVOO and butter, and a little freshly ground black pepper
> and a dash of soy sauce on it, just like I do fresh spinach.
>
> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)
>
I like frozen spinach, but I only use it in things where it'll be
cooked so long I wouldn't be able to tell if it was fresh or not.


--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Jan 9, 1:20*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> But it's not 1/2 bad peppered up with some (a?) chopped shallot
> browned in EVOO and butter, and a little freshly ground black pepper
> and a dash of soy sauce on it, just like I do fresh spinach.
>
> My HGB was up last time I gave blood and I think eating spinach may
> have been the reason, so I'm keeping it up! (I hope!)

Tsk! Don'tcha know spinach is White Trash food?