{"id":59,"date":"2015-08-22T16:30:40","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T16:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surepaleo.com\/?p=59"},"modified":"2017-01-13T02:38:28","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T02:38:28","slug":"is-spinach-paleo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.surepaleo.com\/is-spinach-paleo\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Spinach Paleo?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Yes, Spinach is Paleo!
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Spinach is a soft, green, leafy, flowering plant<\/a> from the Amaranthaceae family that includes beets<\/a> and quinoa. It is thought to have originated in ancient Persia several thousands of years ago and was introduced to other countries like India, China and Europe.\u00a0 To this day, dishes with spinach are known to be \u201cFlorentine\u201d because Catherine de Medici, a queen of France born in Florence insisted to eat spinach at every meal.<\/p>\n There are three types of spinach. The first one is the savoy, one with dark green, crinkly and curly leaves. In the United States, it is sold in fresh bunches in most supermarkets.<\/p>\n The second type of spinach is Flat or smooth-leaf spinach. It has broad and smooth leaves that are easier to clean compared to savoy. It is often grown for canned and frozen spinach.<\/p>\n Semi-savoy is the last type of spinach which is a hybrid with slightly crinkled leaves. It has the same texture as the savoy but not that difficult to clean. It is grown for fresh market and processing.<\/p>\n When we were kids, Popeye the Sailor Man is one of the all-time favorite cartoons that we loved to watch. We saw how Popeye consumed a lot of spinach to become strong and beat his enemy Bluto and save his wife Olive. Below is a list of benefits that one can get from eating spinach:<\/p>\n Oxalates are antinutrients that bind with minerals making it difficult to absorb other important nutrients like iron and calcium. Oxalates are normally found in dark green colored-vegetables like spinach. High oxalate levels can cause certain digestive conditions.<\/p>\n For most people oxalates is not a problem especially those with healthy gut. But other conditions can elevate calcium or oxalate in the urine that may increase the risk of kidney stones. Most kidney stones have oxalates.<\/p>\n Yes, spinach contains oxalates but it doesn\u2019t mean you can no longer eat it. Cooking<\/a> might help in reducing oxalic acids in spinach.\u00a0 But moderation is always a key in maintaining balance in the body\u2019s nutrients. Including lots of other fruits<\/a> and vegetables especially those containing vitamins C and magnesium, together with spinach can help in balancing the vitamins and minerals in the body.<\/p>\n \u201cBut what about the muscles? Well, the reality is, spinach probably isn\u2019t going to give you super human strength (or gargantuan muscles ala Popeye), but when it conveys this many other health benefits, perhaps it makes sense to keep on eating it and plan on outliving \u2013 as opposed to straight pulverizing \u2013 Bluto\u201d. \u2013 Mark Sisson<\/a><\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to see what other vegetables\u00a0are Paleo<\/p>\n Mark\u2019s Daily Apple. Why You Should Eat Leafy Greens Mark\u2019s Daily Apple. Smart Fuel: Spinach Robb Wolf. Fear and Loathing at the Dinner Table RHR: Do Raw Vegetables Hurt Your Thyroid Health? Got digestive problems? Take it easy on the veggies. The Paleo Diet. Wild Salmon and Sauteed Spinach The Paleo Diet. What to Eat on a Paleo Diet Paleo Diet. Spinach Paleo Burn. Eat Your Spinach! Paleo Porn. Is Spinach Paleo? Original Eating. Spinach The Paleo Gut. Health Benefits of Spinach Good Food. The health benefits of… spinach Baby spinach, savoy, palak<\/p>\n Comment below and let us know what you think. Do you agree with our conclusion?<\/p>\nHealth Benefits of Spinach<\/b><\/h3>\n
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But Doesn\u2019t Spinach Have Oxalates?<\/b><\/h3>\n
What Experts Say About Spinach.. Is It Paleo?<\/b><\/h3>\n
All you ever wanted to know about Spinach and Paleo<\/b><\/h3>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/why-you-should-eat-leafy-greens\/#axzz3WblGOvZx<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.marksdailyapple.com\/spinach\/#axzz3WblGOvZx<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/robbwolf.com\/2011\/11\/02\/fear-and-loathing-at-the-dinner-table\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/chriskresser.com\/do-raw-vegetables-hurt-your-thyroid-health<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/chriskresser.com\/got-digestive-problems-take-it-easy-on-the-veggies<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/thepaleodiet.com\/wild-salmon-sauteed-spinach\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/thepaleodiet.com\/what-to-eat-on-the-paleo-diet\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/paleodiet.co.uk\/spinach\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/paleoburn.com\/eat-your-spinach\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/paleoporn.net\/q\/is-spinach-paleo\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.originaleating.com\/paleo-diet-food-list\/vegetable\/spinach\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/thepaleogut.com\/fruit-vegetables\/health-benefits-spinach\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/howto\/guide\/ingredient-focus-spinach<\/a><\/p>\nOther names for Spinach<\/b><\/h3>\n
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