• Just a half a cup of raw spinach counts as 1 of the 5 servings of fruits and vegetables you should eat a day.

• Spinach can reduce hunger and cravings.

• Spinach is a member of the goose-foot family making it a relative of beets and chard.

• In the 1930’s, the U.S. spinach growers credit Popeye with a 33% increase in domestic spinach consumption.

• Spinach can make workouts easier.

• The spinach growing city Texas, Crystal City, erected a statue of Popeye in 1937.

•  Spinach leaves are a mild diuretic and mild laxative.

• China is the world’s largest spinach producer with 85% of global production.
•  California produces 74% of the fresh spinach grown in the United States.

• Spinach may prevent cancer.

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