Monday 21 November 2011

S is for....

Sage
Shallot
Sorrel
Spinach
Spring Onion
Sprouts
Squash
Strawberry
Swede
Sweetcorn
Spinach
Satsuma
Sugar Snap Peas

Have I eaten any of these before?
The more usual ones yes! Sorrel is apparently a leafy green vegetable like spinach, can't say I've eaten sorrel.

Hero of the day?
Spinaaaaaaaaaach! I loooove spinach :) Great to throw into a salad with or instead of lettuce for super fibre and low calories.



Health benefits:
  • excellent source of beta-carotene
  • antioxidant
  • loaded with calcium, folic acid, vitamin K and iron


More here:http://len7288.hubpages.com/hub/Health_Benefits_of_Spinach
http://www.howstuffworks.com/spinach3.htm
http://www.howstuffworks.com/spinach3.htm



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