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Healthy Weight Loss — Without Dieting

1-Minute Spinach 3

Enjoy this quick and easy addition to
your Healthy Weight Loss Plan that pro-
vides you with a rich source of healthy
promoting nutrients such as vitamin A,K,
C, as well as manganese and folate.

Ingredients:

1 lb fresh spinach
1 tsp lemon juice
1 medium fresh garlic, pressed or chopped
Salt and cracked black pepper to taste
Optional: chopped tomato

Directions:

1. Chop or press garlic and let it sit for 5 minutes to bring out its
   health-promoting benefits.


2. Bring lightly salted water to a rapid boil in a large pot.


3. Cut stems off spinach leaves and clean well. This can be done easily
   by leaving spinach bundled and cutting off stems all at once. Rinse
   spinach leaves very well as they often contain a lot of soil.


4. Cook spinach in boiling water for 1 minute.


5. Drain and press out excess water. Toss in rest of ingredients while
   spinach is still hot.

Serves 2

Calories 55.03

Calories-Saturated Fat 1.3

Protein 6.59 g

Carbohydrates 8.95 g

Dietary Fiber 5.03 g

Soluble Fiber 0 g

InSoluble Fiber 0.01 g

Fat - Total 0.89 g

Cholesterol 0 mg

Calcium 227.42 mg

Potassium 1274.71 mg

Sodium 179.45 mg

Nutritional Profile

Photo shown topped with chopped tomatoes