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Recipes - Dips and Side Vegetables

1-Minute Spinach 2

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:

2 lbs 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.

Serves 2

Calories 107.83

Calories-Saturated Fat 2.58

Protein 13.09 g

Carbohydrates 17.4 g

Dietary Fiber 10.03 g

Soluble Fiber 0.01 g

InSoluble Fiber 0.01 g

Fat - Total 1.78 g

Cholesterol 41.55 mg

Calcium 452.13 mg

Potassium 2543.41 mg

Sodium 358.65 mg

Nutritional Profile

Photo shown topped with chopped tomatoes