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So many left overs

Tonight Ted and I worked with what we could find in the fridge. It's "Left Over Thursday". Sometimes things taste better if they've had a chance to sit for a day or so. A good example of that would be the Beany Bolonaise in January 6th Blog "Spinach Really Did Help Popeye". I had 1/4 cup for lunch today and the flavors really came together. Better than the other night. But I'll back track a little. Snacking Mid Morning I got a bit hungry around 10:15 am and had Non Fat Cottage Cheese with Pineapple, about 1/3 cup. This morning, I had [...]

By Joanne|2009-01-08T19:55:43-05:00January 8, 2009|Food thoughts|Comments Off

Spinach Really Did Help Popeye

I read an interesting little tid bit today about spinach. It was out of "Food Processing's Wellness Foods", page W3 December 2008 issue. "Boosting Biceps" If you want bigger biceps like cartoon character Popeye, eat spinach, which contains phytoecdysteroids. The leafy green vegetable boosts strength and increases the development of muscles, according to researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Extracts of phytoecdysteroids used on laboratory samples of human muscle speeded up growth by 20 percent, and injections in rats made them stronger in a month. As well as being rich in vitamins, spinach helps prevent eye disease, teeth problems, [...]