Hmmm I might try this, it’s been so hot down my way that my garden spinach is looking tough and some of the lettuce is tough, so cooking it is advisable. I wonder, could I use the spinach and applesauce rather than blueberries? My kids all eat veggies so that’s not a concern, but I’m all for adding fiber and cutting fat and sugar if it still tastes great. I always wonder if the spinach will still have any nutritional value after all the cooking-I guess yes or it wouldn’t be in the recipe book. ..
A little bit about spinach that you may already know: To improve iron absorption, spinach should be eaten with vitamin C-rich foods such as orange juice, tomatoes, or citrus fruit. The blueberries seem to be a good match nutritionally in this bar for that. Or drinking a glass of orange juice when eating one.
Also, I did a little more research. Spinach is a vegetable full of nutritious value, even when cooked. Boiling is the worst method because anti-oxidants are lost in the water. Baking and griddling increased certain types of antioxidants while losing or maintaining others. (Not sure I’ve ever “griddled” spinach.)
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Hmmm I might try this, it’s been so hot down my way that my garden spinach is looking tough and some of the lettuce is tough, so cooking it is advisable. I wonder, could I use the spinach and applesauce rather than blueberries? My kids all eat veggies so that’s not a concern, but I’m all for adding fiber and cutting fat and sugar if it still tastes great. I always wonder if the spinach will still have any nutritional value after all the cooking-I guess yes or it wouldn’t be in the recipe book. ..
A little bit about spinach that you may already know: To improve iron absorption, spinach should be eaten with vitamin C-rich foods such as orange juice, tomatoes, or citrus fruit. The blueberries seem to be a good match nutritionally in this bar for that. Or drinking a glass of orange juice when eating one.
Also, I did a little more research. Spinach is a vegetable full of nutritious value, even when cooked. Boiling is the worst method because anti-oxidants are lost in the water. Baking and griddling increased certain types of antioxidants while losing or maintaining others. (Not sure I’ve ever “griddled” spinach.)
Thanks for the prompt to look further!