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In this video, Mahalo natural food expert Kristina Jackson shows you how to pick the best baby spinach.
Step 1: Check the Color
You want your baby spinach leaves to be a bright, vibrant green color without any yellow or brown sunspots. Also check to make sure that there's no mold on the leaves.c
Step 2: Cooking with Spinach
Once you get your spinach home, wash, rinse and dry it before References
Meet Our Experts
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Kristina Jackson
A graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition at Columbia University, natural food chef Kristina Jackson is a certified holistic health and lifestyle consultant. She is also the editor of the blog "The Whole Idea" which, according to Jackson, "takes us on a journey to experience all that life has to offer…naturally. Clean food, good fun and healthy, conscious living."
How to Pick Baby Spinach Fast Facts
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Storage:
The longer you store spinach, the more nutritional value it loses. -
Nutritional value:
High in vitamins A and C, iron and calcium -
Freezer life:
Eight months -
Varieties:
Savoy, flat leaf and semi-savoy
