163 | What Are Ways To Enjoy Spinach in Plant-Based Meals (Without Making a Salad)? [Community Question]

Now let's move into today's topic.

Sometimes we go grocery shopping with the best intentions.

We're ready to start a new lifestyle and stock up our grocery carts with all manner of fresh fruits and vegetables to enjoy, but then we get stuck.

Our fridge, our kitchen counters might be too small to fit all this produce.

Then we worry, how do we use up all this food before they go bad? I want to help you eat plant-based on a budget and minimize any unnecessary food waste so you can enjoy and sustain your new lifestyle with more confidence.

So today, let's tackle one specific area, leafy greens, specifically spinach.

Earlier this year, I saw this post by a member in an online community.

A lady asked, "Ways to use up a lot of spinach? I don't want a salad and don't own a blender." I thought it was a great question, so besides responding to her in the group, I wanted to bring this question to the podcast so more can benefit if they also have a similar problem.

If you've been eating plant-based for a while now but also feel stuck and need more ways to enjoy spinach, keep listening on, as this episode will help you too.

Here's a little background on spinach first.

Spinach is a leafy green vegetable that is a part of the amaranth family, and there are many different varieties of spinach grown around the world today.

It can be sold canned, frozen, or fresh.

The younger leaves may be sold collectively in bunches or containers labeled as baby spinach.

So how do you use up fresh spinach? Well, here's something that many may not know.