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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

why do people obsess over spinach specifically? peas are much better IMO, but also there's haricots verts and broccoli.. like there are other frozen vegetables than spinach!

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's a bit of rabbit hole, but in essence Popeye the sailor man started the myth of spinach being super healthy.

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

It is significantly healthier than what most sailors would have been eating at the time.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

that makes sense, and jives with it seeming to be a mostly anglo thing

[–] T156@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Spinach tends to be something that you buy with the intention of eating healthier, but use infrequently enough that it might go bad before you use it.

Peas and broccoli are, depending on cuisine, more commonly used.