This lovely dark-green vegetable tastes great pureed, steamed, creamed, and raw. In addition to being a fantastic addition to pasta, eggs, fish, and cheese, spinach also excels as a component of salads, soups, and quiches. The nutrient-dense vegetable spinach contains at least 13 distinct compounds that have been found by researchers to have anti-cancer and antioxidant properties. Additionally, it has been demonstrated that spinach can help people with osteoporosis, heart disease, colon cancer, arthritis, and other conditions. Low in calories, high in fiber, low in fat and cholesterol, and high in folate (20 percent of daily requirement), spinach also supplies 15% of daily magnesium needs. Iron, vitamin C (25 percent of daily requirements), and vitamin A (70 percent of daily requirements) are all abundant in spinach.