maximize plant’s food. the onus is on us to consume about 3-4 servings of green vegetables per day, yes 3-4 servings of the greens (including black varieties), not including fruits and yellow, orange, red and purple vegetables. within the greens is chlorophyll, the high potency food synthesized by the plant using sunlight, creating that dark green pigment popeye relied upon. what popeye didn’t know however what that by eating canned spinach, the chlorophyll has been darkened into a greyish color that should have indicated to him his meal was overcooked and not at the peak of its power. he would have beaten blutus in a heartbeat and for good had his spinach been lightly steamed to bring out the bright green color of the leaf. although the plant has no choice but to use the nutrients in raw form..and raw greens are great…but those steamed between 0-5 minutes and capped just when the green hits its beautiful brightness the highest power of antioxidant chlorophyll exist. lengthening the cooking time past 5 minutes brings on an ugly grey-green found in popeye’s cans as well as overcooked versions of spinach, broccoli, kale, asparagus, beans, etc.
xox dr millie lytle nd
