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Warning to spinach lovers. There has been an E. coli outbreak that is linked to baby spinach. This is a warning to spread caution around this time about the consumption of spinach. This is a page dedicated to incorporating spinach into everyone’s diet to improve their overall health and lifestyle but when an outbreak of bacteria is spreading through the plant that we all love. This page has to be one of the first to provide you with a quick warning to ensure the health of this page’s audience. It is important for our readers to know what is currently going on to avoid getting sick. E. coli is a type of bacteria that can trigger illness but for most who get E.coli, patients usually suffer from diarrhea to urinary tract infections. These symptoms may not sound severe but these minor symptoms can be a cause to trigger much more major symptoms which can be very harmful to the human body. For those who are still wanting to eat spinach, the best way to prevent getting e.coli is by cooking the spinach. By simply cooking the spinach, you can not ensure that the e.coli has been completely removed. When buying spinach and storing it in the fridge, there can be a risk of someone in the household unaware of the outbreak and consume the raw spinach exposing that person to become sick. To completely avoid this mishap, keep an eye out for any updates from the CDC and local authorities regarding the outbreak. Please also pay attention to the details pointed out on which batch of harvest has been known to have e.coli. To learn more click here.

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Spinach Protein Pancakes

Healthy Green Pancakes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of blended oats.
  • 2 scoops of protein powder.
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder.
  • 4 bananas.
  • 1 cup of cottage cheese.
  • 4 whole eggs.
  • 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
  • 1 cup of spinach.

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients together
  2. In a blender, add the bananas, cottage cheese, eggs, vanilla extract, and spinach
  3. When the blended ingredients have mixed thoroughly, start mixing the dry and wet ingredients together.
  4. Heat a pan to a medium high.
  5. When the pan is heated, spread a little bit of butter to the bottom of the pan.
  6. Pour 1 scoop of the mixture into the pan and wait for the bubbles to start appearing.
  7. When the bubbles are starting to show, flip the pancake to cook the other side.
  8. About a minute after the pancake has been flipped, the pancake should be done cooking.
  9. Repeat the process until all the mixture is used up.

Green Smoothie

Green Superjuice

Ingredients

  • 1 whole kiwi.
  • 1 cup spinach.
  • 1 small cucumber.
  • 1 tbsp grated ginger.
  • 1/2 squeezed lemon.
  • 1/2 cup of pineapple.
  • 1/2 a banana.
  • 1/3 cup of Greek yogurt.
  • 1/3 cup of preferred milk or juice.

Instructions

  1. In a blender, add all of the ingredients together.
  2. Blend until smooth consistency.
  3. Add 3-5 ice cubes to get preferred consistency.
  4. Blend for another 1 to 2 minutes.
  5. Serve and enjoy.

Pesto Spinach Pasta

Green Pasta

Homemade Pasta Ingredients

  • 3 ounces of Spinach.
  • 2 eggs.
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon of extra-virgin olive oil.
  • 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt.
  • 2 cups of all purpose flour.

Instructions

  1. Have water and ice in a bowl ready on the side. Preheat pan on medium heat. When the pan has been heated, add all of the Spinach into the pan. Stir continously until colour is bright green. After a minute, dump the spinach into the cold bath until lukewarm to cool. Drain the water and squeeze the remaining moisture out of the spinach using a cheese cloth.
  2. In a food processor, combine the spinach, eggs, olive oil, and salt. Blend until thoroughly mixed then add the flour slowly until nothing is sticking to the sides anymore.
  3. Remove the dough from the food processor and roll it into a ball in a lightly floured surface. Once the ball is formed, wrap the dough titghly with plastic and let it rest for 20-30 minutes.
  4. Remove dough from plastic and transfer to a flour dusted surface. Cut the ball into 4 pieces with sharp knife. With a rolling pin, roll out the piece cut out from the ball into a rectangle with a width of 1/4-inch thick.
  5. Dust the pasta with a little flour and by using a pasta roller, run the pasta through until desired size is reached. Without a pasta make, dust the rolling pin with a bit of flour and keep rolling the pasta until desired size is achieved. When the desired width has been achieved, cut the pasta lengthwise to form a fettuccine.
  6. Put water in bowl and let the water boil. Add salt to the water, and add the fresh pasta and cook for about 4-6 minutes to desired texture.

The remaining pasta dough can be stored in the fridge until ready for use. With the made pasta add your favourite sauce and enjoy. For the pesto sauce, scroll down below to see the full recipe.

Pesto Sauce Ingredients

  • 1 cup of fresh basil leaves.
  • 3 cloves of garlic(peeled).
  • 1/3 cup of olive oil.
  • 3 tablespoon of pine nuts.
  • salt to taste.

Instructions

  1. In a food processor add the basil leaves, garlic, and pine nuts. Blend until smooth, then slowly add the olive oil in a constant stream. Run the food processor until the mixture has emulsified.
  2. Ready to use. Place the remainder in an air-tight container and store inside a fridge.

To continue with the green trend, accompany your green pasta with this pesto sauce. Adding extra toppings is encouraged so have fun and enjoy.