What should spinach not be eaten with? A roundup of the latest dietary taboos

Spinach is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and minerals; in particular, its vitamin A and vitamin C content ranks first among all vegetables, and its content of iron, the substance the human body uses to make blood, is also higher than that of other vegetables. It has a notably specific dietary therapeutic effect on gastrointestinal disorders, constipation, gout, skin diseases, various neurological diseases and anemia. It also has a remarkable dietary therapeutic effect on relieving alcohol toxicity and preventing alveolar pyorrhea. Eating spinach regularly has the effects of promoting bowel movements and clearing heat, regulating qi and nourishing blood, and preventing disease and resisting aging; it can play a supporting therapeutic role in various types of anemia as well as diabetes, pulmonary tuberculosis, high blood pressure, wind-fire red eyes and many other diseases.

Spinach should not be eaten with cucumber

Cucumber contains vitamin C decomposing enzyme, while spinach is rich in vitamin C, so the two are not suitable to be eaten together.

Foods with high calcium content

Spinach should not be eaten with foods high in calcium such as milk.

Spinach should not be eaten together with tofu

This is because spinach contains a large amount of oxalic acid, while tofu contains calcium ions. Once the calcium in tofu binds with the oxalic acid in spinach, it can cause stones and also affect calcium absorption. If you really must eat them, just blanch the spinach in boiling water first.

Spinach is not suitable for stir-frying with pork liver

Pork liver is rich in metallic elements such as copper and iron. Once it is combined with spinach, which is high in vitamin C, the metal ions can easily oxidize the vitamin C and make it lose its nutritional value. Animal livers, egg yolks and soybeans are all rich in iron and are not suitable to be eaten with amaranth and spinach, which contain a lot of oxalic acid. This is because both fiber and oxalic acid can affect the human body's absorption of iron from the above foods.

Spinach should not be eaten with soybean

If eaten with soybean, it will inhibit the release of copper, leading to poor copper metabolism.

Spinach should not be eaten with calcium tablets

Spinach is rich in oxalic acid. In the intestinal tract, oxalate ions easily form calcium oxalate precipitate after combining with calcium, which not only hinders the human body's absorption of calcium but also easily forms stones. Therefore, spinach should be blanched in boiling water before eating. Children and middle-aged and elderly people should try to avoid eating foods containing more oxalic acid, such as spinach, green peppers and cilantro, within 2 hours before and after taking calcium tablets.