Body Morphology & Somatotypes

[Gotham Central]

I don't eat leaves.

Wait...aren't you the fitness buff? How do you not eat leaves?

 

[RoJoHen]

Because I think they're weird.

I also drink copious amounts of alcohol. One can be in good shape and still have bad habits.

When it comes to fitness, I have a very "Do as I say, not as I do" attitude about the whole thing.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

Spinach is good!

 

[Zulu Romeo]

Spinach IS good. I like to have it cooked in with curry dishes, although I'll need to try some of the other serving suggestions in this thread.

 

[Gryffindorian]

If you're shitting all of those times, then that's a little too regular.

FWIW, it's not every day that I use the bathroom five times, but that's just my average. But I'd be worried if I had symptoms like cramps or nausea. I eat more fruit and veggies now than I did ten years ago. I also have oatmeal for breakfast on most days, and eating yogurt keeps my gut healthy.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

I'm a spinach lover, too, but only if the spinach is still whole. I totally loathe the hashed green smear that looks rather like something a cow would just be starting to chew for the second time. It's the disgusting look and structure that puts me off. I like my food recognizable and chewy.

Fresh crispy spinach, on the other hand, makes a wonderful salad with a light vinaigrette, onion rings and orange filets (or with tangerines, walnuts, raspberry-vinegar and hazelnut oil).
Or you slightly sautee fresh spinach, mix it with cooked pasta and sweet corn and sprinkle with grated cheese- a good way to use up any leftovers.
Or you coarsely chop sauteed spinach, mix it with origano, pepper and crumbled Feta-cheese, finely chopped onion, a little garlic, nutmeg and 1 egg and use the mixture to fill a pie or little puff-pastries (glaze with yolk and sprinkle with sesame and/or nigella seeds)

 

[thestrangequark]

^One of my favorite salads is fresh baby spinach with a light olive oil and vinegar dressing beneath fresh, halved figs, each with a dollop of goat cheese on top. It's amazing!

 

[SmoothieX]

I loooove spinach. I tend to put that on my sandwiches instead of lettuce.

My favorite leafy veggie has to be bok choy though. Sauteed just to the point where it is a little wilty but still crisp in sesame oil preferably.

Swiss chard is also really good.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

And there we have it. Summation of thread: body morphology is dumb. Spinach is good.

Exactly.

I'm LOL at myself -- I posted "spinach is good" in response to the first posts on the topic, without noticing that there was an entire conversation on the next page.

 

[rhubarbodendron]

LOL don't worry, it happens to all of us sooner or later