Cooking Spinach: Fresh vs. Frozen Nutrition & Recipes

Frozen spinach often retains more nutrients than fresh; learn how to cook it healthy without losing vitamins. From roasting leaves to adding baby spinach to quiche or lasagna, explore the best ways to eat this leafy green every day.

Ways to Cook Frozen Spinach As a Side Dish

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Ellen Douglas

Spinach is high in vitamins A and C, and also packs a Popeye-sized punch of iron, fiber and protein. Because fresh spinach cooks down to just a fraction of its original volume, many recipes call for one or two boxes of thawed or cooked frozen spinach to make it easier to calculate proportions.