I wonder if you can eat too much spinach!

Mamaengen

Lol. The last few days I've been enjoying a food from my childhood--except in HUGE quantities. Lol. I grew up eating spinach (one of those lil frozen blocks) cooked with butter, salt, black pepper, and sliced up hard-boiled eggs. I love it! And I'm super happy that I'm eating something so healthy, but I've just about eaten the whole package if spinach by myself lately. Only once did I share (and still ate most of it). Is there something you can get too much of if you eat that much?! Lol. I'm anemic, so I figure it's a good thing.

figgs0831

That's a whole lot of folic acid.  Luckily, whatever your body doesn't need, it will get rid of it.

Eat away!

kateleestar

LOL. I dont think so? When I was actively losing weight, I ate one of those pre-washed ready to eat bags of spinach a day, and I didn't have any issues from it.. besides it being delicious!

WifeofaComposer

Eat up!! It's super good for you, and for your baby!!

Avion22

You might have some weird looking poop.   But otherwise, it's fine :-)

lilmama412

I actually just heard on my morning radio show that you can overdose on spinach. I can't remember how much you have to eat, it's A LOT. They were doing a segment on surprising things you can OD on. I think it is the Vitamin A or the Iron that you can OD on.

Sorry, I'm no help. I just remember that it is possible. I'll try to find you the link. But it was a very large quantity, so I wouldn't be worried.

ETA: I just found a brief recap of the show. It said you have to eat 5pounds to overdose.

waraz89

The only issue I would say is iron can make you constipated even more so when pregnant so only downside I would say its severe constipation sorry! Sounds lush though!!

spano41

Spinach has a high amount of vitamin K which can effect blood clotting.  I have no idea how much is too much though!

mandiroo

I read once that you can run the risk of getting kidney stones if you eat a lot of spinach because it's high in oxalate. You'd probably have to eat tons of it though.

Rrrrrachel

I think the only bad effect would be on your poop, so go for it!

Bluebird2318

I've ended up hating Google, because the ultimate result is that you can eat too much of anything, and it will all make your baby sprout extra limbs and explode. I had tabbouli at dinner last night, and then read that too much parsley can cause uterine contractions. I swear, I give up on Google. If it's not raw meat or unpasteurized milks/cheeses, I'm eating it.  [-(

snmetz7

you'll be "strong to the finich, cuz you eats your spinach" like popeye the sailor man!

and actually yes you can eat too much and develop kidney stones but you'd have to be eating a LOOOOOT of spinach. https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/eating-bowl-spinach-per-day-3620.html

Mamaengen

snmetz7 said:

you'll be "strong to the finich, cuz you eats your spinach" like popeye the sailor man!

and actually yes you can eat too much and develop kidney stones but you'd have to be eating a LOOOOOT of spinach. https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/eating-bowl-spinach-per-day-3620.html

Haha! That was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid!!!