One of the most iconic cartoons of all time is “Popeye the Sailor,” and believe it or not, there is a day that has been created to honor the fictional character. That day is today, but before any fans ...

“I’m strong to the finish ’cause I eats me spinach.” Popeye sang that lyric in many of the cartoons starring the super-strong Sailor Man. Indeed, he is so synonymous with spinach that he is still used ...

In "When We First Met", we spotlight the various characters, phrases, objects or events that eventually became notable parts of comic lore. Today, we look at when Popeye first used spinach to give ...

Popeye remains the world's greatest spinach salesman nearly a century after he made his comic-strip debut on the eve of the Great Depression. The sailor man's legend is recounted every March 26, ...

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We've all been told to eat our greens. Even the cartoons we grew up with, like the spinach-swallowing Popeye the Sailor Man — who grew more powerful with every bite of the stuff — tried convincing us ...

If you were a kid raised anytime between the 1930s and the 1970s — or raised by someone who was raised then — chances are good that you grew up with the idea that spinach was a muscle builder par ...

Spinach has iron, calcium, and phosphorus, micronutrients essential to a well-rounded diet. Learn how many milligrams of iron are in spinach.

"Despite Popeye, spinach is not remarkably rich in iron, though it is a good source of vitamin A," he wrote in his now-classic book "On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen." Though ...