“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 ...

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On July 14, 2023, Popeye celebrates the 90 th anniversary of his animation debut. He first appeared in the Thimble Theatre comic strip on January 17, 1929, created by E.C. Segar. When the comic strip ...

In his earliest cartoon appearances, Popeye was missing one eye. Later, he had two working eyes, but one of them always squinted as the sailor with the huge forearms pummeled evil Bluto. These days, ...

Scientific research has now recognised the cartoon sailor man’s huge impact on children’s eating habits. Experts noticed that kids, who regularly watched Popeye gobble spinach before his bouts with ...

I was distressed this week to hear the grim news. Spinach was not on the menu at Reed’s Harvest House in Chester, Ill. That is depressing. It was always worth the trip to Chester, which is about five ...

"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 ...