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Yes, I blanch it. That means I lose a bit of the water-soluble nutrients in the blanching water. But there's so much goodness to start with, so I'm not bothered about it. Drying and powdering any of the great greens is a good way to go, too.

Exactly! Plus, you're also using an ingredient ready to hand, so if you lose some goodness, it doesn't matter. You haven't bought pasta. It's not wrapped in plastic. It doesn't have air miles. It's pure natural GOODNESS!