Re: Re: lettuce

[Guest guest]

All lettuce is basically fiber and water. There is no more or less

nutritional value in say, spring mixes than iceburg.

In a message dated 1/1/2006 4:56:21 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

judy_nicholls@... writes:

Iceberg lettuce has to be almost

completely free of EVERYTHING and very similar to not eating at all!

[Guest guest]

All lettuce is basically fiber and water. There is no more or less

nutritional value in say, spring mixes than iceburg.

In a message dated 1/1/2006 4:56:21 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

judy_nicholls@... writes:

Iceberg lettuce has to be almost

completely free of EVERYTHING and very similar to not eating at all!

[Guest guest]

Hi Christy,

It surprised me, too. I bought the same spring mix...and looked at the label

when I was putting it in the fridge: 3 carbs, 2 fiber, water, 40 sodium...1

gram of protein. It sure is more interesting to look at than plain iceburg,

tho.

~a

In a message dated 1/1/2006 5:52:03 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

macey110@... writes:

That's not necessarily true. The spring mix I buy has other greens

besides lettuce, including spinach, raddichio, arugula, chard, and a

variety of lettuces and has considerably more nutritive value than

iceburg. One serving is not much, admittedly, but cumulatively,

eaten a couple of times a day, it adds up.

Christy

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all!

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[Guest guest]

Christy,

Cool! Where'd you get that spring mix? Brand? And where'd you go to get that

detailed info?? Way cool!

~a

In a message dated 1/1/2006 6:44:48 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

macey110@... writes:

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> Hi Christy,

> It surprised me, too. I bought the same spring mix...and looked

at the label

> when I was putting it in the fridge: 3 carbs, 2 fiber, water, 40

sodium...1 A%

Comparison, iceburg v. spring mix, 2 cups

Vitamin A

Iceburg 552 IU, spring mix 5,388 IU (110% of RDA)

Vitamin C

Iceburg 3.1 mg, spring mix 32.0 mg (50% of RDA)

Calcium

Iceburg, 20 mg, spring mix 65 mg

Iron

Iceburg 0.45 mg, spring mix 4.0 mg

Magnesiurm

Iceburg .138 mg, spring mix 11 mg.

Christy

[Guest guest]

And these other types of greens certainly do taste much better than

iceberg lettuce. I combine a salad mix with spinach. My luncheon salad

is probably 4 cups, so I hope I'm getting some nutritive value. I can

no longer abide iceberg lettuce alone in a salad.

Sue

On Sunday, January 1, 2006, at 05:50 PM, Christy Stouffer wrote:

> That's not necessarily true. The spring mix I buy has other greens

> besides lettuce, including spinach, raddichio, arugula, chard, and a

> variety of lettuces and has considerably more nutritive value than

> iceburg. One serving is not much, admittedly, but cumulatively,

> eaten a couple of times a day, it adds up.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Christy, for these figures. I knew that the greener greens had

to have more nutrition than iceberg lettuce, but didn't have any proof.

Sue

On Sunday, January 1, 2006, at 06:43 PM, Christy Stouffer wrote:

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> Comparison, iceburg v. spring mix, 2 cups

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> Vitamin A

> Iceburg 552 IU, spring mix 5,388 IU (110% of RDA)

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> Vitamin C

> Iceburg 3.1 mg, spring mix 32.0 mg (50% of RDA)

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> Calcium

> Iceburg, 20 mg, spring mix 65 mg

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> Iron

> Iceburg 0.45 mg, spring mix 4.0 mg

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> Magnesiurm

> Iceburg .138 mg, spring mix 11 mg.

[Guest guest]

This may be so, but I find Iceberg causes gastritis and gas weras the leaf

varieties do not - while getting used to Metformin, the others may be a better

choice

CJ

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Original Message:

Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2006 17:25:32 EST

From: paula42662@...

Subject: Re: Re: lettuce

All lettuce is basically fiber and water. There is no more or less

nutritional value in say, spring mixes than iceburg.

In a message dated 1/1/2006 4:56:21 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

judy_nicholls@... writes:

Iceberg lettuce has to be almost

completely free of EVERYTHING and very similar to not eating at all!