While reading the post that was exclusive to only people who had been doing hcrv for two-plus years (about dental care), someone suggested the following website for figuring out which foods were 'good' versus 'bad'. I was surprised to see iceberg lettuce on the good side. Like most people, I have always heard there isn't much nutrition in iceberg lettuce, but this website recommended it highly. I have to know- what's the deal with eating iceberg lettuce?
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There are also reports of people being admitted to hospitals after injecting themselves with lettuce extracts, and papers about smoking lettuce.
David Wolfe follower wouldn't try something that crazy!
LOL! :) I did run out and get a head, but then got distracted by this lovely, HUGE, watermelon. But I'm looking forward to a nice crispy salad a little later!
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Thanks for posting:p
Whew, it's been a rough day, off to the grocery store to score some iceberg lettuce to blaze! ;)
That info was too wild!!:) All I could think of is how when I was growing up, iceberg was the only thing we grew in our garden I loved eating it with no dressing. I ate a lot of iceberg lettuce- I wonder if it was because it made me feel good? Honestly, I had never heard any of this about lettuce- I had no idea. I just worked in a lot of restaurants and had always heard there was no reason to eat iceberg. I like iceberg! Thanks for the research!! You never know what you're gonna find, huh?
did you use to pick iceberg lettuce in the fridge to eat it in the middle of the night?
Iceberg lettuce is fine, it just has a higher water content than a lot of the other greens. So if you think about nutritional density either by carb, protein, fat or vitamin/mineral, versus volume of leaves, it's going to come out lower than some other kinds of greens, but there's nothing wrong with that. In 80/10/10 food is viewed on a per calorie basis anyway. I would say that you would probably want to get organic greens as much as possible, since you don't want chemicals on them, but yeah, I wouldn't think that iceberg is bad, not at all. :)
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Also, I like to eat it in the summer because it has such a nice, light, crunchy texture. It is really good in a simple salad with a tahini-tomato dressing. Or tossed with chopped orange pieces.
thank you so much for the suggestion, Sultana!
Except that I would find them best suited for the winter... my 'winter' at least...
Cool- thanks for your response. Going hcrv has included revamping the way I ate high-fat raw (y'now, it's off topic, but I am glad to know that I wasn't the only one who had stalled out on raw food because of the ridiculous amount of fat I ate- it is good to know I am not alone!) but one of the things I pounded into my brain was that the darker the green, the better it was for me. So I stayed far away from light-green iceberg. Thanks, also, for the reminder about organic iceberg ( do they even grow that? I always see a plethora of greens at Whole Foods, but have never looked for organic iceberg).
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