Salads
here is the same education for you on "Lettuce" that is ''''''all lettuce"""
Nutritional Value of Lettuce Given below is the amount of nutrients present in 100 gm of lettuce:
Nutritional Value of Lettuce Given below is the amount of nutrients present in 100 gm of lettuce:
- Carbohydrates - 2.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Fats - 0.2 g
- Protein - 1.4 g
- Water - 96 g
- Vitamin A - 166 μg
- Folate (Vitamin B9) - 73 μg
- Vitamin C - 4 mg
- Vitamin K - 24 μg
- Iron - 1.2 mg
- Energy - 10 kcal (60 kJ)
*** Sorry for the above deletion, my table looked all wonky and rather than fix it, I just started over. Things like that make me a little crazy.***
Actually...
Is it a huge difference? No, not at all. But if I'm not going to be eating but a half cup to a cup of food at a meal, I want to get the most benefit out of it that I possibly can. So those differences in the nutrients make a difference to me.
Actually...
|
Iceberg | Romaine |
calories | 8 | 8 |
protein | 0.5 g | 0.58 g |
fiber | 0.7 g | 1.0 g |
calcium | 10 mg | 16 mg |
potassium | 78 mg | 116 mg |
vitamin C | 1.5 mg | 11.3 mg |
folate | 16 mcg | 64 mcg |
vitamin K | 13.3 mcg | 48.2 mcg |
beta carotene | 164 mcg | 1637 mcg |
lutein+zeaxanthin | 152 mcg | 1087 mcg |
Is it a huge difference? No, not at all. But if I'm not going to be eating but a half cup to a cup of food at a meal, I want to get the most benefit out of it that I possibly can. So those differences in the nutrients make a difference to me.
DS on 08/20/12
I am, in fact, sitting here eating my daily salad for lunch as I read OH. Spinach, English cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red pepper, crumbled feta and about 4 oz of chicken. Couple squirts of raspberry vinaigrette and 2 tbs of ground flax sprinkled on top. I eat this every day Mon-Fri with the only variation being the protein - sometimes chicken, sometimes tuna. Have never gotten stuck on any of it. And I realized the other day that I used to salivate at the thought of the big italian-meat panninni from the corner deli that I often used to eat for lunch. Now I salivate at the thought of my salad (which I bring from home every day, saving myself a ton o' $$ to boot).
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