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Freeq O’Nature's avatar

Now I can’t wait to eat salad! Thank you!

My kids always snubbed hot dog or pizza days at school and demanded my homemade lunch. Same same bday parties, they wanted my mac and cheese only. (4 cheeses grated 1:1 to macaroni)

Ah we made monsters - but the good kind.

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Dale's avatar

Regarding iceberg lettuce, it seems that it has been fashionable to 'discredit' it for some time now for its low nutritional density. The fact is, many salad ingredients are quite low in nutritional density. A comparison of acceptable romaine to the 'unacceptable' iceberg shows that while romaine is indeed in most areas more nutritionally dense, the actual difference in nutrients for a typical serving is rather small with just a few exceptions. In a few areas iceberg beats romaine (such as protein content.) So I wonder why the opposition to iceberg? It tastes good, lasts a long time in the fridge without going bad, it sits well in my tummy (unlike arugula and spinach), and organic iceberg is not that expensive. Iceberg has joined the same club as red delicious apples. I frequently see stories very critical of that variety as being tasteless, the worst of all apples, etc. I regret that those folks have never tasted a good one, because despite the rantings against it, it has that name for a reason - they are one of the best apples around, unless you get one picked green, etc. I do agree that there are many red delicious apples sold that taste terrible - but they are easy to spot if you like a good red delicious. Sorry for getting off subject, but if you are eating for nutrient density, do not eat lettuce of any type - it takes up space in the tummy while offering little nutrition. But if you are trying to eat something with less carbs and calories, that tastes good, has a satisfying crunch and is easy on the tummy and wallet - I can't beat organic iceberg lettuce. And I find that a nice salad, though relatively light in calories, is satisfying and will hold me very well over my 12-16 hour fast, even using the humble and often maligned iceberg lettuce.

Here's to 'throwing some sun' to fellow icebergers.

PS - I still like your column Leslie.

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