Re: New Diet Fad ...
Originally Posted by
Julie1962
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They don't have many calories but they certainly are not zero calorie, even grass has calories look at cows/sheep etc they can survive on grass and rarely look too thin
There are 8 calories in a standard serving of Iceberg lettuce (just looked it up) and found:
GOOD POINTS
Very low in saturated fat
No cholesterol
High in calcium
Very high in dietary fiber
High in iron
Very high in manganese
High in magnesium
High in phosphorus
Very high in potassium
High in thiamin
Very high in vitamin A
High in vitamin B6
Very high in vitamin C
But - was shocked at this bit:
Very high in sugar! No wonder I like Iceberg more than any other lettuce