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Lettuce isn't bad for you, but it's not really good for you. Compared to other vegetables, they are pretty low in fiber, and iceburg lettuce (the white kind), has almost no nutritional value at all.
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That's why you should eat green lettuce, like Romaine... anything dark and leafy is good.. the lighter it is the more water content. That's why Iceberg lettuce doesn't have much value, because the overwelhming majority of it is just water. Tasty water at that! Alex
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Lettuce isn't bad for you. IT is good fiber. But iceberg lettuce has little good nutrition other than fiber. THe darker, leafy lettuces are better for you and have more minerals and vitamins and even more fiber, less water, than iceberg. According to the World Healthiest Foods about romaine lettuce : The vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients and fiber found in romaine lettuce are especially good for the prevention or alleviation of many common health complaints. Due to its extremely low calorie content and high water volume, romaine lettuce —while often overlooked in the nutrition world—is actually a very nutritious food. Based on its nutrient richness, our food ranking system qualified it as an excellent source of vitamin A (notably through its concentration of the pro-vitamin A carotenoid, beta-carotene), vitamin K, folate, vitamin C, manganese, and chromium. Romaine lettuce also emerged from our ranking system as a very good source of dietary fiber and 6 vitamins and minerals.
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The darker green, the better. Darker green indicates higher amounts of iron and calcium. It's also very high in soluble fiber.
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