iceberg lettuce

melindasuefritz

favorable) look at these little white-green heads:
•Iceberg lettuce DOES have nutritional value. Perhaps not a whole heck of a lot, but some…
◦Fiber – 4%
◦Vitamin A – 9%
◦Vitamin C – 4%
◦Calcium – 2%
◦Iron – 2%
◦Protein – 1%
◦Trace amounts of potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium and phosphorous, folate and Vitamins K
•It is a low-calorie food - only 14 calories per 100 grams

•It contains 0 grams of fat
•Iceberg lettuce is cholesterol-free
•It’s low in sodium
•Slightly sweet iceberg lettuce is cool & refreshing and has a crispness to it that other lettuces just can’t compare with! And if nothing else…
•It is HIGH in water content – 96% water to be exact according to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture! (www.ca.uky.edu) Some people complain about not getting enough water or not liking to drink water…well, consuming iceberg lettuce is a great way to increase your intake of water!

So there you have it! Reasons to continue buying iceberg lettuce. No, you can’t survive on it alone and yes, you should incorporate other lettuces and green leafy vegetables into your diet…but why not mix it up and add some delicious iceberg lettuce to the mix?

jsd_135

favorable) look at these little white-green heads:
•Iceberg lettuce DOES have nutritional value. Perhaps not a whole heck of a lot, but some…
◦Fiber – 4%
◦Vitamin A – 9%
◦Vitamin C – 4%
◦Calcium – 2%
◦Iron – 2%
◦Protein – 1%
◦Trace amounts of potassium, iron, calcium, magnesium and phosphorous, folate and Vitamins K
•It is a low-calorie food - only 14 calories per 100 grams

•It contains 0 grams of fat
•Iceberg lettuce is cholesterol-free
•It’s low in sodium
•Slightly sweet iceberg lettuce is cool & refreshing and has a crispness to it that other lettuces just can’t compare with! And if nothing else…
•It is HIGH in water content – 96% water to be exact according to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture! (www.ca.uky.edu) Some people complain about not getting enough water or not liking to drink water…well, consuming iceberg lettuce is a great way to increase your intake of water!

So there you have it! Reasons to continue buying iceberg lettuce. No, you can’t survive on it alone and yes, you should incorporate other lettuces and green leafy vegetables into your diet…but why not mix it up and add some delicious iceberg lettuce to the mix?

I'm in! I've come back to iceberg lettuce after 20 years of being a snobby salad greens person. To me, they all have their place. Iceberg is a great summertime lettuce--super refreshing after a run. It's also great with blue cheese dressing. You really can't use blue cheese on delicate salad greens.

Celery is another one. I ate 3 or 4 stalks this afternoon. Afterward, I felt like I had drunk 3 glasses of water (in a good way).

rebbylicious

I put blue cheese on everything.. and it's always damn good

Pearsquared

I love mixing iceberg lettuce with romaine and other types of greens. (: It's also great as a shell for things like taco meat, instead of using a taco shell. I'm not very good at tearing the leaves off, so usually mine fall apart, but they're still tasty. xD

allshebe

My biggest objection to iceberg lettuce is it gets yucky in the refrigerator too quickly. Romaine holds up much better, so in a way, it's more economical.