Vegetables you might as well skip, according to this article

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  • starracer23
    starracer23 Posts: 1,011 Member
    iceberg = water
    cucumbers = ok seedless in my salad
    celery = tasty with peanut/almond butter

    I eat mostly romaine and baby spinach in a salad...loaded down with tons of veggies and some nuts sprinkled on top...de-lish!
  • Pandorian
    Pandorian Posts: 2,055 Member
    It's really silly. I can't help but think of the stupid tv commercials where they have a lady with a bowl of brocolli? or something, on the tv saying you have to eat 4lbs of it to get your requirement of X... well sure, maybe it IS low on that thing but you eat something HIGH in that thing if you want it... must have been a vitamin company commercial, showing how much of the "low content of X" you'd have to eat to get the same amount as they have in their daily vitamin tablet... well sure but....

    celery is High in Dietary Fiber
    High in Vitamin A, B2, B5, B6, C, K
    High in Minerals, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Potassium
    Low in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol

    cucumbers
    Very low in calories; provides just 15 calories per 100 g. Contains no saturated fats or cholesterol.
    It is a very good source of potassium,
    It contains unique anti-oxidants in good ratios
    Cucumbers have high amount of vitamin K,

    Focus on what they DO have and score a great item to snack on, I know the celery pack with my natural peanut butter snack goes a LOT farther for the calorie hit than does a candy bar.

    ETA - forgot about the iceberg... yeah... I don't touch that stuff, but the spinach in my garden puts the retail varieties to shame, I use a leaf of it AS the bun for burgers and it's mighty tasty.
  • Michelemybelle
    Michelemybelle Posts: 52 Member
    To me, it's still the best tasting in a taco salad. I eat mixed baby greens/spinach/butter lettuce otherwise.
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    Me too. What is it about iceburg in a taco salad? Yummy. :)
  • wellnesscoachmegg
    wellnesscoachmegg Posts: 68 Member
    I hated to see this article--I know she started it by saying she wasn't here to bash veggies of any kind....but, I think considering the horrible food attitudes we have in this country--I'd much rather see someone noshing on Iceburg Lettuce if it means a step in the right direction. I know that's how it started for me. Iceburg lettuce turned into Romaine, into Spinach, into Kale...

    The whole premise of the article just kinda made me mad--don't discourage people from eating veggies. A lot of people just don't have the information to even make better food choices--so let's not write articles about what veggies are the least nutrient dense, let's write articles about how making the choice to eat cucumber chips is better than BBQ chips. *end rant*
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