Iceberg lettuce - yea or nay?

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  • kms234
    kms234 Posts: 132 Member
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    For a salad, I prefer darker greens...spring mix, spinach, etc. I do love iceberg as a topping on tacos and other foods. I also love it with bleu cheese.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    perkymommy wrote: »
    leanitup123 wrote: »
    I like it as a filler food. Low in nutrients, yes. But also low in calories sooooooo.

    No nutrients in iceberg but if you like the taste then why not eat it? I prefer romaine or sweet lettuces myself.

    Not exactly true. While it isn't as nutritionally dense as other greens, 100 grams of iceberg lettuce contains potassium, 10% of your RDA for Vitamin A, 4% of your RDA for Vitamin C, 2% of your RDA for iron, and a bit of magnesium.
  • leanitup123
    leanitup123 Posts: 489 Member
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    regpark85 wrote: »
    yeah it's fine, any lettuce is good, helps fill me up with low cals.

    Exactly.
  • Penthesilea514
    Penthesilea514 Posts: 1,189 Member
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    My OH prefers it, I don't mind it, especially for volume. I lean towards spinach when I have a choice, but iceberg is just fine and super cheap. We always have some on hand.
  • midlomel1971
    midlomel1971 Posts: 1,283 Member
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    Only when I am making tacos or something that needs a crunch texture like a burger. Otherwise, no. I would never eat an iceburg lettuce salad. UNLESS we're talking Ruth's Chris famous iceburg lettuce wedge salad w/ homemade blue cheese. Yum.
  • MsHarryWinston
    MsHarryWinston Posts: 1,027 Member
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    kms234 wrote: »
    For a salad, I prefer darker greens...spring mix, spinach, etc. I do love iceberg as a topping on tacos and other foods. I also love it with bleu cheese.

    Oh that's right! Iceberg is delicious in tacos.
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
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    I think it's nasty and never touch it. It has no taste! I eat romaine daily though. Sometimes the bags of mixed greens too.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,977 Member
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    Seldom buy iceberg lettuce but it's good for lettuce wraps, taco toppings or filler for sandwiches/bugers. You can also add it to broth based soups.
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
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    I prefer to mix spring mix and spinach for my salad base but my *kitten* doctor nixed raw leafy greens for awhile so I'm stuck with iceberg. It's not too bad, has a nice crunch but I prefer the taste of romaine, etc.

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