My daughter's think their mother has lost the plot because while they sit down to eat their calorie laden icecream, I am sitting there with a bowl of lettuce, yes that's right lettuce! No dressing, no nothing just the lettuce and it has to be iceberg. I've become a bit of a looney detective going through the lettuce display at the supermarket checking them all before finding the biggest and healthiest looking lettuce I can find. Just yesterday one of the staff came over and said "you must really like lettuce", I said to him "I'm like an alcoholic is with booze, I can't get enough", and it's true, I can eat a whole one everyday! Is eating this like a maniac helping with my weight loss? you betcha! It helps curb my appetite especially at night, as I've always been a night time snacker and when I get the urge, I just dive into the fridge and grab me some crisp green goodness. My daughter says it's like living with a human sized rabbit!
So what are the health benefits of eating lettuce? It's low in saturated fat and cholesterol, a good source of iron, vitamin B6, K, A and C and is high in dietary fibre. It also contains traces of omega fatty acids and folate. Is this the only vegetable I eat? no of course not, I eat a lot of dark greens, carrots, sprouts, mushrooms and a lot of cruciferous vegetables. So come on, get your lettuce on!
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