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WEll, I knew it wasn't all that great, but I THOUGHT it was still FOOD!
Not so, as I have found out. Yuck!
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Ive found that with a brand of Romaine recently , the wholefoods brand....not as good as the brand they used to carry.
Im not much of an Iceberg fan.
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tutu, i agree.
i've used romaine but it doesn't last that long, etc; hubby complains about it.
i've recently gone to BABY SPINACH; never had spinach in my life until HY-vee dietician fixed a spinach/strawberry, oranges, cucumbers, grated carrots/lemon juice, salad .... just love it!!
never will go back to the other now; use spinach when we make tacos too.
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I'm with you Betty, I usually buy baby spinach...it's much healthier.
I don't buy or eat iceburg because it's like eating nothing.
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I've become addicted to both organic spring mix (various baby greens) and to baby spinach.
Unfortunately, I now have a moderate allergy to spinach so I have to limit it to a couple of times a week. Feh!
Spinach is sooo good in so many things too: scrambled eggs, soups, pasta sauce, etc.
Neither iceberg nor romaine do anything for me.
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On the spinach - great food, but....... the iron in it is not too absorbable unless the spinach is cooked. Just a wee bit steamed.
But the raw spinach does taste great, especially the baby. (We are eating babies ? )
And for the allergy, find a local DC / ND / MD that does NAET or BioSet to get rid of that allergy so you can eat spinach EVERY day.
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I'm afraid to buy the lettuce or spinach in the bags. Anybody else??
And I hate washing the spinach in the bundles... takes forever.[not the washing, the pinching, etc!]
I guess that's why I've mostly been eating salads when we go out.
I'll never buy iceberg again. Bleah!
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I have switched to the plastic boxed greens. They stay really fresh for a long time and are pre-washed for you.
I usually purchase a mix so I know I am getting plenty of good greens in with the bunch.
I use to grow my own, and there is nothing like that for taste and nutrition, but now a days, the plastic box works for me.
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Haven't had iceburg in awhile. Thats really scary though...
We use baby spinach instead of salad... it's a LOT better for you and it tastes awesome!
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quote:Originally posted by Melanie Reber: I use to grow my own, and there is nothing like that for taste and nutrition, but now a days, the plastic box works for me.
Melanie....really the iceberg is probably more wholesome than eating a plastic box.
I've found margaritas to be an agreeable substitute for lettuce anyway.
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I love mixed greens with red cabbage and shredded carrots. I also like Romaine. I also like baby spinach. I stay away from iceburg lettuce...ughh...it is very acidic and not a good food if someone has gastric problems.
Iceberg lettuce and even tomatoes are not what they use to be unless you grow your own.
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Here's an idea. Let's just dip the spinach in the margaritas. Add a little chocolate for a chaser and all is well. Enough fruit, vegs and nuts for the day. Posts: 2360 | From SE PA | Registered: Mar 2004
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This just in from First Magazine June 30 issue, p21:
quote: A toxin in 93% of lettuce is crippling women's thyroid glands.
Perchlorate, a chemical in jet fuel and car batteries, has seeped into the ground in 43 states, polluting drinking water as well as conventional & organic produce.
An FDA study found it in 93% of nationally distributed lettuce.
Citrus, cucmbers and tomatoes are also affected.
It beats out iodine for movement into the thyroid gland resulting in insufficient iodine to make T4 (a key thyroid hormone).
I don't have the strength to type more of the info now.
Did anyone else get this issue? I'll try to post more later.
For every 3 cups salad greens or water-laden fruit (citrus, tomatoes, cucumbers), they recommend a supplement containing 150mcg iodine. Safe daily upper limit for most people is 1 mg.
They also recommend a reverse osmosis water filter if your supply is contaminated.
There's no home test for Perchlorate, so go to: ewg.org/reports/rocketwater & refer to tables 3,4 and 5 to determine if your supply is contaminated.
symptoms it can cause: extreme fatigue difficulty concentrating/poor memory blue mood chronic constipation unexplained weight gain heavy menstrual periods/severe menopausal sx dry skin/brittle nails/thinning hair hoarse voice chills even in warm weather
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AliG
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I thought the same thing, as I realized that I was walking around in my heaviest of heavy bathrobes in a 73 degree house.
This is NOT good news at all for us Lymies. The LLMDs are going to wonder why there's a sudden rush of people wanting their T4 levels checked.
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