Cos Lettuce Question

[Tom Treutlein]

Amount Per 1 cup shredded
Calories 7.84
Calories from Fat 1.01

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.112g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0146g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0594g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.00448g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 4.48mg 0%
Potassium 162.4mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 1.33g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.952g 4%
Protein 0.907g 2%
Alcohol 0g

Vitamin A 29 % Vitamin C 22 %
Calcium 2 % Iron 3 %
Vitamin D 0 % Vitamin E 1 %
Thiamin 3 % Riboflavin 3 %
Niacin 1 % Folate 19 %
Vitamin B-6 1 % Vitamin B-12 0 %
Phosphorus 3 % Magnesium 1 %
Zinc 1 % Copper 1 %

This is for a lb. of lettuce.

Is this really worth eating and spending $.60 a day on? I mean, it seems like a simple multi-vitamin or two would be better. The vitamins, while not having a high bioavailability, still would provide the 29% vitamin A in the lettuce. And the fiber content? Well. That's next to nothing.

I really don't see much of a benefit.

And I doubt getting it 'from the source' is going to be anything that entirely different.

 

[jenscats5]

I thought I read somewhere that vitamins are better absorbed from food than from pills.....I could be wrong....

Pick a darker lettuce for more benefits....or grab a bag of Spring Mix

 

[JoBu]

True, you are better off getting your vits and minerals from whole foods, but lettuce isn't a good choice. As you've pointed out it has very little nutritional value. Try spinach for leafy greens.