Andy wrote:

> Kathleen said...
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>>Goomba wrote:
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>>>Dimitri wrote:
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>>>>"kilikini" > wrote in message
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>>>>>James wrote:
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>>>>>>I know it's basically water and not much else but am I better off
>>>>>>eating it anyway?
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>>>>>You're better off with something like Romaine lettuce,
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>>>>WHY?
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>>>>Dimitri
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>>>Darker greens have more vitamins.
>>>To me iceberg is just something to eat for the coolness (that high water
>>>content) or crunch. I don't ever bother with it for flavor. Does it
>>>really have much of a flavor??
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>>Not much. Iceberg is an excuse to eat salad dressing.
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> Iceburg only has it's place shredded for tacos, imho. Romaine, stripped of
> it's ribs serves well on sandwiches such as tuna salad or burgers or BLTs.
> Not as jaw breaking and softer chewing lettuce, it's only fault being it
> doesn't tear without a fight, ime.

I prefer finely shredded cabbage on tacos. It's crunchier, sweeter
tasting, and actually has some nutritional value.