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crbasic wrote:
> On 03 Mar 2006, another CRONie wrote:
>
>> ... my breakfast totals 225 cals...
>> Salad greens are 75 cals per pound.
>>
>
>
> Calories per 100 grams
> ---------------------
> Spinach, raw ................23
> Lettuce, green leaf, raw.....15
> Broccoli, raw................34
> Sprouts, alfalfa.............29
> Sprouts, radish..............43
>
> Salad greens are 75 Kcal per pound, but only if
> they are 100% lettuce. 3 pounds of lettuce for
> breakfast, with such a high dietary preponderance
> toward one single food (lettuce) probably has risk.
>
> Mini-muffins (without any nutrition at all) may
> actually be a healthier alternative.

This is clearly, clearly not an accurate assessment (see last email).
IAC, one could select a mix of many foods in a salad to bring in the
same Calories by weight with greater diversity & overall nutrient
profile: eg, a mix of radishes, napa cabbage, celery, cubumber and
zucchini, along with the lettuce, and topped with most commercial salsas.