Lettuce - ICEBERG

Here are some of the health benefits that you can get when you incorporate this lettuce variety into your diet:3

• May aid in weight loss. Iceberg lettuce has low caloric content, with only 75 calories per medium-sized head.
• Aids in the prevention of birth defects. This vegetable contains a considerable amount of folate, a mineral that is essential for preventing birth defects and other prenatal conditions.
• Contains vitamin A and vitamin C. Even though it has the lowest percentage of vitamins A and C among all lettuce varieties, iceberg contains good amounts of these vitamins. Vitamin A has been commonly linked to eye maintenance and the prevention of macular degeneration, the leading cause of age-related blindness, while vitamin C has been observed to assist the body and the immune system through its antioxidant properties.

Note: While lettuce can potentially provide you with the benefits mentioned above, remember that they contain less nutrients than other leafy greens. Hence, it’s advisable not to rely solely on lettuce as your nutrient source and to instead mix them up with other vegetables, such as microgreens or sprouts. Swapping lettuce for sprouts and/or microgreens will dramatically improve your nutrition and add more interesting flavors to your meal.