{"id":3313,"date":"2026-03-05T23:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=3313"},"modified":"2026-03-05T23:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:20:52","slug":"iceberg-lettuce-the-underrated-crunch-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/?p=3313","title":{"rendered":"Iceberg Lettuce: The Underrated Crunch Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Long dismissed as nutritionally empty, iceberg lettuce is quietly reclaiming its place on healthy plates. Dietitians say this crisp green, made of about 95% water, can boost hydration while adding minimal calories\u2014around 8 to 9 per cup\u2014and virtually no fat or sodium. Once maligned for its lower fiber content, iceberg still contributes to daily intake and delivers vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, magnesium and calcium. While darker leaves like romaine and arugula pack more nutrients per bite, experts argue that any lettuce you\u2019ll actually eat is a win. Affordable, widely available and kid-friendly in flavor, iceberg can help Americans\u2014only 1 in 10 of whom meet fruit and vegetable targets\u2014move closer to recommended intakes. For more detail, see the original analysis at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/article\/7914889\/is-iceberg-lettuce-healthy-according-to-a-dietitian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EatingWell<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long dismissed as nutritionally empty, iceberg lettuce is quietly reclaiming its place on healthy plates. Dietitians say this crisp green,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3315,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3313"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3314,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3313\/revisions\/3314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alternativemedicine.today\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}