Benefits of Romaine Lettuce

Romaine lettuce is crisp and is ideal for use in your green smoothie highly nutritious green vegetable. It has a mild flavor that is easily masked by the fruit , so it's perfect if you're new to green smoothies or if you are very sweet and love the sweet taste of the fruit.

You can add a whole head of lettuce to a fruit smoothie and not affect the taste. I usually take a whole head of romaine lettuce in my morning smoothie. Provides approximately 106 calories and gives me energy injection early in the morning, thanks to its great nutritional properties.

Here are some amazing facts about nutrition ingredient of this wonderful green smoothie:
1 Protein. Believe it or not, 17% of romaine lettuce protein itself is having 7.7 grams of protein per head. It is also a complete! Protein That means it has all 8 essential amino acids (9% of the RDA of some and up to 26% of the RDA of others).

2 Calcium.  A head of romaine lettuce has 206 mg of calcium (about 21% CDR). Mix with calcium-rich fruits like papaya and orange and help you get more calcium than a glass of milk!

3 Omega-3. A head of romaine lettuce contains 44% RDA of omega-3 essential. Forget contaminated fish oils, tomato some leafy greens instead!

4 More vitamin C than an orange. A head of romaine lettuce contains 167% RDA of vitamin C, while a medium sized orange contains only 92%.

5 Iron. A head of romaine lettuce contains 6 mg of iron, this being an important source of iron in the diet of vegetarians and vegans.

6 Romaine Lettuce is rich in B vitamins: thiamine (B1) - 38% RDA, Riboflavin (B2) - 32% RDA, niacin (B3) - 12% RDA, pantothenic acid (B5 ) - 18% Pyridoxine (B6) - 36%, folic acid (B9) - 213%!

7 Water. A head of romaine lettuce provides 16% of Your daily water needs with about a pint of water per head of lettuce!

8 Rich source of vitamin A (as beta-carotene) and K. As with most leafy greens, romaine is super rich in beta-carotene with 1817% RDA per head and has 535% of RDA for vitamin K.

9 Low levels of oxalic acid. If you have problems with kidney stones calcium oxalate, romaine may be a good choice as a vegetable leaf green for you because it has a very low amount of this anti-nutrient.

10 Rich in minerals not let the light green romaine lettuce fool you. This green leaf is rich in minerals. A head containing copper (33% RDI), magnesium (22% RDA), manganese (42% RDA), phosphorus (27% RDI), potassium (33%), selenium (5% RDA) and zinc (13% CDR).