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2005-03-24 1:44 PM

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Subject: What common fresh Fruits/Veggies are nutrtionally worthless?

I always seem to come across nutrition articles stating that for proper weight management and healthy eating, fruits and veggies should be a consistent staple of your diet.

My question is this: I know the really good veggies that we should eat often (Broccoli, Spinach, Bananas, Apples) but what fresh fruits/veggies are overrated, worthless, or nutritionally lacking? As of the moment, the ones that come to my mind are iceberg lettuces (basically eating paper) and corn (overrated).


2005-03-24 1:51 PM
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I think you will find this website very informative and helpful in answering your question.

http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php

2005-03-24 2:09 PM
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All fruits and vegetables are over rated. All you really need is meat and potatoes.     
2005-03-24 2:12 PM
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Subject: RE: What common fresh Fruits/Veggies are nutrtionally worthless?
The only one I can think of offhand is "celery"; you burn more calories eating it than it contains!
2005-03-24 2:16 PM
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All fruits/veggies contain different benefits and ALL contain water which we need as well. Read Ellen Colemans's Eating for Endurance, it's a good one to have on your shelf to refer to.

PS - Sounds like you are doing a lot of running races this season ;-) Good luck in Boston, you'll love it.

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fava beans with a good chianti


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