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A for Anti-stress
Lamb's Lettuce is the anti-stress green par excellence. Folic acid, the "wellness vitamin," found in large quantities in Lamb's Lettuce, helps you sleep well and prevents irritability and fatigue. Incidentally, did you know that the well-known drug Valium gets its name from valerian?
B for Beauty
Lamb's Lettuce can help you get that beautiful figure: with only 19 calories per 100 g, Lamb's Lettuce is an ideal slimming food - a delicious and well-balanced addition to a diet. Recipe Idea: Thai Rice with Lamb's Lettuce, Coconut Milk and Crunchy Vegetables
D for Diet
With its low calorie content, 19 calories per 100 g, Lamb's Lettuce is recommended for slimming regimens and as part of a balanced diet.
E for Energy
100 g of Lamb's Lettuce contains 15% of the daily recommended intake of iron to ensure the health of our red blood cells. This is twice the amount found in other salad greens. Furthermore, the large amounts of vitamin C contained in Lamb's Lettuce optimize the iron's beneficial effects.
F for Fitness
Lamb's Lettuce is a concentrate of energy and dynamism. 100 g of Lamb's Lettuce contains 2/3 of the vitamin C found in an equal amount of orange! This is 5 times more than raw carrots and 3 times more than lettuce. 150 g of Lamb's Lettuce provides 95% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
H for Health
Lamb's Lettuce is a healthful food, good for you because it naturally contains beta-carotene. This substance helps combat cell aging and certain diseases. It is a major part of many dietary supplements.
I for Immunity
Winter is a difficult season for the body. It's more vulnerable, and our immune defences tend to weaken. The best remedy is vitamin C, a true defender of our immune system. Did you know that 150 g (one basket, about 5 oz.) contains 95% of our recommended daily intake of vitamin C?
L for (fewer) Lines and wrinkles
The vitamin C in Lamb's Lettuce is directly responsible for synthesizing collagen, the molecule that helps form connective tissue, particularly that of the skin. Thus it helps protect the vitality of your skin tone and prevent lines and wrinkles.
O for Original
In the family of salad greens, Lamb's Lettuce is the most original of its siblings. Both a vegetable and a crudité, it serves equally well as a side vegetable, in soups, mixed salads or even in sauces.
R for Raw
You can best enjoy Lamb's Lettuce's nutritional qualities by eating it raw. When cooked, it can lose up to 50% of its folic acid content.
S for Stimulating
For a stimulating and delicious tonic, combine a bunch of Lamb's Lettuce with a grapefruit that has been peeled and cut into small pieces. Add a few peeled pink shrimp. Dress with olive oil and the juice of a lime.
T for Tanning
Lamb's Lettuce, rich in beta carotene, helps fight the free radicals responsible for skin aging, while promoting the synthesis of melanin, which causes us to tan. By eating Lamb's Lettuce throughout the year, you help protect your skin from harmful sun rays, while developing a healthy base tan.
V for Vitamins
See the table of nutritional values.
W for Water
Lamb's Lettuce consists of 92.8% water. It contributes to the body's hydration, necessary for the elimination of waste.
Y for Youth
Thanks to its anti-oxidant properties, contained particularly in beta-carotene (or pro-vitamins A and C), Lamb's Lettuce helps fight cell aging and cardio-vascular diseases.
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