Thu, Apr-29-04, 20:47
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,472
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 229/205/170
BF:I have Body Fat!??
Progress: 41%
Location: Idaho
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We also add chopped parsley to our salads. I love the flavor, and just 1/4 cup of it gives 33% of the RDA of vitamin C, 83 grams of potassium, 16% vitamin A, 6% folate and more for 1/2 net carb. Compare that to spinach (which is better than lettuce): 4% Vitamin C, 0.214 grams of potassium, 10% vitamin A, 4% folate, and of course practically 0 carbs.
Oops! I forgot iron! 1/4 Cup of spinach has 1% of RDA of iron. 1/4 Cup parsley has 5%. (I was told spinach was such a good source of iron all my life!)
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