This sticky site at the top contains this information: "Never eat lettuce!"

http://www.biblelife.org/heart.htm#badfoods

It's in the starchy vegetables section, but does not have any reference as to why.

Is this site wrong?

hi there,

Kent, the owner/author of that site, hasn't posted here in a long time. You might have a better chance of response by emailing him directly from his site .

hth


Doreen

I would have had the same question. Lettuce with the starchy veggies? It doesn't even fit the category, as it grows above ground. The rest of that description tells about root crops underground.

If you get an answer from the author, I'd be interested in their reasoning.

emailed, hope he replies soon, I have many more questions though

The site is heavily biased toward eating more meat and fat with comparative proof that out digestive system is designed for meat/fat digestion primarily. How do eskimos survive mostly on meat, nothing much grows in a snowy climate? Our stomachs do not break down plant cell walls according to the site's sources. Human saliva breaks down starches partially. We tend to eat a variety of food, but love sugary and fatty foods. Back in college, a professor professed that it may be due to a caveman instinct of survival - since food was scarce and eating high calories would fatten one up for the winter. Genetically, we lust after food and survival. Nowadays, we have abundance and high commercialism to sell us junk food.

You know, maybe I have a problem, but when I eat an apple or lettuce, it is never digested completely. I've eaten cooked spinach only to see it float in the toilet the next day. I'm not knockin' all veggies, I try to juice them for the nutrients and relatively low glycemic index. Carrots and such veggies are usually full of sugar, but they do have nutrients as well.

I think lettuce is more of a fibrous veggie. I've juiced dark green leafy lettuce before, but am doubting the whole veggie diet.

Back to the research with supporting references.

Kent posted a revision after I asked:


"Starchy Vegetables, Lettuce and Spinach. Limit carbohydrates in all forms except low-starch vegetables. Avoid those starchy vegetables that grow below the ground such as potatoes, yams, turnips, beets, radishes and carrots. Avoid pumpkin and winter squash. Never eat lettuce and raw spinach because of the risk of pathogenic bacteria contamination. Cooked spinach is OK. Salad bars are a high risk for food poisoning."

Now that makes more sense, especially after last year's spinach recall. Still won't stop me from eating lettuce, but at least he has a reason.