Why the heck does LETTUCE have sugar?!!!!

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

So, I decided to take the left over fried chicken and make a chicken salad with a cup of veggies. Well, imagine my surprise when I looked on the back... of what I assumed couldn't possibly be screwed up... a bag of Romain lettuce.

There is:
Calories: 20
Fat: 0.5
SUGAR: 1 gram
Sodium: 5 mg
Protein: 1 gram

WHAT THE HECK do these people do to these foods we eat... I am just at a loss!

Anyway, does the 1 gram of sugar get erased by the 1 gram of protein?

[fluffyman]

Re: Why the heck does LETTUCE have sugar?!!!!

Ok, calm down. Nobody added sugar to your lettuce. Almost every vegetable has carbs from the cellulose and fiber they are made of. That is what the sugar is from. Nature did it.

[Elizellen]

Re: Why the heck does LETTUCE have sugar?!!!!

Rick is right - the 1 gram of sugar carbs is natural sugar in the lettuce. All plants have natural sugar, which is where the carbs come from.

You need to check the ingredients list on any labels for added sugar or one of its aliases like cane syrup, dextrose, etc

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

Re: Why the heck does LETTUCE have sugar?!!!!

LMAO ok, thanks! I was going to say, have we really become so horribly unhealthy that we have added SUGAR to our veggies.... lol

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

Re: Why the heck does LETTUCE have sugar?!!!!

I never paid attention to any labels before, ever (hence my weight LOL)... so seeing sugar in lettuce was just a shock. My bad, all better now!

[SunnySmile501]

Re: Why the heck does LETTUCE have sugar?!!!!

It's not the same as table sugar, corn syrup or honey. All veggies have some natural sugar, but, with the fiber, it doesn't affect your blood sugar the same way "actual" sugars do. You weren't surprised that lettuce has fat?

[Chihuahua Luvin Gurl]

Re: Why the heck does LETTUCE have sugar?!!!!

Yeah, that was a shocker as well... but sense I am trying to eat "fat" I figured it was ok.... lol

I am also shocked at the fact lettuce has salt! lol

[SunnySmile501]

Re: Why the heck does LETTUCE have sugar?!!!!

LMAO ok, thanks! I was going to say, have we really become so horribly unhealthy that we have added SUGAR to our veggies.... lol

Once you stop eating sweets, especially if you stay away from artificial sweeteners for a while, you reset your taste buds. You'll find that the veggies taste very sweet. Fruit almost unbearably sweet. We've overwhelmed out taste buds with all the sugar we ate over the years.