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I'll accept that lettuce is nutritionally deficiently, compared to other leafy greens, But "cools the blood"? Sounds like an unscientific claim to me.

MadHatter wrote:I'll accept that lettuce is nutritionally deficiently, compared to other leafy greens, But "cools the blood"? Sounds like an unscientific claim to me.

Chinese "medicine" when using yin and yang cooking. Actually supposed to clear / cool the kidney and used as a diuretic.

Thanks for clarifying that natambo. With all due respect to the proponents of chinese traditional medicine, I think I'll put my faith in western science.

G'day!

This has wandered a long way from mini mealies but i also feed my finches and canaries brocolli...I slice the hard stems into 4 or 5 pieces length wise. The birds love the insides and will pick at it for a long time.

When my wife buys cauliflower she cuts out the heart and I put the stem with outside leaves attached in the aviary. The birds pick at this for days. At one time I made a hook out of a wire coat hanger and hung the cauliflower frame up by passing the hook from top to bottom through the centre of the stem.

I also regularly give them apple, and milk thistle.


Ray
MadOzzie

Madhatter I think your right that lettuce has very little nutritional value also to much lettuce can scour their stomachs which will lead to runny droppings, so lettuce must be washed thoroughly as alot of pesticides have been used on them, organic lettuces haven't had any pesticides sprayed on them.

I grow my own lettice as I learnt my lesson about 10 yrs ago I lost 6 mice by feeding them lettice it was washed but must still have had something on it ..very upsetting ! its some little crinkly red lettice I brought a pack of seeds last summer and just harvest a couple of leaves each day it seems they dont get the runs from it as badly as the iceberg type .I brought a spinich today and tried it and it was eaten by most so I will try and get some seedlings

MadHatter wrote:I'll accept that lettuce is nutritionally deficiently, compared to other leafy greens, But "cools the blood"? Sounds like an unscientific claim to me.

Vegetables that cool you down in summer.These include leafy lettuces, corn on the cob, watermelon, and summer squash. All contain a significant amount of water that can thin the blood and help your body to release heat...