Well, I've been called worse. What ever. (Page 3/3) maryjane FEB 07, 08:20 PM quote Originally posted by williegoat: I was kind of thinking Iceberg lettuce. It has no nutritional value but it keeps the salad bowl from looking completely empty. People put it on burgers because, well, that’s what people have always done. To tell the truth, it is the most useless item in the entire American diet. There are some, though, who just eat it up. They, have rumens. People do not. Ruminants can break down the macro-nutrients where a human cannot as well (this happens mostly in a human's colon) Trace elements are just as important to ruminants as the major nutritional components such as fat, fiber and protein.