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tert in seattle

writes:
>On Friday, May 31, 2019 at 12:50:07 PM UTC-4, tert in seattle wrote:
>> writes:
>> >On Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 5:00:07 PM UTC-5, tert in seattle wrote:
>> >>
>> >> writes:
>> >> >
>> >> >Naw. Still just as good without the tasteless lettuce.
>> >>
>> >> anyone who says "BLT sandwich" obviously can't appreciate this, but
>> >> come on, it's a BLT - the perfect sandwich! "just as good" makes no
>> >> sense here
>> >>
>> >Sure it does. Lettuce really adds no flavor; it just makes it 'prettier'
>> >and people think because it's got a hunk green vegetable on it, that adds
>> >no nutritional value, that's really healthy now! Not that bacon is a super
>> >food by any means. Probably the only thing that could be considered healthy
>> >is the tomato.
>>
>> although there are health benefits to eating lettuce despite its lack
>> of vitamins I do not advocate for BLT wholeness/purity based on that
>>
>> as Gary eloquenty put it lettuce adds the crunch factor - texture is a
>> major transcendent property of BLTs
>
>I like the way the cool lettuce offsets the salty, smoky bacon and the
>sharp, sweet tomato.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

exactly!