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    Apr 30, 2010, 09:15 PM
    Are Dark Leafed Vegetables More Nutritious to Eat Than Light Leafed Ones?
    Hi, All!

    I've always heard that the darker the leaf, the more nutritious it is. Is that true?

    I can really believe it concerning lettuce. But, what about other vegetables that have leaves that we eat?

    Thanks!
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    May 1, 2010, 09:24 PM

    I really don't know. I have heard that iceburg lettuce pretty much has no nutrients. I feed my turtle Romaine and I never buy iceburg unless I am making lettuce wraps or a certain blue cheese/bacon salad.

    The other greens, I don't eat a lot of. Most cooked taste like cooked spinach to me. I love raw, but haven't got the taste yet for slimy:eek:

    Cooked
    Turnips greens
    Dandelion greens
    Kael

    They are all alien to me:D
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    May 1, 2010, 09:34 PM

    I would think so. Like Just Dahlia said Iceberg lettuce doesn't have much nutrients in it and it's light green. Romaine and spinach are dark and they're nutritious.

    I can't really think of any other light green leafy vegetables besides iceberg and cabbage though..
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    May 2, 2010, 01:04 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by XOXOlove View Post
    I would think so. Like Just Dahlia said Iceberg lettuce doesn't have much nutrients in it and it's light green. Romaine and spinach are dark and they're nutritious.

    I can't really think of any other light green leafy vegetables besides iceberg and cabbage though..
    Hi, XOXOlove!

    Don't you think that cabbage might fall into a different category, though? I don't know that it's a vegetable that one might consider to be "leafy".

    Thanks!
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    May 2, 2010, 03:28 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Clough View Post
    Hi, XOXOlove!

    Don't you think that cabbage might fall into a different category, though? I don't know that it's a vegetable that one might consider to be "leafy".

    Thanks!
    Hmm.. Isn't green cabbage leafy? Purple cabbage isn't very leafy, but green cabbage is. No?

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