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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Health
Adrienne Matei

Iceberg, romaine, kale: which salad greens are healthiest?

A person's hands cut bok choy on a wooden table alongside some kale and other herbs and vegetables
Bok choy and kale are among the nutrient-rich greens you can add to a salad. Photograph: Anastasiya Mihailovna/Getty Images

If you want to eat lettuce, that no longer just means iceberg. In our bountiful age, there are many options: romaine, red-leaf lettuce, butter lettuce, beet greens, bok choy, bitter radicchio, every developmental stage of arugula.

Sometimes, it’s simply up to preference. But if you’re trying to meet your daily serving of 2.5 cups of vegetables – or you’re rethinking your salad choices amid the US cyclospora outbreak, you might have some questions about which greens to go with.

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