If you’re like me, you eat a salad everyday, either with lunch or dinner. My standard lunch consists of greens with a light, homemade vinaigrette http://catherinejonescooks.com/pages/?s=Catherine+Classic+Vinaigrette accompanied by a bowl of soup, and whole wheat bread or crackers with cheese or hummus http://catherinejonescooks.com/pages/2009/09/.

One thing I’ve learned from researching my health-cookbooks is that not all greens are created equal. Here are four common greens listed in order of nutrients found in a 1-cup serving. It’s quite clear that romaine packs the biggest nutritional punch and iceberg the least. (Source: Eating for Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide and Cookbook for Today’s Mothers-to-Be)

Romaine: 8 Calories, 1,456 IU Vitamin A, 13 mg Vitamin C, 76 mcg Folic Acid

Boston, Bibb or Butterhead: 7 Calories, 534 IU Vitamin A, 4 mg Vitamin C, 40 mcg Folic Acid

Loose-leaf: 10 Calories, 1,064 IU Vitamin A, 10 mg Vitamin C, 28 mcg Folic Acid

Iceberg: 7 Calories, 182 IU Vitamin A, 2 mg Vitamin C, 30 mcg Folic Acid

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