lettuce // vegetable

🌱🥗🤔 Did you know that lettuces are one of the most wasted food items? The key to making lettuce last longer is to store it correctly. Lettuce and salad leaves should be removed from their packaging and stored in an airtight container, either wrap the lettuce in the napkins or place a napkin at the top or bottom of the container. 

☀️ Lettuce is in season! Grandma Sita is picking and eating delicious homegrown lettuce from her pretty garden. There are different varieties of lettuce worldwide from which you can choose locally. You will never get bored with versatile lettuces!

💪 All lettuces are low in calories, cholesterol-free, and extremely low in sodium, providing important vitamins and minerals that support our overall health. They are an excellent source of beta carotene (vitamin A) which is needed for healthy skin, bones, and eyes,

👩‍🍳 Lettuce is most often used for salads, although it is also seen in other kinds of food, such as soups, sandwiches, and wraps; it can also be grilled. You will never get bored with versatile lettuces! Time to try Grandma Sita’s delicious plant-based salad recipes here recipes-soups-salads

👵💚 Grandma Sita’s tips:
*Old, limp leaves can be revived in cold water, but if they’ve wilted beyond revival, cut them into a chopped salad, much as you would a herb, whizz into green soups, bake in gratins, or chop into stir-fries.
*If you have a leftover salad that has salad dressing on it, you would want to avoid putting it into the compost.

🚜 Lettuce plants and other leafy greens are some of the best plants for beginner gardeners to grow. They don’t require a lot of space and need simple things like watering and harvesting often.

📗 Botanically speaking, types of lettuces can be generally placed in four categories: looseleaf, butterhead, crisphead, and romaine.

🌎 Eating local and seasonal fruit and vegetables helps to reduce food waste, saves resources, improves food quality and healthy habits, and boosts the local economy.