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Lettuce

Lettuce provides nutrition, leaf by leaf.

  • The Egyptians have been eating lettuce for over 4,500 years.
  • Lettuce is the second most popular fresh vegetable in the United States. Americans eat about 30 pounds of lettuce every year!
  • Even though iceberg lettuce has very little flavor or nutritional value, it is the most popular variety of lettuce in the United States today.

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Using lettuce — Get recipes, menu examples, and nutrition facts for lettuce.

Sourcing lettuce — Find farmers and buying tips for lettuce.

Promoting lettuce — Meet all your lettuce promotion needs with announcements, newsletters, fun facts, posters, photos, and curriculum enrichment activities.

 

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