Vegetable
Romaine Lettuce
A crisp, hydrating green rich in folate and vitamin K, with a long, gentle link to restful sleep.
🌱 What it is
Romaine is a crisp, elongated lettuce with sturdy leaves and a mild, slightly bitter edge. It has long been valued not only as a salad staple but, especially in its milky sap, as a traditional calming food.
✨ How it may help
- may help support healthy hydration due to its high water content
- may help support bone health through its vitamin K
- may help support cell health and healthy pregnancy through folate
- may help support a calm evening wind-down as a traditional, gentle food
🥄 How to use it
Eat romaine fresh in salads and wraps, or simmer the outer leaves briefly into a light soup.
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1 cup, shredded (47g) · about 8 calories
- Vitamin K 48mcg
- Folate 64mcg
- Vitamin A 205mcg
- Fiber 1g
- Vitamin C 4mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
⚖️ Caution
Wash leaves well, as leafy greens can carry soil or, rarely, bacteria. Those on blood-thinning medicine should keep their vitamin-K intake from greens steady rather than suddenly large.
🍃 A note from nature
Romaine takes its name from Rome, where ancient Romans prized it, though its cultivation stretches back even earlier to the Eastern Mediterranean.