What alternatives do we have in green leafy vegetables?

Question

Since Spinach and now Lettuces are recalled and unavailable in most markets, what green leafy vegetables do we have as alternatives for salads and to provide the essential nutrients that Lettuce and Spinach usually provide in the diet?

Answer 1

radicchio, kale, spring greens, collards, turnip tops, broccoli, pea pods, dandelion greens, fiddlehead fern (great sauteed in butter), boston bib and buttercurl and romain.

Answer 2

You STILL can have spinach and all the leafy, green vegetables. I have found that buying the frozen boxes of spinach, and greens is a safe way to get your delicious carotenoids in your diet. I eat two boxes a day of the frozen spinach. I simply microwave the box whole for 3 minutes in a microwave-safe bowl. I then remove the spinach or greens from the box...it will be HOT...and microwave the greens alone in the bowl for an additional minute. I have worked in a medical laboratory during the first Gulf War and three year's thereafter so I DO know that the dangerous bacteria (if they even are present) will be destroyed entirely using this process. As an ex-microbiologist, I know that e-coli bacteria will usually die when under the freezing conditions of spot freezing the frozen veggies undergo for our supermarkets. IF any e-coli still is surviving these harsh conditions, it certainly WILL be destroyed by the 3 + 1 minutes' microwaving it will undergo in the above process. The beauty of all of this is that very few of the nutrients are lost in this process...you get your spinach and your greens and NO nasty little bugs!

Answer 3

My favorite recipe and its good and southern i am from the south. 4¼ hours 10 min prep 1 bunch kale 1 bunch beet leaves or other greens (collards, mustard, turnip) 1 large onion, sliced 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 jalapeno peppers, minced (discard seeds for less heat) 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/4 cup cubed ham (I used prepackage mini cubes) 3 slices bacon 2 1/2 cups water (more if needed) salt and pepper balsamic vinegar (optional) 2. Tear greens into large pieces and discard the thick vein. Add greens to a pot of boiling salted water (I use kosher salt). Let boil for about 6 minutes. Drain and Rinse. 3. While the greens are boiling, preheat a heavy skillet with olive oil, add onion and garlic; sauté until onions are lightly brown, add minced jalapeno peppers and cook for an additional minute or two. 3. Put the sautéed onions in the slow-cooker then add the drained greens, ham, bacon, crushed red pepper and water. 4 .Cook on high for 4 hours or until greens are tender. Serve with balsamic vinegar, optional. Calories 153 Calories from Fat 103 (67%) Amount Per Serving %DV Total Fat 11.5g 17% Saturated Fat 3.1g 15% Polyunsat. Fat 1.4g Monounsat. Fat 5.9g Trans Fat 0.0g Cholesterol 11mg 3% Sodium 167mg 6% Potassium 336mg 9% Total Carbohydrate 9.9g 3% Dietary Fiber 1.8g 7% Sugars 1.9g Protein 4.2g 8% Vitamin A 7814mcg 156% Vitamin B6 0.3mg 14% Vitamin B12 0.1mcg 1% Vitamin C 66mg 110% Vitamin E 1mcg 3% Calcium 83mg 8% Magnesium 26mg 6% Iron 1mg 6% Alcohol 0.0g Caffeine 0.0mg

Answer 4

Many of us on Coumadin aren t allowed to eat green leafy vegetables because of the K-vitamin content. When we ask for substitutes for them, we get lectures about how good they are for us. They may be good for you but they could potentially kill me.

Answer 5

Turnip greens
Mustard greens
Collard greens
Chinese cabbage
Regular cabbage
Water crest
and the list goes on...

Answer 6

There are still many types of Cabbages(Napa, Green, Red), Bok Coy, Swiss Chard, Kale, Escrole...

Answer 7

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Answer 8

This lettuce one was again from the Salinas Valley in CA. Specifically, a brand called Foxy. I don't know if that's in markets, but it's readily available in bulk for chefs.

I heard one chef on the news today saying "I don't know what I can do without lettuce!"

Answer 9

It looks like we are running out of options. I say this because with the spinach thing it was easy, just don't eat spinach. but now that the green lettuce is being recalled it makes me afraid of other produce as well. i mean just because it hasn't been recalled doesn't mean that kale won't be next week, or maybe chard the week after. i didn't let the spinach thing scare me too much.... but now.....? i don't know. and i love salads and i have a pet bunny who needs his fresh veggies. it's pretty scary, right?

Answer 10

When did this happen? I just got bags of lettuce yesterday and all kinds of green lettuces were still in the produce department. I thought it was just one brand that was recalled.