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Mieke WA Minkjan | all galleries >> Photo a day gallery >> September 2009 Food > 5 Different kind of lettuce
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05-SEP-2009 © MiekeWAMinkjan

5 Different kind of lettuce

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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is a temperate annual or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae.
Lettuce is a fat free, low calorie food and is good for a well balanced diet.
It is a valuable source of vitamin A and folic acid.
Lactucarium (or “Lettuce Opium”) is a mild opiate-like substance that is contained in all types of lettuce.
Both the Romans and Egyptians took advantage of this property eating lettuce at the end of a meal to induce sleep. (Wikipedia)

Just down the road (± 8km) in Keysborough are some garden markets.
There have been a lot more, but the suburban crawl eats them up.

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Jola Dziubinska09-Sep-2009 23:13
Beautiful colors, Mieke.
Maaike Huizer06-Sep-2009 06:29
Ziet er geweldig uit. Wat een mooie kleuren.
carol j. phipps06-Sep-2009 03:33
Lovely varity! Looks like snow.
Michael J. Parkinson06-Sep-2009 03:25
A lot of years ago we used to grow a few heads of lettuce in the flower garden. At supper time we would pick just enough leaves to make a salad.
Linda Willets06-Sep-2009 03:10
Fresh in the field
Doug Cruden05-Sep-2009 21:37
Lovely shot - I bet they taste nice gently sprinkled with a simple dressing...yum!
laine05-Sep-2009 21:11
I love the colours & they look so fresh.
Dave Perez05-Sep-2009 20:03
Terrific composition! The green butter lettuce really sets it off! No iceberg lettuce in this fine shot!
Bernard Davis05-Sep-2009 19:43
Lovely shot
J. Scott Coile05-Sep-2009 19:26
Variety is the spice of life!
LynnH05-Sep-2009 16:02
Nice shot and a very interesting narrative. Lettuce opium... hmmmm... maybe I should eat a salad when I can't sleep!
Fay Stout05-Sep-2009 15:02
Nice assortment of lettuces there...
Hernan E. Enriquez05-Sep-2009 12:29
Beaufiful and tasty!
Stephanie05-Sep-2009 10:11
These lettuces are gorgeous! :-)
Mairéad05-Sep-2009 08:55
Nice variety of lettuces and colours took.