LETTUCE MATTERS

The basic building block of all diets is LETTUCE. WAIT!! Stay with me. Lettuce sounds simple and BLAH, but it's not.  You're gonna be shoving that lettuce in sandwiches, pitas, and salads left and right, so you had better be picking something you like the texture of, that lasts a long time without turning to brown mush, and that isn't gonna feel like you're flushing $$$ down the potty.  (Ha! "Potty."  I might just be stuck in Mommy mode.)

I know I've bought many of those salad bag mixes, only to end up throwing them in the trash when they start rotting 3.2 seconds after I open the bag. These bags of lettuce, in any variety, are not your friend.  Some of the ones that last a longer time are the ones that are a "softer" variety of greens.  The problem with those, is they supply you with ZERO crunch factor.  Mama needs some crunch factor. 

So, considering all of these, you need to buy the 3-pack of Romaine hearts, and here is what you're gonna do.  You're gonna drop less than $3 on a 3-pack.  You're gonna cut the butts off those suckers.  You're gonna nestle the leaves in some paper towels in a plastic container.  And you're gonna grab a leaf for a sandwich.  Or maybe you're gonna grab a few leaves, quickly hand shread them, and make a salad. 

If you keep Romaine lettuce as I've instructed you, you're Romaine lettuce will be awesome for a week.  At least.  If you only break down one heart at a time and leave the other 2 in the bag, You're gonna  be good for at least 2 weeks. 

No more tossing lettuce in the trash left and right.  No more wilty, sad lettuce.  You've got lettuce that has a lot of vibrant green and a lot of crunch.  But the awesome of Romaine doesn't stop there.  You can regrow your freaking Romaine.  I'm not even kidding.  Stick that Romaine butt in a cup of water, sit it in a window, and watch it grow.