THE 14 HEALTHIEST SALAD GREENS

You already know that green leafy veggies are among the healthiest foods you can eat.

However, it is well-worth knowing which leafy greens -- that are commonly eaten in salads -- give you the most nutritional "bang for your buck."

The rankings below are based on the nutrient-density and the diversity of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients they each provide you:

#12. Red Leaf Lettuce
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamins K, A, anthocyanins
Some Top Benefits: Heart, skin, eye, immunity, anti-inflammatory

#11. Romaine Lettuce
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamins K, A, folate, fiber
Some Top Benefits: Heart, bones, eyes, blood, digestion

#10. Endive
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamin K, fiber
Some Top Benefits: Heart, blood, blood sugar, bones, digestion

#9. Escarole
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamin K, folate, fiber
Some Top Benefits: Blood, blood sugar, bones, digestion, cells

#8. Radicchio
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamin K, fiber, anthocyanins
Some Top Benefits: Bones, heart, anti-inflammatory, heart

#7. Mâche (aka lamb's lettuce, corn salad)
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamins A, C, omega-3, iron
Some Top Benefits: Brain, skin, hair, eye, immunity, blood

#6. Oak Leaf Lettuce
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamins A, K, antioxidants
Some Top Benefits: Eyes, immunity, blood, bones, anti-infammatory

#5. Arugula
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamin K, lutein, zeaxanthin, glucosinolates
Some Top Benefits: Eye, immunity, anti-cancer, blood, bones, cells, brain

#4. Dandelion Greens
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamins K, A, C, iron, copper, calcium, fiber, antioxidants
Some Top Benefits: Liver, bones, heart, blood, skin, immunity, blood sugar, digestion

#3. Spinach
Nutrition Highlights: Vitamins K, A, C, folate, manganese, magnesium, iron, calcium, antioxidants
Key Benefits: Anti-inflammatory, brain, heart, immunity, bones, anti-cancer, skin, eyes

#2. Kale
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamins K, C, B2, manganese, calcium, potassium, glucosinolates, antioxidants
Key Benefits: Immunity, anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, heart, brain, liver, bone, skin, eyes

#1. Watercress
Nutrient Highlights: Vitamins C, K, A, calcium, potassiuum, highly absorbable iron, glucosinates, antioxidants
Key Benefits: Immunity, anti-cancer, heart, anti-inflammation, bone, brain, liver, skin, eyes

Eating a wide range of nutrient-dense foods like these is a golden key to fighting disease and living long and well.

Therefore, consider routinely making salads containing some of the supergreens above, perhaps along with nuts, seeds, microgreens, and your other favorite salad ingredients!