# Do leaves and grass have any nutritional value?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-leaves-and-grass-have-any-nutritional-value/105448>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 24, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-leaves-and-grass-have-any-nutritional-value/105448 "2002-04-24T22:39:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-leaves-and-grass-have-any-nutritional-value/105448/21 "2013-08-14T20:59:28Z")

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Presumably the OP has never had a salad.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-leaves-and-grass-have-any-nutritional-value/105448/22 "2013-08-14T21:11:55Z")

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But then, an actual iceberg would compare favorably to iceberg lettuce, nutrition-wise.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-leaves-and-grass-have-any-nutritional-value/105448/23 "2013-08-14T21:51:22Z")

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nm

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-leaves-and-grass-have-any-nutritional-value/105448/24 "2013-08-14T23:06:50Z")

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I like spinach in my salads meself.

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