Can we have a thread about what constitutes a "Green, leafy vegetable"?

[FrannyandZooey]

I know we are not just meant to be eating plenty of veg every day but that we should be eating "green, leafy vegetables".

Is there a definitive list of what these are, because I am dashed if I know. Cabbage? Sprouts? I think broccoli might be one, but it hasn't really got leaves has it? Someone must know.

I always interpreted leafy greens as being cruciferous vegetables

spinach, broccoli, kale, chard, cavolo nero, spring greens I guess cabbage too must be
romaine lettuce, dark lettuce types, watercress, pak choi

the darker the better

or here

wiki again

ok, not only cruciferous, have a look here

SNAP!

I'm a great fan of the dark green leafy veg

Thanks all

am still slightly confused

is it the cruciferous ones or not?

and, I mean, cauliflower? That doesn't have leaves

I tend to think spinach, watercress, yer brassicas basically.

Cauliflower does have leaves, but you tend to remove them before you cook them

Cauli and Broccoli and closly related, ie brassicas

look at the leaves on this one!

I eat cauli leaves. And I agree with Piffle, the greener the better.