But it's not exactly a close race. While Americans are eating record amounts of lettuce -- about 33 pounds per capita last year -- the bulk of that is still iceberg, or head, lettuce.

If you’ve resolved to grow your own food this year, or at least some of your own food, I urge you to start with lettuce. I know what you’re thinking: Lettuce is so plebian, so normal. You want to grow ...

Romaine hearts are coming in at $6-$7 a package and cauliflower has jumped to around $85 a case — or $7 for a head. Hughes said he's at $3.99 for a head of lettuce and $3.99 a pound for romaine.