Mister Lettuce

Season: Mister Lettuce is a vegetable that is very healthy to eat. Both the stems and the leaves can be eaten. Every period of the year go to the greengrocer, Mister Lettuce is always available.
Benefits: 100 g of tasty leaf provides 44% of daily vitamin A, to sharpen up eyesight but beyond good looking those nutrients get you looking good by supporting skin rejuvenation and complexion. Folate also contributes to the normal function of the immune system, and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
Curiosity: Lettuce has been cultivated for thousands of years. In Egyptian times it was considered a sacred vegetable and tubs of lettuce were ceremoniously carried before their fertility god. It was also considered a powerful aphrodisiac. However, the Greeks and Romans thought lettuce had quite the opposite effect, making one sleepy and generally lethargic. In herbal remedies lettuce is recommended for insomniacs. In the past it was also used as a cooling food during illness.
Fun facts: The name of the plant in English, lettuce, and in Latin, lactuca, come from lactis, the Latin word for milk, because the juice of the plant looks like milk.

Draw me

First of all draw the main shape. It gonna be the face of Mister Lettuce.

Now, for each branch draw a leaf. Remember, every leaf should be long and narrow.

Add a double border to the bottom of the face and draw a small circle inside.

It's time to draw the face. Mister Lettuce is always happy, this is why we're drawing him smiling.

Colour the face with a light green.

Colour the rest of Mister Lettuce. Each leaf has a different kind of green, try to differentiate them.