1.   Into the colander she tore leaves of basil and celery.

2.   It slides across herbs and tears the leaves, and you have to work a lot harder to press down.

3.   Ken Muldrew, a biophysicist at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, tore tree leaves apart near his sensitive measuring equipment.

4.   Next Hana gets up on a blue plastic stepstool and spends several minutes tearing lettuce leaves into bite-size pieces for a salad.

5.   Remove tough stems and tear leaves into bite-size pieces.

6.   Simple duties like counting ingredients for the salad, breaking eggs, tearing spinach leaves or sprinkling cheese on pasta are perfect responsibilities for young children.

7.   Tear spinach leaves into bite-sized pieces and place in a glass bowl.

8.   Tear large leaves into bite-sized pieces.

9.   Tear sorrel leaves into large pieces and add to pan.

10.   Tear lettuce leaves into large, bite-size pieces, leaving small inner leaves whole.