Nonstarchy Vegetables

These vegetables are low in carbs and calories. They’re important sources of vitamins, minerals, and fiber. A serving is:

• 1 cup raw
• ½ cup cooked
• 2 cups raw greens, lettuce, or herbs

1. Amaranth (Chinese spinach)
2. Artichoke
3. Arugula
4. Asparagus
5. Bamboo shoot
6. Beans (green, Italian, yard-long, yellow, wax)
7. Beet
8. Bok choy (Chinese cabbage)
9. Broccoli
10. Broccolini
11. Brussels sprout
12. Cabbage (green, red, savoy, etc.)
13. Carrot
14. Cauliflower
15. Celery
16. Chayote
17. Chicory
18. Cucumber
19. Eggplant
20. Fennel
21. Fiddlehead (fern shoots)
22. Garlic
23. Green onion (scallion)
24. Greens (beet, collard, dandelion, mustard, turnip, etc.)
25. Heart of palm
26. Herbs (parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary, thyme, etc.)
27. Jicama
28. Kale
29. Kohlrabi
30. Leek
31. Lettuce, salad greens (endive, escarole, romaine, iceberg
32. Mushroom
33. Okra
34. Onions (red, sweet, white, yellow)
35. Peppers (all types, sweet or hot)
36. Purslane
37. Radish
38. Ramp
39. Rapini (broccoli rabe)
40. Rhubarb
41. Rutabaga
42. Shallot
43. Snow pea (pea pod)
44. Spinach
45. Sugar snap pea
46. Summer squash (crookneck, cushaw, spaghetti)
47. Swiss chard
48. Tomatillo
49. Tomato
50. Turnip
51. Water chestnut
52. Zucchini