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. Callaloo
14. Carrot
15. Cauliflower
16. Celery
17. Chayote
18. Chicory
19. Cucumber
20. Eggplant
21. Fennel
22. Fiddlehead (fern shoots)
23. Garlic
24. Green onion (scallion)
25. Greens (beet, collard, dandelion, mustard, turnip, chrysanthemum, etc.)
26. Heart of palm
27. Herbs (parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary, thyme, etc.)
28. Jicama
29. Kale
30. Kohlrabi
31. Leek
32. Lettuce, salad greens (endive, escarole, romaine, iceberg
33. Mushroom
34. Okra
35. Onions (red, sweet, white, yellow)
36. Peppers (all types, sweet or hot)
37. Purslane
38. Radish
39. Ramp
40. Rapini (broccoli rabe)
41. Rhubarb
42. Rutabaga
43. Shallot
44. Snow pea (pea pod)
45. Spinach
46. Sugar snap pea
47. Summer squash (crookneck, cushaw, spaghetti)
48. Swiss chard
49. Tomatillo
50. Tomato
51. Turnip
52. Water chestnut
53. Zucchini