Eat Your Vegetables

Vegetables should be 50% of your meals to provide volume to make you feel full. Vegetables are low in calories, high in fiber and provide high nutritional value.

How much is a serving:

  • 1/2 cup cooked
  • 1 cup raw
  • 3 cups green salad
  • 6 oz tomato juice (low sodium)

Types of Vegetables:

Alfalfa sprouts
Artichokes
Asparagus
Bean sprouts
Beets
Beet greens
Bok Choy
Broccoli
Broccoli Raab
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Chilies (all types)
Collard greens
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Endive
Escarole
Fennel
Green Beans
Kale
Kohlrabi
Jicama
Leeks
Lettuce (all types)
Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Okra
Onions
Green Onions
Parsnips
Peppers (all types)
Pickles
Radishes
Salsa (fresh)
Shallots
Snap Peas
Snow Peas
Spinach
String Beans
Summer Squash
Swiss Chard
Tomato
Turnips
Watercress
Water Chestnuts
Yellow Wax Beans
Zucchini

You can add different types of herbs or marinades to flavor vegetables. Try slicing, chopping or grating vegetables into sauces or meals to create different taste and textures.

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