Why Non Starchy Vegetables
By Ronald Lashley
Each non starchy vegetable exchange (serving) contains 5 grams of carbohydrate, 2 grams of protein, no fat, 1 to 4 grams of fiber and only 25 calories. One serving of each vegetable on this list equals 1/2 cup cooked vegetables, 1 cup raw vegetables or 1/2 cup vegetable juice. If you eat more than 1 1/2 cups of cooked vegetables or more than 3 cups of raw vegetables at a meal, count them as one carbohydrate serving
List
• Alfalfa sprouts
• Artichoke
• Artichoke hearts
• Asparagus
• Bamboo shoots
• Beans: green, Italian, yellow or wax
• Bean sprouts
• Broccoli
• Brussels sprouts
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Chicory
• Chinese cabbage
• Cucumber
• Eggplant
• Green onions or scallions
• Greens: beet, collard, dandelion, kale, mustard or turnip
• Jicama (Mexican potato)
• Kohlrabi
• Leeks
• Lettuce: endive, escarole, leafy varieties, romaine or iceberg
• Mixed vegetables without corn, peas or pasta
• Mushrooms
• Okra
• Onions
• Parsley
• Peppers (all varieties)
• Radishes
• Rhubarb, artificially sweetened
• Rutabaga
• Sauerkraut
• Snow peas or pea pods
• Spinach
• Summer squash
• Swiss chard
• Tomato, raw
• Tomato, cherry
• Tomato juice
• Tomato paste
• Tomato sauce
• Turnips
• Vegetable juice cocktail
• Water chestnuts
• Watercress
• Zucchini
|
|
Need help with health and nutrition? We can match you to an expert in your local area.
|
|
Find Local Health and Nutrition Experts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
About the Author
| Ronald Lashley, Get Physically Fit LLC
Auburn, WA 98092
206.963.5579
Contact Author: request info
If you would like to re-print this article, please contact the author.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Editorial Disclaimer: The views expressed in articles published on this website are those of the authors alone. They do not represent the views or opinions of this website or its staff. The articles on this site do not constitute a recommendation or endorsement with respect to any views, company, or product. Authors affirm that article submissions are their original content or that they have permission to reproduce.
|
|