Unstarchy Vegetables

*If you eat more than 15 grams of carbs per meal, do not eat a snack unless you are hungry. If only eating 15 grams per meal, you must eat two snacks.

Eat as many non starchy vegetables as you want, but make sure to eat different variety. Include some in your breakfast.

Fill half your plate in UnStarchy Veggies, a minimum of 1/2 cup for a snack.

Amaranth leaves
Arugula*
Asparagus
Bitter Melon (Balsam-Pear)
Bamboo Shoots
Bean or Seed Sprouts
Beets (raw)
Beet Greens   □
Bell Peppers – green/red/yellow/orange
Bok Choy*
Broadbeans (Fava Beans)
Broccoli*
Brussels Sprouts*
Butterbur (Fuki)
Cabbage*
Cardoon (stems)
Carrots (raw)
Cassava
Cauliflower*
Celeriac
Celery
Celtuce
Chayote Fruit
Chicory (Witloof)
Chinese Long Bean
Chicory Greens
Chives   □
Chrysanthemum
Collard Greens*
Cilantro
Cowpeas (leafy tips)
Cucumber
Dandelion Greens
Eggplant
Endive
Fiddlehead Ferns
Fennel
Garden Cress
Garlic
Ginger Root
Gourd
Green Beans
Hearts Of Palm
Horseradish Root
Hot Peppers
Jicama (raw)
Jalapeno Peppers
Kale*
Kohlrabi
Lamb’s Quarter (Pigweed)
Lettuce & Salad Greens
Mushrooms ◦
Mustard Greens
Nopales
Onions
Parsley  □
Purslane  □
Radishes
Radicchio
Salsify
Sesbania flower
Snap Peas
Snow Peas
Shallots
Spinach  □
Spaghetti Squash
Summer Squash:
(crookneck, scallop, straightneck, zucchini)
Swiss Chard  □
Taro (leaves or shoots)
Tomatoes (raw)
Tomatillos
Turmeric Root
Turnip Greens*
Watercress*
Waxgourd (Chinese Preserving Melon)
Water Chestnuts
Edible Flowers
Borage
Pumpkin flowers/leaves
Zucchini Flowers
Nasturtium
 
 
 

* Cook – as Blocks Thyroid Hormone when raw

□ Cook – as then Oxalates are reduced

◦ Cook – as then Toxins are neutralized