*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
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