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