Healthy Vegetables

 Healthy Vegetables

almost all veggies are healthy if they are organic and GMO-free

Leafy green and lettuces:

- Collards

- Spinach

- broccoli

- Kale

- chard

- watercress

- green cabbage

- red cabbage

- leeks

- bock choy

- Brussel sprouts

Other Veggies: 

- garlic

- onions, shallots, scallions

- turnip

- asparagus

- mushrooms

- Cauliflower

- Sauerkraut

- artichoke

- alfalfa sprouts

- bean sprouts

- green beans

- celery

- ginger

- jicama

- parsley

The Dirty Dozen: these veggies are GMO or covered in pesticides

Buy these veggies organic, if at all possible:

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- Some Zucchini and Summer squash are GMO. Buy organic to avoid GMO 

The Clean Fifteen: veggies that aren't covered in pesticides, organic or not

Feel free to buy these non-organic:

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Eat in moderation, or no more than a couple times a week

- carrots due to high sugar content

- parsnips due to high carb content

- cottage cheese 

- yogurt and kefir due to lactose

Use sparingly in recipes or as a topping

- Cows milk, Half and Half, and Cream

- Legumes, lentils, and split peas

- Beans, the exception is hummus made from chickpeas 

- Gluten-free grains:

    amaranth

    buckwheat

    Brown rice

    Wild rice

    Sorgum

    millet

    teff

    Gluten-free Oats

- Sweeteners, Stevia and Chocolate:

    Natural Stevia

    Dark Chocolate that is at least 70% cocao

Watch out for GMO veggies zucchini