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Vegetables might not be your favorite food, but they add necessary nutrients to your diet, color to your dishes, and fill you with very few calories and no fat.
Instead of your usual method, try fixing vegetables different ways. Toss green pepper rings over your salad. Add chopped fresh tomatoes to plain rice. Shred carrots and blend them with ground beef when making meatloaf.
There are lots of interesting ways to incorporate vegetables into your diet. Visit our recipe sections for new ideas!
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Vegetable
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Cooking Method
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Amount
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Calories
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| alfalfa seeds |
raw, sprouted |
1 cup |
9.5 |
| artichoke |
cooked, drained |
1 whole |
55 |
| artichoke |
boiled with salt |
1/2 cup |
42 |
| artichoke - globe or French |
boiled |
1 medium |
60 |
| arugula |
raw |
1/2 cup |
2.5 |
| asparagus |
boiled |
1/2 cup |
22 |
| asparagus |
canned, cooked |
4 spears |
10 |
| asparagus |
canned |
1 cup |
46 |
| asparagus |
fresh |
1/2 cup |
22 |
| baby carrots |
raw |
1 large |
6 |
| balsam pear - leafy tips |
raw |
1/2 cup |
7 |
| balsam pear - pods |
raw |
1 cup |
16 |
| bamboo shoots |
canned, drained |
1 cup |
25 |
| bean sprouts |
raw |
1 cup |
30 |
| beet greens |
cooked, drained |
1 cup |
40 |
| beet greens |
raw |
1 cup |
7 |
| beets |
canned, drained |
1 cup |
55 |
| beets |
fresh, boiled |
1/2 cup slices |
37 |
| beets |
raw |
1 cup diced |
55 |
| bell pepper - green, red, yellow |
raw |
1 whole |
20 |
| Bibb lettuce |
raw |
1 cup shredded |
7 |
| black-eyed peas |
dried, cooked |
1 cup |
190 |
| Boston lettuce |
raw |
1 cup shredded |
7 |
| broccoli *** |
fresh, cooked, drained |
1 cup |
45 |
| broccoli *** |
frozen, cooked, drained |
1 cup |
50 |
| broccoli *** |
raw |
1 cup chopped |
25 |
| broccoli *** |
raw |
1 spear |
50 |
| broccoli - Chinese *** |
cooked |
1 cup |
19 |
| broccoli flowerets *** |
raw |
1 cup |
20 |
| broccoli stalks |
raw |
1 stalk |
32 |
| Brussels sprouts |
boiled |
1/2 cup |
30 |
| Brussels sprouts |
frozen, cooked |
1 cup |
65 |
| Brussels sprouts |
raw |
1 cup |
38 |
| butterhead lettuce |
raw |
1 cup shredded |
7 |
| butterhead lettuce |
raw |
1 head |
20 |
| butternut squash |
steamed |
1/2 cup |
41 |
| cabbage - chinese pak-choi |
raw |
1 cup |
20 |
| cabbage - chinese pe-tsai |
raw |
1 cup |
10 |
| cabbage - common |
cooked |
1 cup |
30 |
| cabbage - common |
raw |
1 cup |
15 |
| cabbage - red |
raw, shredded |
1 cup |
20 |
| cannellini - white kidney beans * |
canned, drained |
1/2 cup |
95 |
| carrots |
canned, drained |
1 cup |
35 |
| carrots |
fresh, cooked, drained |
1 cup |
70 |
| carrots |
frozen, cooked, drained |
1 cup |
55 |
| carrots |
raw |
1 medium |
30 |
| carrots - baby |
raw |
1 large |
6 |
| cauliflower |
boiled |
3 flowerets |
12 |
| cauliflower |
fresh, cooked, drained |
1 cup |
25 |
| cauliflower |
frozen, cooked, drained |
1 cup |
35 |
| cauliflower |
raw |
1 cup |
25 |
| cauliflower flowerets |
raw |
3 whole |
12 |
| celery |
boiled |
1 cup diced |
19 |
| celery |
raw |
1 stalk |
5 |
| chard - Swiss |
raw |
1 cup |
7 |
| chickpeas |
canned, drained |
1 cup |
270 |
| Chinese broccoli |
cooked |
1 cup |
19 |
| Chinese pak choi cabbage |
raw |
1 cup |
20 |
| Chinese pe-tsai cabbage |
raw |
1 cup |
10 |
| collards |
fresh, cooked |
1 cup |
25 |
| collards |
frozen, cooked, drained |
1 cup |
60 |
| collards |
raw |
1 cup chopped |
11 |
| corn |
fresh |
1 ear |
85 |
| corn |
fresh, cooked, drained |
1 cup |
165 |
| corn |
frozen, cooked, drained |
1 cup |
135 |
| corn - cream-style |
canned |
1 cup |
185 |
| cress - garden |
raw |
1 cup |
16 |
| cucumber |
raw |
1 medium |
45 |
| cucumber |
raw, peeled |
1 cup sliced |
14 |
| dandelion greens |
fresh, cooked |
1 cup |
35 |
| dandelion greens |
raw |
1 cup chopped |
25 |
| diakon sprouts ****** |
raw, sprouted |
1 cup |
16 |
| eggplant |
boiled |
1 cup cubes |
28 |
| eggplant |
raw |
1 cup cubes |
21 |
| eggplant |
steamed |
1 cup |
25 |
| endive - curly |
raw |
1 cup |
10 |
| enoki mushrooms |
raw |
1 medium |
2 |
| fava beans * |
canned, drained |
1/2 cup |
90 |
| garden cress |
raw |
1 cup |
16 |
| great northern beans |
dry, cooked |
1 cup |
210 |
| green bell pepper |
raw |
1 whole |
20 |
| green olives |
unstuffed, raw |
4 medium |
15 |
| green onions |
raw |
6 whole |
10 |
| green peas |
canned |
1 cup |
115 |
| green peas |
frozen, cooked |
1 cup |
125 |
| hearts of palm |
canned |
1 cup |
41 |
| iceberg lettuce |
raw |
1 head |
70 |
| Japanese radishes ****** |
raw, sprouted |
1 cup |
16 |
| Jew's ear - pepeao |
raw |
1 cup slices |
25 |
| kale |
fresh, cooked |
1 cup |
40 |
| kale |
frozen, cooked |
1 cup |
40 |
| kelp |
raw |
1 cup chopped |
33.5 |
| kohlrabi |
cooked |
1 cup slices |
50 |
| kohlrabi |
raw |
1 cup slices |
36.5 |
| lentils |
dried, cooked |
1 cup |
215 |
| leeks - bulb and leaf |
boiled |
1/4 cup chopped |
8 |
| leeks - bulb and leaf |
raw |
1 cup |
54 |
| lemongrass |
raw |
1 cup |
66 |
| lettuce - Bibb |
raw |
1 cup shredded |
7 |
| lettuce - Boston |
raw |
1 cup shredded |
7 |
| lettuce - butterhead |
raw |
1 cup shredded |
7 |
| lettuce - butterhead |
raw |
1 head |
20 |
| lettuce - iceberg |
raw |
1 head |
70 |
| lettuce - looseleaf |
raw |
1/2 cup shredded |
5 |
| lettuce - Romaine |
raw |
1/2 cup shredded |
4 |
| lima beans * |
canned |
1/2 cup |
100 |
| lima beans |
dried, cooked |
1 cup |
260 |
| lima beans - baby |
frozen, cooked |
1 cup |
190 |
| looseleaf lettuce |
raw |
1/2 cup shredded |
5 |
| lotus root |
boiled |
1/2 cup |
40 |
| malabar spinach |
cooked |
1 bunch |
4 |
| mountain yam |
raw |
1 medium |
281 |
| mountain yam |
steamed |
1 cup cubes |
119 |
| mung beans - sprouted |
boiled |
1 cup |
26 |
| mung beans - sprouted |
raw |
1 cup |
31 |
| mushrooms |
canned |
1 cup slices |
35 |
| mushrooms - crimini**** |
raw |
3.5 oz (100g) |
22 |
| mushrooms - enoki |
raw |
1 medium |
2 |
| mushrooms - portabella**** |
raw |
3.5 oz (100g) |
26 |
| mushrooms - shitake |
cooked |
1 cup pieces |
80 |
| mushrooms - straw |
canned |
1 cup |
58 |
| mushrooms - white |
raw |
1 cup |
20 |
| mustard greens |
boiled, drained |
1 cup |
21 |
| mustard greens |
raw |
1 cup chopped |
14.5 |
| New Zealand spinach |
boiled |
1 cup chopped |
22 |
| New Zealand spinach |
raw |
1 cup chopped |
8 |
| nopales |
cooked |
1 cup |
22 |
| nopales |
raw |
1 cup slices |
14 |
| okra |
boiled |
1/2 cup slices |
25.5 |
| okra |
cooked |
8 pods |
25 |
| okra |
raw |
1 cup |
33 |
| olives - green, unstuffed |
raw |
4 medium |
15 |
| olives - mission style |
raw |
8 |
15 |
| onions |
cooked |
1 cup |
60 |
| onions |
raw |
1 cup chopped |
55 |
| onions - spring or green |
raw |
6 whole |
10 |
| Oriental radishes ****** |
raw, sprouted |
1 cup |
16 |
| palm hearts |
canned |
1 cup |
41 |
| parsnips |
cooked |
1 cup |
125 |
| peas - green * |
canned |
1 cup |
115 |
| peas - green * |
frozen, cooked |
1 cup |
125 |
| peas - snow or snap * |
cooked |
1 cup |
65 |
| pepeao - Jew's ear |
raw |
1 cup slices |
25 |
| peppers - hot chili |
raw |
1 whole |
20 |
| peppers - sweet |
cooked |
1 cup |
15 |
| peppers - bell - green, red, yellow |
raw |
1 whole |
20 |
| pickles - dill |
raw |
1 whole |
5 |
| pickles - gherkin |
raw |
1 medium |
20 |
| pinto beans * |
canned |
1/2 cup |
90 |
| pinto beans |
dry, cooked |
1 cup |
265 |
| plantain |
cooked |
1 cup |
180 |
| potatoes |
baked with skin |
1 medium |
220 |
| potatoes |
baked without skin |
1 medium |
145 |
| potatoes |
boiled without skin |
1 medium |
120 |
| potatoes |
french fried strips |
10 fries |
160 |
| potatoes |
hashed brown |
1 cup |
340 |
| potatoes |
mashed w/butter & milk |
1 cup |
225 |
| potatoes |
scalloped from mix |
1 cup |
230 |
| radishes |
raw |
4 whole |
5 |
| red bell pepper |
raw |
1 whole |
20 |
| red cabbage |
raw, shredded |
1 cup |
20 |
| red kidney beans * |
canned |
1/2 cup |
110 |
| red kidney beans |
dry, cooked |
1 cup |
230 |
| red potatoes + |
raw |
1 small (2.25") |
122 |
| red potatoes + |
boiled |
1 small (2.25") |
122 |
| refried beans |
canned |
1 cup |
295 |
| rhubarb |
cooked with sugar |
1 cup |
280 |
| Romaine lettuce |
raw |
1/2 cup shredded |
4 |
| sauerkraut |
canned, drained |
1 cup |
45 |
| seaweed (kelp) |
raw |
1 oz |
10 |
| shitake mushrooms |
cooked |
1 cup pieces |
80 |
| snap beans |
canned, drained |
1 cup |
25 |
| snap beans |
fresh, cooked |
1 cup |
45 |
| snap beans |
frozen, cooked |
1 cup |
35 |
| snap peas |
cooked |
1 cup |
65 |
| snow peas |
cooked |
1 cup |
65 |
| soybeans * |
dried, cooked |
1 cup |
235 |
| spinach |
canned, drained |
1 cup |
50 |
| spinach |
fresh, raw |
1 cup |
10 |
| spinach |
frozen, cooked |
1 cup |
55 |
| spring onions |
raw |
6 whole |
10 |
| squash - butternut ** |
steamed |
1/2 cup |
41 |
| squash - butternut |
steamed |
1 cup |
82 |
| squash - summer |
cooked no butter |
1 cup |
35 |
| squash - winter |
baked no butter |
1 cup |
80 |
| straw mushrooms |
canned |
1 cup |
58 |
| summer squash |
cooked no butter |
1 cup |
35 |
| sweet potatoes ++ |
baked in skin without salt |
1 whole |
131 |
| sweet potatoes ++ |
boiled, peeled |
1 whole |
119 |
| sweet potatoes ++ |
canned, mashed |
1 cup |
260 |
| sweet potatoes ++ |
canned, syrup packed, drained, solids only |
1 cup |
212 |
| sweet potatoes ++ |
canned, vacuum packed |
1 cup |
232 |
| Swiss chard |
raw |
1 cup |
7 |
| tofu |
cooked |
1-inch slice |
85 |
| turnip greens |
fresh, cooked |
1 cup |
30 |
| turnip greens |
frozen, cooked |
1 cup |
50 |
| turnips |
cooked, diced |
1 cup |
30 |
| water chestnuts |
canned, drained |
1 cup |
70 |
| wax beans * |
canned, drained |
1/2 cup |
20 |
| white kidney beans |
canned, drained |
1/2 cup |
95 |
| winter squash |
baked no butter |
1 cup |
80 |
| yellow bell pepper |
raw |
1 whole |
20 |
| zucchini ***** |
raw or steamed |
4 oz |
18 |
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****** - T.
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