VEGETABLES CONTINUED

What Foods Are in the Vegetable Group?

Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of the Vegetable Group. Vegetables may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated; and may be whole, cut-up, or mashed.

Vegetables are organized into 5 subgroups, based on their nutrient content.

Key Consumer Message

Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.

Commonly eaten vegetables in each subgroup

• • Dark Green Vegetables

    • bok choy
    • broccoli
    • collard greens
    • dark green leafy lettuce
    • kale
    • mesclun
    • mustard greens
    • romaine lettuce
    • spinach
    • turnip greens
    • watercress

  • Starchy vegetables

    • cassava
    • corn
    • fresh cowpeas, field peas, or black-eyed peas (not dry)
    • green bananas
    • green peas
    • green lima beans
    • plantains
    • potatoes
    • taro
    • water chestnuts

  • Red & orange vegetables

    • acorn squash
    • butternut squash
    • carrots
    • hubbard squash
    • pumpkin
    • red peppers
    • sweet potatoes
    • tomatoes
    • tomato juice

• • Beans and peas*

    • black beans
    • black-eyed peas (mature, dry)
    • garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
    • kidney beans
    • lentils
    • navy beans
    • pinto beans
    • soy beans
    • split peas
    • white beans

  • Other vegetables

    • artichokes
    • asparagus
    • avocado
    • bean sprouts
    • beets
    • Brussels sprouts
    • cabbage
    • cauliflower
    • celery
    • cucumbers
    • eggplant
    • green beans
    • green peppers
    • iceberg (head) lettuce
    • mushrooms
    • okra
    • onions
    • parsnips
    • turnips
    • wax beans
    • zucchini