Low Carb Vegetables – What You Should Know

Everyone knows that vegetables are important to good health, especially low carb vegetables, as these give us fiber, vitamins, minerals and enzymes. A low carbs vegetable list would include the following: 4 spears of asparagus, ½ cup broccoli, ½ cup cabbage, ½ cup cauliflower, 1 stalk of celery, ½ of a cucumber, ½ cup endive, ½ cup peppers, 1 cup radishes, 1 cup spinach and 1 small tomato, all are 5 carbs or under. They are perfect for snacking or using in salads or other carbohydrate limited dishes. There are other delicious vegetables available to the low carb dieter, they just have a higher carb count.

Medical research suggests that eating 5 servings a day of vegetables can cut the risk of death from heart disease, stroke and cancer by up to 20%. So make sure some of your carb allowance is used for vegetables. Research from the U.K. found that consumption of vegetables and fruits can reduce the risk of colorectal and gastric cancer and possibly also breast cancer.

Vegetables are loaded with vitamins and minerals and anti-oxidants, which destroy free radicals believed to play a part in the development of cancer. Even if you take vitamins you still need your lower carb veggies. There is more benefit from eating actual oranges for instance, than in swallowing a vitamin C supplement.

You should eat 3-5 servings of vegetables a day, but if you stay within your carb limit you can eat more. Salads, soups, dips, snacks, side dishes and vegetable main dishes are all wonderful ways to incorporate vegetables into your low carbohydrate diet. So make sure that you get the vegetables you need in your low carb diet.

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