Vegetables

- 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. Some commonly eaten vegetables in each subgroup are:

Dark Green Vegetables
Orange Vegetables
Dry Beans and Peas
Starchy Vegetables
Other Vegetables
-Bok Choy
-Acron Squash
-Black Beans
-Corn
-Artichokes
-Broccoli
-Butternut Squash
-Black-eyed Peas
-Green Peas
-Asparagus
-Collard Greens
-Carrots
-Lentils
-Lima Beans
-Bean Sprouts
-Spinache
-Pumpkin
-Lima Beans
-Potatoes
-Mushroom

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