Gaining & Losing Weight
Non-Starchy Vegetables: Overview and Serving Sizes
This overview of the Non-Starchy Vegetables (NSV) food group and serving sizes is part of the RealJock.com Healthy Weight-Loss Program.
Non-starchy vegetables are an essential part of any healthy diet and have been shown to enhance immune protection and reduce the risk of cancer, heart, and other disease. Eat a wide selection of different vegetables in different colors to obtain a multitude of benefits. For example, red vegetables contain vitamin A, while dark green leafy vegetables are rich in vitamins, folates, and phytochemicals. The non-starchy vegetables food group includes a huge variety of vegetable foods, including broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, all green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, eggplant, onion, garlic, okra, zucchini, green beans, bell peppers, celery, and more.
Non-starchy vegetables are an essential part of any healthy diet and have been shown to enhance immune protection and reduce the risk of cancer, heart, and other disease. Eat a wide selection of different vegetables in different colors to obtain a multitude of benefits. For example, red vegetables contain vitamin A, while dark green leafy vegetables are rich in vitamins, folates, and phytochemicals. The non-starchy vegetables food group includes a huge variety of vegetable foods, including broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, all green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, eggplant, onion, garlic, okra, zucchini, green beans, bell peppers, celery, and more.
| NON-STARCHY VEGETABLES | ||
| Type | Food | Serving Size |
| Vegetables | Raw Vegetables | 1 cup |
| Vegetables | Cooked Vegetables | 1/2 cup |
shad0wfr0st wrote:
i have a question,
is there a particular type of cooking (like bake/boiled/stir-fried/etc) for the cook veg.? or can it be anyone ?
Mar 23 7:07 PM
Touchet wrote:
Because starchy food increase your insulin levels, which in the end (a bit complicated to explain the metabolism of it) tells your body to store fat. The older you get, the more your body becomes insulin resistant--your body has to produce more and more insulin in order for pancrease to respond to increase sugar levels in the blood stream. This leads to more and more fat storage since the two are linked to each other.
Now you don't have to go to extremes with it. You can have some starch, but you need to make sure you eat about twice as much protien as compared to starch. That can be hard, especially if you are worried about calorie content. If you don't burn it--protein or starch, you still store it as fat. So its best to watch how much starch you consume just to be safe all around.
Mar 08 11:39 PM
jonasg942000 wrote:
Yes, I have a question. why should you non-starchy foods vis starchy foods.
what is the difference?
Feb 04 7:31 AM