The 8 Best Low Carb Vegetables - Providence Village Church

The 8 best low carb vegetables

Spinach is nutritious and used in many dishes spinach contains iron calcium magnesium potassium and vitamins the top nutrition coaching nutritionist crystal scott ms rdn says its rich in folate fiber and antioxidants spinach

Kale has several vitamins and minerals including selenium which helps your body manufacture antioxidant enzymes medlineplus says antioxidant enzymes protect cells kale

This vegetable is more popular due to cauliflower steak dishes folate potassium fiber vitamins c and k are abundant in cauliflower cauliflower contains protocatechuic acid pca a bioavailable antioxidant that reduces diabetic inflammation cauliflower

Vitamin c potassium and folate are in zucchini it has fiber and little calories helping digestion says it also doesnt raise blood sugar since its low in carbohydrates zucchini

Owner of nourished with emily registered dietitian emily tills rd advises concentrating on carbohydrates and fiberrich veggies according to the usda artichokes offer more fiber than most other vegetables on this list artichokes

This vegetable has 6 grams carbohydrates per cup raw and chopped plus vitamins c and k fiber folate and potassium according to the usda the brassica family which includes broccoli has several health advantages broccoli

Tills says asparagus is one of the highestfiber lowestcarb vegetables with a glycemic load of 1 vegetables that have a low netcarb count will have a lesser impact on blood sugar levels adds asparagus

Fiber helps control blood sugar and has many additional advantages the cdc says this powerful ingredient may help maintain good cholesterol lower cancer risk and support a healthy weight brussels sprouts