With the prices of everything going up over the last few years I have started growing my own vegetables at home.  It lowers the price and I know what goes into (or onto) them before we eat them.  This year I decided to grow more low carb veggies to help me change my eating now, before i get banded.  I included the webpage etc so if you want to look it up you can.  Here is what I found:

Vegetables on a Low-Carb Diet: The Best and Worst

Low-Carb Vegetables

By Laura Dolson, About.com Guide

Updated March 01, 2011

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board

Photo © Olga Shelego Most vegetables are encouraged on low-carb diets¹ (though the carbs need to be counted if required by the specific diet). If you are on a specific diet, be sure to check out the list in the book.

If you are considering using organic vegetables, check out this list of which fruits and vegetables have the most and least pesticides² to help you guide your choices.

Low-Carb Vegetables

This list is roughly arranged from lowest to highest carbohydrate counts, but all are non-starchy and generally low in carbohydrates. Exact carb count depends on serving size. Remember when counting carbs in vegetables that the fiber is not counted, and can be subtracted from the total. For more information about each vegetable, including carbs, calories, glycemic index, and recipes, click on the vegetables that have a link.

• Sprouts (bean, alfalfa, etc.)
• Greens – lettuces, spinach³, chard⁴, etc.
• Hearty Greens - collards⁵, mustard greens, kale⁶, etc.
• Radicchio and endive count as greens
• Herbs - parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary, thyme, etc.
• Bok Choy
• Celery⁷
• Radishes⁸
• Sea Vegetables (Nori, etc)
• Cabbage⁹ (or sauerkraut)
• Mushrooms¹⁰
• Jicama¹¹
• Avocado¹²
• Cucumbers¹³ (or pickles without added sugars)
• Asparagus¹⁴
• Green Beans and Wax Beans¹⁵
• Fennel¹⁶
• Broccoli¹⁷
• Cauliflower¹⁸
• Peppers
  • Green Bell Peppers¹⁹
  • Red Bell Peppers²⁰
  • Jalapeno Peppers²¹
• Summer Squash²²
• Zuchinni²³
• Scallions or green onions²⁴
• Bamboo Shoots
• Brussels Sprouts²⁵
• Leeks²⁶
• Snow Peas (pods)
• Tomatoes²⁷
• Eggplant²⁸
• Tomatillos²⁹
• Artichokes³⁰
• Onions³¹
• Okra
• Spaghetti Squash³²
• Celery Root (Celeriac)³³
• Carrots³⁴
• Turnip (see Carb Counts of Root Vegetables³⁵)
• Water Chestnuts
• Pumpkin³⁶

Starchy (High Carb) Vegetables

The main vegetables to be avoided when reducing carbohydrates are the starchier and sweeter vegetables:

• Carrots³⁷ (some diets flag carrots as a problem, though they are lower in carbs than others in this group)
• Beets³⁸
• Peas³⁹
• Winter Squashes (particularly acorn and butternut⁴⁰)
• Parsnips
• Potatoes⁴¹ in all forms
• Sweet Potatoes⁴²
• Corn⁴³
• Plantains

And here are fruits:

Low-Carb Fruit: Lists of the Best and Worst

Choose Low-Sugar Fruit

By Laura Dolson, About.com Guide

Updated November 15, 2010

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board

Photo © Karen Struthers Fruit is an area where some of the low-carb diets part company, as some depend more upon glycemic index or glycemic load (South Beach¹, Zone²), while others just look at total carbs (Atkins³, Protein Power⁴). Also, some diets (Atkins, South Beach) don't allow fruit at all in the first phase. In general, your best bet fruits are the ones near the top of this list, but do check carb counts⁵ (alphabetical list). These are roughly arranged by sugar content - where the information is available, based on a half-cup serving of fruit. However, since carb counts vary⁶, all nutritional information is always approximate.

Good news: the fruits lowest in sugar are some of the highest in nutritional value, including antioxidants⁷ and other phytonutrients⁸.

If you are considering using organic vegetables, check out this list of which fruits and vegetables have the most and least pesticides⁹ to help you guide your choices.

Fruits Lowest in Sugar

• Small Amounts of Lemon¹⁰ or Lime¹¹


• Rhubarb¹²


• Raspberries¹³ (more about berries on low carb diets¹⁴)


• Blackberries¹⁵


• Cranberries¹⁶

Fruits Low to Medium in Sugar

• Strawberries¹⁷


• Casaba Melon¹⁸


• Papaya¹⁹


• Watermelon²⁰


• Peaches²¹


• Nectarines²²


• Blueberries²³


• Cantaloupes²⁴


• Honeydew melons²⁵


• Apples²⁶


• Guavas²⁷ -- Pineapple Guavas (Feijoa)²⁸ and Strawberry Guavas²⁹ are probably similar, but information that directly compares them is not available


• Apricots³⁰


• Grapefruit³¹

Fruits Fairly High in Sugar

• Plums³²


• Oranges³³


• Kiwifruit³⁴


• Pears³⁵


• Pineapple³⁶

Fruits Very High in Sugar

• Tangerines³⁷


• Cherries³⁸


• Grapes³⁹


• Pomegranates⁴⁰


• Mangos⁴¹


• Figs⁴²


• Bananas⁴³


• Dried Fruit, such as dates⁴⁴, raisins⁴⁵, dried apricots⁴⁶, and prunes⁴⁷

The interesting thing about carrots is that raw they are much lower on the glycemic index than when cooked...

Here is the link to the information: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/carbcounts/a/carrots.htm

Glycemic Index for Carrots

The studies on the glycemic index of carrots have wildly varied results. Carrots got a bad glycemic reputation, because of one study of (probably cooked) carrots that showed a GI of 92. A study of raw carrots, however, came up with a GI of 16, and two other studies of cooked carrots showed GIs of 32 and 49. It's probably safe to say that raw carrots have a lower GI than cooked ones.

Thanks for posting that, I completely forgot about it.  I had originally typed it out and then I went back and ccp'd it to make sure everything made it in and forgot to add that.  I do alot of grazing in the backyard when everything is fruiting, I love when we have cookouts in the backyard and we can just grab some fresh stuff and plate it 

So, what have you planted?

We've got swiss chard and Beets and turnips and mustard planted.  Beets maybe high in sugar, but they are very good for the gallbladder and we also eat the greens.  yum yum.

DH also planted potatoes.. but he didn't ask me about that!!  LOL

Also snow peas.

Actually had to thin the garden last weekend and had enough from the thinning to make a small salad.  woohoo!!