FRESH VEGETABLES AND HERBS
Alfalfa sprouts Artichokes Asparagus Bean sprouts Beets
Broccoli Brussels sprouts
Cabbage of all types-both green and purple Carrots-regular and baby
Cauliflower Celery Cilantro
Cole slaw in packages-pre-shredded, no dressing
Corn-frozen kernels or whole corn on the cob in packages Cucumber
Eggplant
Edamame (young soybeans dry-roasted in pods)
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RTW: I order this from Seapoint Farms "Sea Salt Dry Roasted Edmame" through amazon.com. I love the crunchy goodness-just like nuts! In my experience most people need a little crunchiness in their eating plan.
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Garlic-whole bulb or "canned" minced
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RTW: You can find minced garlic in jars in most grocery-store produce sections.
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Ginger root
Greens (collard, turnip) Green beans
Jalapeno chili peppers
Jicama
Lettuce-Iceberg, Bib, Romaine; other leafy greens Lettuce-mixed, in bag or loose (especially Spring Mix) Mushrooms
Olives
Onions-green, white, yellow, red, or Vidalia sweet
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RTW: No French-fried onions!
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Parsley
Peas-fresh, frozen, "snow"
Peppers-green, yellow, red bell peppers Pepperoncini
Radishes
Scallions Shallots
Soy nuts (dry-roasted soybeans) Spinach
Split peas-green or yellow
Squash-butternut, spaghetti, summer, zucchini Tomatoes-regular, cherry, grape size, sun dried (no oil)
Turnips
Watercress
SPARINGLY
Avocados
VERY SPARINGLY
Potatoes (once in a while, a baked potato, perhaps with butter buds or black beans)
Sweet potatoes or yams (once in a while, a plain baked or with butter bids and dash of cinnamon)
Canned Vegetables
Artichoke hearts (not marinated) Bamboo Shoots
Beans
Bean sprouts (La Choy) Black beans (Progresso)
Chili beans (Bush's Best Chili Hot)
Garbanzo beans-also called "chick peas" (Old El Paso) Great northern beans (Bush's)
Green beans (Green Giant) Kidney beans (Bush's) Large butter beans (Bush's) Lima beans (Del Monte) Navy beans (Bush's)
Pinto beans (Bush's)
Refried beans-vegetarian or fat free (Old El Paso) Three-bean salad-preferably without oil
Wax beans-cut (Del Monte)
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RTW: If the three-bean salad is made with oil then simply drain the oil off
as much as possible.
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Beets-whole, pickled, all natural (Greenwood) Corn (Green Giant)
Green chiles-chopped or whole (Old El Paso) Mushrooms (Green Giant)
Olives-black, pitted (Lindsay) Peas (Green Giant)
Pumpkin (Libby's canned) Sauerkraut (Bush's)
Tomatoes
Chunky tomatoes-salsa style (Del Monte)
Stewed tomatoes-original recipe (Del Monte)
Stewed tomatoes-Italian recipe (Del Monte)
Tomato paste (Hunt's)
Tomato sauce (Hunt's) Tomatoes-whole (Hunt's)
Spaghetti sauce-meatless (Healthy Choice) Water chestnuts (La Choy)
Frozen Vegetable Products
Artichoke hearts Broccoli (Green Giant)
Cauliflower (Green Giant)
Carrots
Corn (Green Giant)
Edamame soybeans with pods (Sushi Bar)
Green peas (Green Giant)
Lima beans-baby (Green Giant)
Limeade (Minute Maid)-no sugar added Mango juice (Minute Maid)
Orange juice (Minute Maid)
Sweet peas-baby (Green Giant)
**Note: Do not buy sweet peas in butter sauce or cheese sauce. Do not buy creamed peas.**
Vegetables-mixed (Green Giant)
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RTW: Do not buy frozen vegetables that have been prepared with butter sauce or cheese sauce.
Do not buy frozen Chinese-style veggies or Italian-style veggies. Do not buy
any frozen creamed vegetables.
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Canned and Bottled VEGETABLE Juices
Tomato juice (Campbell's)
Vegetable juice (VS 100 percent and VS Picante)
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RTW: If you like to create your own juices with a juicing machine-from either fresh vegetables or fresh fruits-you may also do so. Some grocery and health-food stores sell vegetable juices and fresh fruit juices. Just make sure no sugars have been added.
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