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Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants - Food For Thought
Certainly! A whole-foods, plant-based diet is a great way to promote health and well-being. Here are the key principles:

Emphasize Whole, Minimally Processed Foods:
Prioritize vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts. These should make up the majority of your diet.
Limit or avoid animal products (such as meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy).
Exclude refined foods like added sugars, white flour, and processed oils.
Quality Matters:
Pay attention to food quality. Opt for locally sourced and organic options whenever possible.
Remember, a healthy plant-based meal should consist of proper portions of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, healthy protein, and healthy oils12. Enjoy a variety of plant-based foods to support your overall health! 🌱🥦🍎

What Is A Vegetable?
Botanically speaking, a vegetable is anything that is not a reproductive part of a plant derived from a flower.

Our list from A to Z does contain many botanically classified fruits (looking at you, avocado and zucchini). What other vegetables are are technically fruits? Tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, eggplant, cucumbers, peppers, to name a few.

But for the context of this article, we’re including any “veggie” that would be used like a veggie.
Types Of Vegetables
These categories are not exhaustive, and some vegetables might fit into multiple classifications.

Root Vegetables: These are plants whose edible parts grow underground. Examples include carrots, potatoes, beets, radishes, and turnips.
Leafy Greens: Leafy vegetables are known for their tender leaves and high nutrient content. Spinach, kale, lettuce, and Swiss chard fall into this category.
Cruciferous Vegetables: These vegetables belong to the Brassicaceae family and are known for their cross-shaped flowers. Broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and cabbage are cruciferous veggies.
Allium Vegetables: Alliums have a distinctive aroma and include garlic, onions, leeks, and shallots.
Podded Vegetables: These are vegetables enclosed in a pod or shell. Examples are peas, beans, and lentils.
Stem Vegetables: Stem vegetables are plants whose edible parts are stems or stalks. Asparagus and celery are common examples.
Acorn Squash
Alfalfa Sprouts
All Blue Potato
Amaranth
Ambercup Squash
Anise
Artichoke
Arugula
Ash Gourd
Asparagus
Avocado
Adzuki Bean
Ahipa
Aonori
Arame
Arikara Squash
Arrowroot
Asian Greens
Ash Gourd
Azuki Bean

B
Orange bell peppers on a white background.

Baby Boo Pumpkin
Bamboo Shoot
Banana Pepper
Banana Squash
Basil
Bean Sprout
Beet
Belgian Endive
Bell Pepper
Bintje Potato
Bitter Melon
Black Bean
Black-Eyed Pea
Black Radish
Black Salsify
Bok Choy
Boniato
Borage
Borlotti Bean
Boston Morrow Squash
Broad Beans
Broad-Leaf Arrowhead
Broccoflower
Broccoli
Broccolini
Brussels Sprout
Burdock Root
Butterhead Lettuce
Butter Bean
Butternut Squash
C
red cabbage sliced open and on a white background.
Cabbage
Cannellini Bean
Caraway
Carnival Squash
Carrot
Cauliflower
Cayenne Pepper
Celeriac
Celery
Chamomile
Chard
Cheddar Cauliflower
Cherry Pepper
Chickpeas
Chili Pepper
Chives
Collard Greens
Coriander
Corms
Corn
Cucumber
Cymbopogon
D

Daikon
Delicata
Dickinson Pumpkin
Dill
E

Eddoe
Eggplant
Endive
F
Frisee on a white background.
We also published the comprehensive to guide Vegetables That Start With F where we provide photos, recipes, origins, and more on all of these.

Fat Hen
Fava Bean
Fayot Bean
Fennel
Fiddlehead
Field Cucumber
Fiorentino Tomato
Flat Beans
Flat Italian Onion
Flat White Boer Pumpkin
Flint Corn
Fluted Pumpkin
French Bean
French Sorrel
Frisée
Futsu Squash
G
French green beans isolated on a white background.
Garlic
Gem Squash
German Butterball Potato
Gigante Bean
Ginger
Gold rush Squash
Great Northern Bean
Green Bean
H
Hubbard squash.
Habanero Pepper
Honey Bear Squash
Honeynut Squash
Hot Pepper
Hubbard Squash
J
Jalapeno peppers on white isolated background.
Jalapeño
Japanese Sweet Potato
Jerusalem Artichoke
Jicama
K
Kidney beans isolated on a white background.
Kale
Kelp
Kidney Bean
Kohlrabi
Konjac
L
Leeks on a white background.
Lavender
Leek
Lentil
Lettuce
Lima bean
Lumina Pumpkin
M
Button mushrooms on a white background.
Malanga
Mallow
Mangelwurzel
Mangetout
Marjoram
Miner’s Lettuce
Molokhia
Morels
Mung Bean
Mushroom
Mustard Greens
N
Navy beans isolated on a white background.
Navy Bean
Nettle
New Potato
New Zealand Spinach
O
Sweet onion on a white background.
Oak Leaf Lettuce
Okra
Onion
Orange Bell Pepper
Orange Tomato
Oregano
P
Patty pan squash.
Paprika
Parsnip
Pattypan Squash
Pea
Peanut
Pepper
Peruvian Purple Potato
Pie Pumpkin
Pinto Bean
Potato
Purple Asparagus
Purple Bell Pepper
Purple Brussels Sprout
Purple Cabbage
Purple Carrot
Purple Cauliflower
Purple Corn
Purple Kale
Purple Lettuce
Purple Majesty Potato
Purple Radish
Purple String Bean
Purple Tomato
R
Radishes on white background.
Radicchio
Radish
Red Bell Pepper
Red Bliss Potato
Red Cabbage
Red Carrot
Red Gold Potato
Red Kuri Squash
Red Onion
Red Russian Kale
Red Warty Thing Squash
Red Wing Onion
Rhubarb
Rosemary
Runner Bean
Russian Banana Potato
Rutabaga
S
Shallots on a white background.
Salsify
Savoy Cabbage
Scallion
Shallot
Skirret
Snap Pea
Soybean
Spaghetti Squash
Spinach
Split Pea
Squash
Stokes Purple Sweet Potato
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potato
T
Turnip on a white background.
Tabasco Pepper
Taro
Tat Soi
Thyme
Tomatillo
Tomato
Topinambur
Torpedo Onion
Turnip
U
Ububese fruit on a white background.
Ube
Udupi Mattu Gulla Eggplant.
Ulluco
Upland Cress
Urad Bean
V
Vidalia onion on a white background.
Velvet Bean
Vidalia Onion
Vivaldi Potato
Vitelotte Potato
W
Dark brown water chestnuts on a white background with one flesh showing the white interior.
Wasabi
Water Chestnut
Watercress
Wax Bean
White 7 Pot Pepper
White Asparagus
White Bell Pepper
White Corn
X
Xi Lan Hua
Xi Yang Ca
Xà Lách
Xanthosoma Sagittifolium
Xanthosoma Brasiliense
Y
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Yam
Yellow Onion
Yellow Summer Squash
Yellow Tomato
Yukon Gold Potato
Z
Classic Green Zucchini.
Zephyr Squash
Zucchini
Vegetables By Color
Eat the colors of the rainbow with these lists of veggies organized by color.

RED VEGETABLE LIST
Cut Beets: Allow beets to cool slightly, then peel each. Using a mandolin slicer (or carefully with a chef's knife), thinly slice each beet.
Need some red veggie ideas for a 4th of July or Christmas veggie tray? Look no further. We provide a lot more information and photos of these in our Comprehensive Guide to Red Vegetables.

Amaranth
Beet
Red Carrot
Cayenne Pepper
Cherry Pepper
Kidney Bean
Oak Leaf Lettuce
Radicchio
Radish
Red Bell Pepper
Red Bliss Potato
Red Cabbage
Red Gold Potato
Red Russian Kale
Red Kuri Squash
Red Onions
Red Warty Thing Squash
Rhubarb
Tomato
ORANGE VEGETABLE LIST

If you are planning a Halloween Veggie Tray or just want to add a splay of color to your culinary presentation, orange veggies are a great option. If you want to know more about each of these orange veggies, check out our Comprehensive Guide to Orange Vegetables.

Ambercup Squash
Carrot
Cheddar Cauliflower
Habanero Pepper
Honey Bear Squash
Hubbard Squash
Honeynut Squash
Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin
Orange Bell Pepper
Orange Tomato
Pie Pumpkins
Red Kuri Squash
Sweet Potato
Yam
YELLOW VEGETABLE LIST
Roasted acorn squash on a white background
Looking to add a splash of yellow to your cooking or veggie tray? We have you covered, and if you want to know more about all of these, or perhaps looking for a recipe for some of the most popular, we have that too. Go to Yellow Vegetables.

Acorn Squash
Banana Pepper
Banana Squash
Bell Pepper
Bintje Potato
Butternut Squash
Corn
Dickinson Pumpkin
Frisee
German Butterball Potato
Gold Rush Squash
Japanese Sweet Potato
Kennebec Potato
Pattypan Squash
Yellow Tomato
Russian Banana Potato
Spaghetti Squash
Wax Bean
Yellow Onion
Yellow Summer Squash
Yukon Gold Potato
Zephyr Squash
PURPLE VEGETABLE LIST
Deadon cabbage plant.
Can’t get your kids to eat their veggies? Try adding a touch of Purple, and if you want to know a lot more (or want a photo of each) go to our Purple Vegetable Guide.

All Blue Potato
Eggplant
Hubbard Squash
Peruvian Purple Potato
Purple Asparagus
Purple Bell Pepper
Purple Brussels Sprout
Purple Cabbage
Purple Carrot
Purple Cauliflower
Purple Corn
Purple Kale
Purple Lettuce
Purple Majesty Potato
Purple Radish
Purple String Bean
Purple Tomato
Radicchio
Red Wing Onion
Stokes Purple Sweet Potato
Torpedo Onion
Turnip
Vitelotte Potato
WHITE VEGETABLE LIST

Looking for a unique veggie for a 4th of July veggie tray, or just something different? Here is a good list of white veggies. For much more on each of these check out our Complete Guide to White Vegetables.

Baby Boo Pumpkin
Cannellini Bean
Carnival Squash
Cauliflower
Fayot Bean
Gigante Bean
Great Northern Bean
Kohlrabi
Lumina Pumpkin
Mushroom
Onion
Parsnip
Potato
Soybean
Turnip
White 7 Pot Pepper
White Asparagus
White Bell Pepper
White Corn
Vegetables By Season
Eating by season? These lists of veggies are organized by when each vegetable is in season.

SPRING VEGETABLE LIST
Carrots on a table.
If you are looking for vegetables that are at their best (and most available) in the Spring, peruse our list of the world’s favorite spring veggies. For recipes, photos, and origin of each go to our Spring Vegetable Guide.

Artichoke
Arugula
Asparagus
Avocado
Basil
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Chives
Collard Greens
Fava Bean
Garlic
Leeks
Mushroom
Parsley
Peas
Radish
Rhubarb
Spinach
Turnips
Watercress
SUMMER VEGETABLE LIST
Close up of many types of tomatoes
Need some ideas for veggies at their peak in the summer? This list may help. For information on when they are at their peak, some of our favorite summer veggie recipes, and a bit more check out The Ultimate Guide to Summer Vegetables.

Avocado
Basil
Bell Pepper
Broccoli
Carrot
Celery
Corn
Cucumber
Eggplant
Snap Pea
Green Bean
Hot Pepper
Mushroom
New Potato
Okra
Radish
Rhubarb
Tomatillo
Tomato
Yellow Squash
Zucchini
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