Vegetables

Please ensure all vegetable are thoroughly washed in a good vegetable wash.  Vitamin content is much higher in raw vegetables, but more digestible if cooked.

 Alfalfa sprouts (leaves).  Alfalfa is rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium and carotene which acts as an appetite stimulant. It is carotene that converts into Vitamin A when metabolized by the digestive system. 

Artichokes

Baby corn

Bamboo shoots.  High in sodium, but little nutritional value.

beans (pinto, kidney, nary, garbanzo, mug, butter, haricot, adzuki)

Beans (pole, wax, green, etc.)

Beet greens.  High in vitamin A, potassium, thiamin, riboflavin.  Vitamin A is the most important as is essential for skin and feather condition, eyesight and helping the body fight infection.

Bok choy

Broccoli, good source of vitamin A, riboflavin, ascorbic acid.  strong disease fighter.  Abundant in anti-oxidants, high in cancer fighting activities, rich in cholesterol-reducing fibers and it helps regulate blood sugar.

Brussels sprouts.  Feed in moderation as can cause thyroid problem if overfed.  Good source of potassium, thiamin, ascorbic acid.

Cabbage.  Red in lower in vitamin content

Carrots.  Help to promote tissue healing and excellent source of beta carotene, (infection-fighting, immune boosting anti-oxidant and artery protector) good source of  potassium. 

Cauliflower.  Good source of potassium

Cayenne.  Digestive aid, good source of vitamins A, C, B complex, calcium, phosphorous, iron.  Inhibits up to 75% of all bacteria.  Known to lower illness related to heart, cholesterol, arthritis and other problems if eaten regularly.

Celery.  little nutritional value, high water content

Chard

Chayote

Chicory.  vitamin A

Chickweed.  High in Vitamin A, strengthens the stomach and bowels

Chili peppers.  high in Vitamin A

Cilantro

Collard greens.  Good source of calcium, vitamins A,C, potassium and riboflavin.

Corn

Comfrey

Cucumbers (high water content)

Cranberries.  Known for it's properties to help bladder and urinary problems.  Also contain antibiotic and antiviral properties

Dandelion greens (rich in vitamin A)

Eggplant (cooked, mature ripe pods only)

Endive.  Source of vitamin A

Garlic. Anti-tumor properties, contains 17 anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-bacterial substances.  A natural antibiotic, it stimulates the immune system and kills parasites.  It also helps to eliminate lead, zinc and other toxins. 

Ginger root. 

Green beans (source of Vitamin A and potassium)

Jicama

Kale (vitamin A)

Kohrabi

Leeks

Lettuce.  Feed in moderation as has high water content.  Romaine, chickory, boston, aruula and other dark or red varieties are better than iceberg and other light colour greens. 

Lima beans.  Baby lima beans are a good source of potassium, thiamin, niacin.

Mixed veggies (frozen).  Good source of Vitamin A, though not as high as in the canned varieties, but lower in sodium.

Mushrooms.  Even though they contain niacin and riboflavin, they have little nutritional value. 

Mustard greens.  Vitamin A and calcium

Okra

Onions.  Personally I say NO to fresh onions, as I said to a lady that emailed and asked me about onions just last week.   Others say they are questionable.  Onions, like some other oxalates, can bind up calcium.  Again, personally I only use powder in mashes, sparingly and would never consider giving any of my pets, dogs or birds, raw onions.

Parsley.  High in Vitamins A and C, calcium, chlorine, copper, phosporus, potassium and an incomplete protein.  Helps to cleanse the kidneys. 

Peas (green, sugar snap, peas in pod) (green and yellow split).   Good source of Vitamin A, phosphorus, thiamin and niacin.

Peppers (red, green, yellow, jalapeno, chili).  Red pepper flakes are high in Vitamins A and C, as well as several minerals.  They help increase circulation and promote clotting.

Potatoes (white, red, new, cooked) baked is best.  White and red potatoes are good sources of B6, potassium, phosphorus, iron, thiamin, niacin, ascorbic acid.

Pumpkin (cooked).  Seeds are gland heaters, may kill some intestinal parasites.  The high zinc content promotes issue growth.  Canned pumpkin contains the highest amount of Vitamin A of all vegetables.

Radishes.  Little nutritional value)

Spinach.  feed in moderation as can bind calcium in system.   High in Vitamin A and potassium.  Frozen cooked spinach has the highest amount.

Sprouts (alfalfa, bean, etc.)  These contain vitamin C and are nourishing to the glands but are an incomplete protein.

Squash (butternut, acorn, etc. cooked).  good source of Vitamin A, potassium, niacin.  Summer squash has lower vitamin value than winter varieties do.  Seeds high in silenium.

Sweet potatoes.  Good source of vitamin A, niacin, B6.  Boiled is best.  Canned mashed sweet potatoes are highest in vitamin value, but not the candied variety.

Tomatoes.   good source of Vitamin A and ascorbic acid.  Tomato paste, sauce, and puree all have high Vitamin A values but may also be high in sodium.

Turnip greens.  Turnip greens are high in Vitamin A and calcium.

Watercress.  This is high in Vitamin A, C, E and aids the kidneys.

Yams (good source of Vitamin A, niacin, B6)  Boiled is best

Yellow wax beans (lower than green beans in vitamin value)

Zucchini (see squash).