green vegetable
noun
: a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part
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Green Juice Green juice is packed with green vegetables like spinach, kale, broccoli, and celery.
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Roxana Ehsani, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Of course, flavonoids are also found in leafy green vegetables, soybeans, oranges and many more plant products, many of which – including their amounts – can be found in the tables within this study from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
—New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2024
Folate ● Important for red blood cell formation and cell growth and function, especially during pregnancy
● Found in dark green vegetables, beans, peas, lentils and enriched grains such as bread, pasta, rice and cereal
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—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
Diets high in legumes and dark green vegetables produce lower spikes in blood sugar.
—Mary Scourboutakos, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
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Roxana Ehsani, Health, 24 Sep. 2024
Of course, flavonoids are also found in leafy green vegetables, soybeans, oranges and many more plant products, many of which – including their amounts – can be found in the tables within this study from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
—New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2024
Folate ● Important for red blood cell formation and cell growth and function, especially during pregnancy
● Found in dark green vegetables, beans, peas, lentils and enriched grains such as bread, pasta, rice and cereal
3.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
Diets high in legumes and dark green vegetables produce lower spikes in blood sugar.
—Mary Scourboutakos, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Green vegetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20vegetable. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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