green vegetable
noun
: a vegetable whose foliage or foliage-bearing stalks are the chief edible part
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Leafy Green Vegetables Leafy green vegetables are widely used in Mediterranean cuisine, particularly in salads.
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Dark green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, string beans, kale, collards, chard, peas, and dandelion greens as well as sweet potatoes
Nuts and seeds are also a rich source of vegetarian iron.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Foods that are good sources of vitamin K include:
Leafy green vegetables, such as collard, kale, spinach, turnip greens, broccoli
Soybeans, edamame, and soybean oil
Canned pumpkin or carrot juice14
Further research is needed before routinely recommending vitamin K supplementation for bone health.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
Leafy Greens Eating at least one serving of leafy green vegetables (such as kale, spinach, and broccoli) daily is linked to a slower rate of cognitive decline (losing the ability to think, learn, and remember) in older adults.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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Merve Ceylan, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Dark green vegetables like spinach, broccoli, string beans, kale, collards, chard, peas, and dandelion greens as well as sweet potatoes
Nuts and seeds are also a rich source of vegetarian iron.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
Foods that are good sources of vitamin K include:
Leafy green vegetables, such as collard, kale, spinach, turnip greens, broccoli
Soybeans, edamame, and soybean oil
Canned pumpkin or carrot juice14
Further research is needed before routinely recommending vitamin K supplementation for bone health.
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
Leafy Greens Eating at least one serving of leafy green vegetables (such as kale, spinach, and broccoli) daily is linked to a slower rate of cognitive decline (losing the ability to think, learn, and remember) in older adults.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Green vegetable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20vegetable. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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