from mypyramid.gov

any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of the vegetable group. vegetables may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated; and may be whole, cut-up, or mashed.

each week, eat 3 cups of dark green veggies (2.5 if not exercising):

• bok choy
• broccoli
• collard greens
• dark green lettuce
• kate
• mesclun
• mustard greens
• romaine lettuce
• spinach
• turnip greens
• watercress

eat 2 cups of orange vegetables:

• acorn squash
• butternut squash
• carrots
• hubbard squash
• pumpkin
• sweet potatoes

eat 3 cups of dry beans and peas:

• black beans
• black-eyed peas
• garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
• kidney beans
• lentils
• lima beans
• navy beans
• pinto beans
• soy beans
• split peas
• tofu
• white beans

eat 6 cups of starchy vegetables (3 if not exercising):

• corn
• green peas
• lima beans
• potatoes

eat 7 cups of other veggies (6.5 if not exercising):

• artichokes
• asparagus
• bean sprouts
• beets
• brussels sprouts
• cabbage
• cauliflower
• celery
• cucumbers
• eggplant
• green beans
• green or red peppers
• iceberg lettuce
• mushrooms
• okra
• onions
• parsnips
• tomatoes
• tomato juice
• vegetable juice
• turnips
• wax beans
• zucchini