The Harvard School of Public Health advises against eliminating carbohydrates from your diet entirely. The carbohydrates in vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. Vegetables supply the body with fiber, minerals and vitamins. Unlike meat, seafood and poultry, there are few vegetables with no carbs at all. Many vegetables have only traces of carbohydrates while still delivering other necessary nutrients to the body
Chinese Cabbage
Chinese cabbage--specifically the pe-tsai variety--has zero net carbs per half cup serving when eaten raw, according to the Atkins official website. Although this serving does contain 1.4g carbohydrates, it also contains 1.4g of fiber. Subtracting the carbohydrate value results in zero net carbs and these are what count on the Atkins Diet. Cooking the cabbage eliminates the fiber content.
The website Nutrition Data, which is a database that derives from the USDA's National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, says that pe-tsai is low in sodium and cholesterol and is a very good source of vitamins A, C and B6. Nutrition Data gives pe-tsai five stars for optimum health value and five stars for weight loss value, but it does warn that a large percentage of pe-tsai's calories come from natural sugar content.
Endive
Raw endive also has zero carbs after subtracting fiber content for a half cup serving, according to Atkins. Nutrition Data says that endive is low in cholesterol and rich in vitamins A, C, K and B6. It is also a very good source of thiamine, riboflavin, potassium and calcium. Nutrition Data also gives endive five stars for health value and five stars for weight loss.
Escarole
Escarole contains 08.g carbohydrates and 0.8g fiber in a half cup serving, according to Atkins. It offers 0.3g protein for the same serving size. According to the website Produce Oasis, escarole supplies vitamins A, C, E and K and iron, potassium and calcium. It is low in cholesterol.
Watercress
Atkins says that half a cup of raw watercress contains 0.2g total carbs and 0.3g fiber for a zero net carb value. It is rich in vitamins A, B6, C, E and K and is a good source of protein, thiamine, riboflavin and calcium, as well. Nutrition Data gives it five stars for overall health value and five stars for weight loss value.
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