Moving further up the plant from the root to the bulb, we now come to the stems and stalks. These are the parts of the plant that need to hold everything up, so they all have in common a high fiber and cellulose content. Some tips of stems and stalks grow early in the season and are thus seen as one of the first signs of spring. Asparagus is a good example of this. Others grow later in the season. One blanket statement that can be made about these veggies is that they are all low-carb friendly… but that doesn’t mean you should eat a quarter of that rhubarb pie! Read more about different types of stems and stalks:
- Asparagus
- The Carrot Family: Celery and Fennel
- The Cabbage Family: Kohlrabi and Rutabaga
- Tropical Stems: Bamboo Shoots and Hearts of Palm
- Other Stem and Stalk Vegetables
