Some people cannot tolerate too many green vegetables in their diet due to not being able to have too many oxalates (can form certain types of kidney stones) or vitamin K (pre-existing blood clotting concerns), for instance. Here is a list of vegetables that are not green or have less green in them. You will notice a number of items here are purple. The darker the color, the higher the antioxidant content. Antioxidants are important for preventing kidney damage.

  • Red/orange/yellow/purple bell peppers
  • Red/yellow/orange/purple tomatoes
  • White/yellow/red onions
  • Shallots
  • Garlic
  • Turmeric root
  • Ginger root
  • Red/orange chili peppers
  • Red/purple cabbage
  • Raddichio
  • White/purple cauliflower
  • Purple kohlrabi
  • Radishes
  • Turnips
  • Mushrooms
  • Yellow squash
  • Cucumber
  • Celery
  • Iceberg lettuce
  • Alfalfa sprouts
  • Eggplant
  • Artichokes
  • Purple asparagus