Fruits and vegetables are essential to health as part of a healthy, balanced diet as they are a source of essential vitamins, minerals, fibre and carbohydrates. That’s right, you read that correctly, fruits and vegetables as well as grains, pulses, seeds and milk-products are a source of carbohydrate. 1

References:

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4224210/

2. https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/carbohydrates.html

3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6360548/

4. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338101655_Vegetables_Consumption_and_its_Benefits_on_Diabetes

5.  https://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/non-starchy-vegetables.html