Vegtable "Do's" and "Don'ts"

From my experience and reading, I have found that boiling vegtables way past crisp, all the way to soft, is best. This does take some nutrients out, but we want to digest without irritation. Here is a list of vegtables that I have found to agree and others that I need to use caution or avoid all together.

"Do's"
AVACADO -- I do A LOT of this! I have a hard time putting on weight and this is one food that helps me with that. I mix a little salsa in with it and put it on quesadillas, white flour chips or on white bread (sounds odd, but I love it). At times, I will mix a little flax meal into it.
BEANS (I cook baked beans down quite a bit. Same with green beans...they are very soft.)
BROCCOLI -- I do this very seldom
CARROTS -- cooked way down; lately I have been able to do them raw w/ peanut or almond butter
EGG PLANT
KIDNEY BEANS
GARBANZO BEANS
LETTUCE -- I go light on this
MUSHROOMS
PARSLEY
PEAS
POTATOES -- I do a lot of these...baked and mashed; NOT FRIED
SPINACH
SWEET POTATOES -- I found sweet potatos sticks in the organic sections at Target...okay, but very bland

"Caution"
ARTICHOKES
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
CABBAGE
CELERY -- I tolerate this
CHIVES
CUCUMBER -- I tolerate this peeled
GARLIC -- I try to stay away from large amounts of this
KALE
OKRA
ONIONS -- I tolerate this
BELL PEPPERS -- I tolerate this peeled
PUMPKIN -- I tolerate this
SNOW PEAS -- I tolerate this
SCALLIONS
SQUASH
TOMATOES

"Don'ts"
CORN -- this does not digest well AT ALL. This includes popcorn, too. Eat it sparingly, if at all.
Really depressing around corn-on-the-cob season.
BEETS

Again, this is a trial and error process. If you're not sure, take small amounts and see what your stomach does with it. Sometimes it's just not worth it. For me, kernel corn--I avoid it all together. My stomach does not know what to do with it and it sits in my stomach for a LONG time. Popcorn I eat sparingly...it's hard not to have some at the theater!