&gt; Vegetables are often relatively high in carbs but low in total calories<p>Exactly, which is why you&#x27;re supposed to be eating a lot of them.<p>&gt; I had two servings of corn with my steak, so the total meal was 760 calories, 33 g carbs, which is 17% calories from carbs.<p>760 calories and not a whole lot of nutrition. For the same caloric price, you could have several salads packed with vegetables, legumes and whole grains, packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber.