how long does it take for the body to digest vegetables?
Leafy green and cruciferous vegetables such as kale, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy when cooked digest in 40 minutes. Root vegetables, excluding potatoes, like beetroot, carrot and parsnip digest in 50 minutes. Starchy vegetables such as butternut, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes and chestnuts digest in 60 minutes.