I really think it doesn't matter which veggies you get, as long as you count carbs. I think the guidelines are there to make it easier not to mess up, but with carb counters, calculators, Fitday, etc. I think you can eat a LOAD more than 2 cups of one, half dozen of the other.

Just my two cents. Most of the "other veggies" are very low carb and low glycemic as well. Salad you can almost count as free.

Anything's better than eating no veggies!