Q: Do starchy vegetables, like corn and field peas, have much nutritional value? These are the kinds of vegetables my kids like to eat.

A: They do have nutritional value. You can look up any individual food at http://www.mikesfitness.com/content/nutritionfacts . Peas especially are quite a good food. Corn is less so since people usually don't digest it very well and it passes right through. I also usually don't recommend corn on this site because it elicits higher insulin response which is generally undesirable when trying to alter body composition. But in your case kids eating peas and corn is perfectly fine. Ideally they would also eat some leafy veggies (spinach, lettuce, broccoli, etc.) as well but they could certainly do a lot worse than peas and corn.