Corn is a healthy choice as an alternative to bread, not as a "free" vegetable (On exchange diets and other diets that allow unlimited quantities of some vegetables - corn is never on the unlimited list). Potatoes (white and sweet), corn, peas, and winter squashes are also bread or starch exchanges in exchange-based diets.
Corn is actually a grain, and in exchange programs is a starch choice, rather than a veggie. Carrots, beets and peas are not as starchy/sugary as corn, but they also should be limited - not eliminated, they're all still healthy, you just have to take the calories/carbs/exchanges (depending on your food plan) into account.
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