Why Green Peas are Healthy and Nutritious

healtline ^ | 9/27/23 | Brianna Elliot

[DallasBiff]

Green peas contain carbs, protein, and many beneficial nutrients, including fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin K, among others.

Green peas are a popular vegetable. They are also quite nutritious and contain a fair amount of fiber and antioxidants.

Additionally, research shows they may help protect against some chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and cancer

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Have you tried Le Sueur? Those were always my fave.

[Savage Beast]

I love peas. I love most things (a blessing and a curse). The only thing I really can’t get down is sweet potatoes.

[discostu]

I can eat too much butter.

[Reno89519]

Why? Because they are not broccoli.

[leaning conservative]

I really like the taste & texture of frozen peas over the canned variety.

[DesertRhino]

Yes...... and they are a perfect side dish for Ramen noodles also.

[justme4now]

Try Le SUEUR sweet peas.
More expensive but worth it.

[tomkat]

Cauliflower requires, at minimum, its equal weight of melted cheese sauce   :-)

[zeestephen]

Le Sueur peas disappeared from major stores for several decades.

They were the best peas in world - no competition came close.

My college girlfriend used to make an English Pea Casserole with Le Sueur peas that was amazing.

When you took the top off a can of Le Sueur peas in the kitchen, a delightful smell filled the entire apartment.

Maybe 5 years ago, my Safeway store in Seattle suddenly started to sell Le Sueur again.

I bought one can - terrible.

Waited a couple weeks, bought a second can, with a different expiration date - still terrible.

Frozen peas are probably an option, but you need to heat them, add seasoning, and then wash the pot - takes all the fun out of eating!

[metmom]

Frozen peas are fine.

Canned peas??? YUCK!!!!!!!! Nastiest stuff going.

[metmom]

Once you put enough butter on them for them to be edible they aren’t that healthy anymore.

Actually, they are. The butter does not make them unhealthy.

[FlingWingFlyer]

In New Mexico you have a choice of red or green peas.

[Romulus]

Petit pois yes. Green peas, yuck.

[LastDayz]

Little Marvel are the bestestsis followed by purple-hulled cowpeas raw. Yum-yum.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Aw. That’s a shame.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Yep.

[DJ Frisat]

I love fresh and frozen peas. They’re amazing eaten out of a dew-covered pod just plucked from the vine. Only homegrown tomatoes, which are finally ready to pick a couple months after the demise of the pea plants, come close to this deliciousness!

[Albion Wilde]

I used to make wagon wheel pasta (rotelle) for my family with a cream chicken sauce and peas. The kid in all of us liked to fill the spokes with peas and pop it all in your mouth!

Wish the groceries near us still sold rotelle.

[doorgunner69]

...If you can stand the taste.
I cannot.

[minnesota_bound]

Add peas to rice with celery and green onions and white onions along with chicken.