{"id":10499,"date":"2014-07-09T18:14:36","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T18:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/?p=10499"},"modified":"2014-08-19T20:07:23","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T20:07:23","slug":"peas-what-is-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/c\/peas-what-is-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Peas &#8211; What is the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My mother-in-law recently gave me a bag of snap peas from the garden.\u00a0 She wasn&#8217;t sure what type of peas she had.\u00a0\u00a0They were sugar snap peas.\u00a0 Continue reading to learn how to tell the different between\u00a0snap, snow, and garden\u00a0peas.\u00a0\u00a0As well as when to\u00a0pick\u00a0garden fresh peas and\u00a0how to\u00a0cook peas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/snappeas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10508\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/snappeas.png\" alt=\"snappeas\" width=\"294\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSugar Snap Peas have pods that are plump, and round.\u00a0 Sugar snap pea pods are edible. Choose sugar snap peas that are bright green, firm, and free of blemishes.\u00a0 Sugar Snap Peas should be harvested when the individual peas\/seeds are the size of BBs.\u00a0 They are an excellent source of vitamin C, and a good source of vitamin K.\u00a0 Snap peas can be steamed, roasted, saut\u00e9ed, and pickled.\u00a0 Check out the recipe I made below using sugar\u00a0snap peas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/snowpeas.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10509\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/snowpeas.png\" alt=\"snowpeas\" width=\"264\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSnow peas are flat and have thinner walls than sugar snap peas.\u00a0 Snow pea pods are edible.\u00a0 Choose snow peas that are shiny and flat with small peas that are slightly visible through the pod.\u00a0 Snow peas should be harvested when the individual peas\/seeds are the size of BBs.\u00a0 They are an excellent source of vitamin C, and a good source of iron and magnesium.\u00a0 Snow peas are most often stir fried or eaten raw.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gardenpeas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-10510\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gardenpeas-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"gardenpeas\" width=\"288\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gardenpeas-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/gardenpeas.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nGarden peas have rounded pods and are slightly curved.\u00a0 Garden peas need to be shelled before eating. \u00a0Choose garden peas that are firm, bright green, medium-sized pods with no sign of decay or wilting.\u00a0 The best peas will &#8220;snap&#8221; when broken in half. Garden peas are an excellent source of vitamin C, folate, and dietary fiber.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"#rating#\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/beanpic1-390x268.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Simple Delicious Snap Peas<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 pound garden fresh sugar snap peas<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 minced garlic clove<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\u00bd teaspoons salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tablespoon lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Remove and discard the stem end and string from each sugar snap pod.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the sugar snap peas, garlic, salt and pepper and saute, tossing occasionally for 3 to 5 minutes, until the sugar snap peas are crisp tender.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place the sugar snap peas in a serving bowl, mix in lemon juice and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.1311<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My mother-in-law recently gave me a bag of snap peas from the garden.\u00a0 She wasn&#8217;t sure what type of peas she had.\u00a0\u00a0They were sugar snap peas.\u00a0 Continue reading to learn how to tell the different between\u00a0snap, snow, and garden\u00a0peas.\u00a0\u00a0As well as when to\u00a0pick\u00a0garden fresh peas and\u00a0how to\u00a0cook peas. Sugar Snap Peas have pods that are plump, and round.\u00a0 Sugar snap&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/c\/peas-what-is-the-difference\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":10502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[971,969,970],"class_list":["post-10499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-c","tag-garden-peas","tag-snap-peas","tag-snow-peas","cat-55-id"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/beanpic1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10499"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10499"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10557,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10499\/revisions\/10557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}