{"id":9414,"date":"2013-09-26T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T08:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/?p=9414"},"modified":"2013-10-24T16:04:50","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T16:04:50","slug":"pick-a-pepper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/c\/pick-a-pepper\/","title":{"rendered":"Pick a Pepper"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week in the CSA<\/a> bag was huge bell peppers.\u00a0 Peppers are usually classified as bell, also known as sweet (mild) or pungent (hot).\u00a0 They are available in various shapes, sizes, and colors.\u00a0 Depending on the variety of pepper the color can be green, red, orange, yellow, and more rarely, ivory, brown, white, lavender and dark purple.\u00a0 Most typically, unripe bell peppers are green and most red peppers are ripened green peppers.\u00a0 Green bell peppers are less sweet and more bitter tasting than yellow, orange and red peppers. \u00a0Red peppers are the sweetest tasting.\u00a0 Bell peppers are high in vitamins A and C.\u00a0 Red peppers are the highest in vitamin C and contain the antioxidant lycopene.<\/p>\n

Often times when I teach kids about vegetables I\u2019ll bring slices of red, yellow and green peppers.\u00a0 I offer Ranch dressing for them to dip it in; this really motivates the kids to try it.\u00a0 Many kids have never tried red or yellow peppers and are surprised by how much they like them.<\/p>\n

I include bell peppers into many of my family\u2019s favorite meals: pizza, stir fry, fajitas, omelets, casseroles,\u00a0stuffed bell peppers,<\/a>\u00a0salads<\/a>, and\u00a0salsa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Cathy’s Stuffed Peppers<\/div>\n
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