Tue, Jul-08-03, 18:58
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Plemorphist
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Plan: Schwarzbein Principle II
Stats: 150/129/130
BF:??%/??%/ 22%
Progress: 105%
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
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How does a sugar pea and a sugar snap pea differ? Sugar peas are flat podded English peas developed to be stir fried or cooked while the seed is undeveloped. Sugar snap peas are English peas which retain a fleshy pod wall after the seed has developed. Sugar snap peas are used like green beans.
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NUTRITION A 100 gram or 3.5-ounce serving of cooked green peas has 70 calories, 12 grams of carbohydrates, less than .5 gram of fat, 2 grams of dietary fiber, about 30% of the Daily Value (or RDA) for vitamin C, about 10% for vitamin A, 10% for iron and 2% for calcium. Peas are an excellent source of protein with over 5 grams of protein per serving, a good source of folic acid, and a decent source of potassium.
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Pea Thread
This link came up in a search for "sugar snap peas". I found some other info out there too. HTH.
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