Beautiful Bell Peppers

Benefits

The color can be green, red, yellow, orange, but all fantastically delicious. Red, yellow, and orange peppers all come from different seeds and are different cultivars of pepper. Red peppers are simply ripened green peppers. Green peppers are less sweet and slightly more bitter than yellow or orange peppers, with red bell peppers being the sweetest.

Compared to green peppers, red peppers have more vitamins and nutrients and contain the antioxidant lycopene. The level of carotene like lycopene is nine times higher in red peppers. Red peppers have twice the vitamin C content of green peppers. Also, one large red bell pepper contains 209 mg of vitamin C, which is three times the 70 mg of an average orange. Vitamin C is wonderful for your Adrenals!

How to Choose and Keep

Any color you choose it should be firm and vibrant. It should also feel nice and have no bumps. You can keep unwashed peppers in the fridge for about 1 week. You can also wrap in a moist paper towel to keep even fresher.
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If you have issues with arthritis limit your consumption of peppers, as they are a nightshade vegetable. Nightshades sometimes create more symptoms.

Preparation
It is best to use to entire pepper once it is cut. You should only remove the stem right upon use. Rinse and rub under cool water to clean.

Marinated Peppers: Slice up variety of peppers and a red onion. Throw into a Ziploc bag or container and squirt your favorite marinade all over. Mix up and let marinade at least 3 hours (over night is best). When grilling your favorite food throw the mixture onto the grill with a grill basket or foil. Use as a topping for your favorite grilling items.

Stuffed Peppers: Take a pepper and cut out the middle.  Marinade over night or at least 3 hours. Brown your favorite protein or cook you favorite beans. Wrap your peppers in foil and put on the grill for about 10 minutes, consistently flipping. Add your stuffing and sprinkle on some garlic pepper and salt.

Nutrients

Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Folate, Fiber, Vitamin E, Molybdenum, Vitamin K, Potassium, Manganese, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B1, Tryptophan, Vitamin B5, and Magnesium.

 Actions Steps 

1. Try a recipe
2. Enjoy red peppers 2x during the week and get vitamin c!

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