I just read about.........

gwenmf
gwenmf Posts: 888 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Red Bell Peppers
"A little known fact: one red bell pepper has twice as much vitamin C as an orange. Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps clear your body of free radicals and keeps your skin and blood vessels healthy and strong. The vitamin C in bell peppers may also help prevent arthritis or slow the progression of the disease. Red bell peppers also deliver beta-carotene and lycopene, two more antioxidants that have been associated with decreased risk of eye diseases like cataracts. And, thanks to their high water content, bell peppers of all colors are a high-volume, low-cal food that's very figure-friendly. "

This is one of my favorite snacks! But I had no idea they were so Vit C enriched -- or helpful for arthritis. Makes me want to grab one right now! lol

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  • Queen_JessieA
    Queen_JessieA Posts: 1,059 Member
    Good to know! I ADORE bell peppers...green, red, yellow or orange :)
  • PhoenixJR
    PhoenixJR Posts: 32 Member
    Bell peppers are so wonderful. I add them to as many things as I can.
  • gwenmf
    gwenmf Posts: 888 Member
    I've learned to snack on fresh veggies.....very low in calories.....so red/orange peppers, cucumbers, and sugar snap peas are some of my favorites....amazingly enough, I even crunch celery -- but I have to cut it up into bite sizes ....I don't like the strings! lol
  • TiffersStr1
    TiffersStr1 Posts: 67 Member
    I love all the colors..but red is my favorite. Even more now! Thanks for posting! .:happy:
  • melw2910
    melw2910 Posts: 73 Member
    Yummy with some low fat houmous.

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