This was one days haul from the garden gift that just keeps giving. Peas are such a glorious plant to grow with children, easy peasy (!) they grow like weeds, are impressively tall and fresh garden peas are just to die for. Even my pea-hating five year old likes fresh garden peas. Here are some decent pea facts:

😋Did you know the whole plant is edible? The flowers and the pea shoots make the sweetest, most delicious salad - see pic 👉

💪Peas are a great source of protein which is why you often find them as an ingredient in protein shakes.

🙌 They aren’t a complete source of protein as they are missing an amino acid but eating another plant based protein during the day (such as rice) they make a great protein choice for any #vegan #vegetarian.

🤸‍♂️ Peas contain almost every vitamin and mineral!

🥜Peas are not technically a vegetable. They are a legume = pods which contains seeds inside such as beans, lentils and peanuts.

✨ One serving of peas contains as much as vitamin C as two apples and more fibre than a slice of wholemeal bread.

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