Daily Quiz for August 13, 2019

[Mike Nolan]

Are green peas among the vegetable proteins that can be used as a substitute for animal proteins?

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[skeptic7]

This question is ambiguous. They mention green peas but don't really say if they mean fresh green peas, a vegetable traditionally flavored with butter, or dried green peas as in ham and pea soup.

[BakerAunt]

I selected correctly, but that may be because I was focused on fresh green peas, but had I thought about dried ones, used to make soup, I might not have chosen the correct answer. I take it, from Mike's explanation that dried or fresh does not matter, in which case I've learned a nutritional fact I did not know and will keep in mind when I make split pea soup (green peas or my favorite yellow peas).

[Mike Nolan]

I think yellow peas have pretty much the same nutritional profile as green peas.

As noted in the explanation, it makes no difference if the peas are fresh or dried (eg, split peas), they are still a high-starch vegetable.

That doesn't mean you shouldn't eat them, but they are included in starches, like potatoes, which should be limited. (One source says you should limit starchy vegetable to five cups per week.)

Most people don't eat as much vegetables as they should, but that's a subject for another quiz. 🙂

[Joan Simpson]

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