Bell Peppers

Have you ever noticed that Green bell peppers cost a heck of a lot less than the Red, Yellow, or Orange peppers. A whole $1.50 less at my particular grocery store. At first glance this seems quite ludicrous, however, it kinda makes sense once you know the facts and can get over the fact that the grocery stores probs aren't part of some 'supermarket conspiracy'. 

So, Green peppers cost less because they are harvested much sooner than yellow peppers, much much sooner than orange peppers, and much much much sooner than red peppers. (Why only green peppers have a price difference is a little bit questionable). 

See,  all bell peppers are all grown on the same plant and they change colour as they ripen. So if you want a green one pick it early in the growth cycle of the plant. If you want a red one, pick it much later. Also, here's a fun fact that you may or may not have seen coming....

...Red bell peppers are the most nutrient filled. For instance, 

Nutrient	Green	Red	Yellow
Vitamin A	12% DV	105% DV	3.6% DV
Vitamin C	137% DV	292% DV	282% DV
Beta Carotene	340 mcg	841 mcg	110 mcg

(*Thank you http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodtip&dbid=68)

So, next time you wanna cheap out and buy the green peppers instead think of all that beta Carotene that you're leaving on the shelves...

Served with Hummus and paprika (btw, paprika is prepared from red peppers)