Why only green peppers?

[brandywine1241]

Re: Why only green peppers?

Do you guys know that ounce for ounce, sweet red peppers have more than twice as much vitamin C as oranges? Even sweet green peppers have half again as much Vitamin C as oranges.

[not2late]

Re: Why only green peppers?

Do you guys know that ounce for ounce, sweet red peppers have more than twice as much vitamin C as oranges? Even sweet green peppers have half again as much Vitamin C as oranges.

Yes! A few years ago, someone posted an anti-Atkins thread here claiming that Atkins was unhealthy because you can't eat fruit and fruit contains more vitamins and minerals than vegetables. When it was pointed out to him that peppers are a fruit and have more vitamin C than oranges, he changed his tune and began the argument that we need the sugar from the fruit (and lots of fruit!) in order to continue living.