Sugar snap peas

Snap peas, also known as sugar snap peas, are one of the first vegetables ready for harvest each year. The snap pea is a cross between standard peas and snow peas that first came about in 1979, as a tasty, crunchy hybrid. 

Snap peas are a fresh, refreshing vegetable that can be added to a variety of recipes or eaten raw. They are easy to grow in pots or with trellises. Best of all, these plants offer a variety of health benefits that make them a great addition to most diets.

Here are some ways you can include snap peas in your diet:

• Add snap peas to salad
• Grill snap peas as a side
• Mix snap peas into a stir fry
• Roast snap peas alongside other vegetables
• Eat snap peas fresh
• Pickle snap peas