The £1.50 Veg That Packs A Big Fibre Punch, Yet Fewer People Are Eating

It also contains a crucial vitamin most young women are deficient in.

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

Peas appear to be off the menu for plenty of Brits, with figures showing consumption has dropped to a 50-year low.

Data from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, reported by The Telegraph, found the average Brit ate 37g of peas a week last year, down from 144g eaten weekly in 1975.

Experts believe it’s probably got something to do with the fact there are trendier vegetables to dish up, but nutritionists and dietitians are increasingly touting the health benefits of the humble pea.

Given the price of food is rising, and a sizeable bag of frozen peas can be purchased from £1.50, with the small green spheres cooked in a couple of minutes, we predict they’re due a revival. Particularly at a time when everyone’s obsessed with so-called ‘fibremaxxing’.

Despite the drop in consumption over the decades, the humble green veggie ranks sixth in the overall vegetable popularity charts, according to YouGov, with 83% of people saying they have a positive opinion of them.

Nutritionist Charlotte Stirling-Reed loves peas as they’re cheap, accessible and last a long time. “I ALWAYS have a bag of peas in my freezer and they are a staple I tap into a........

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