These mild peppers come with only 4 calories and just 0.91 gram of carbohydrates in a serving. If you looking for low-carb you can’t get any better. They also have less than a gram each of protein and fat.

What they do have is a rich amount of vitamin C and A. Vitamin C is an antioxidant that works to project cells from damage. Vitamin A is known for helping keep skin and eyes healthy.

Capsaicin is the stuff that makes your eyes water if you get too much. It is also a potent anti-inflammatory agent.
If you want the milder peppers avoid the older one with the white wrinkles. The older a pepper gets the hotter it gets. Just like us girls. 🙂

At first I was just going to give you a pepper popper recipe, but I thought there has to be a way to add them to my smoothie list. I have to confess when it comes to heat I’m a baby.

But with yogurt, vanilla and a bunch of blackberries a touch of zap is fun and refreshing. If you have a problems with the all the seeds in blackberry switch them out with cherries.

Blackberry & Jalapeno Smoothie

• 1 cup of frozen blackberries (or cherries)
• 1 medium banana
• 1/2 jalapeno (scrape out insides and chop)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 pure vanilla extract
• 1 Vegan Smart Vanilla nutritional shake

I couldn’t think of any other J healthy foods. Can you and do you love jalapeno peppers or avoid them?