 Hi there, welcome to the Participants of the Kitchen. My name is Fallen. And I'm Nicole. Today we're talking about sweet peppers. Or bell peppers. These are available almost all year round luckily thanks to Ontario Greenhouse Growers. A funny story is when I was young, I'm kind of dating myself here, but when I was young, you only really could buy green peppers. And when the red, yellow, and orange came out, my mum thought they were all sort of hot and spicy, so we should actually try them for years. I really recommend you try them all. They all are really sweet, quite delicious, and have a slightly different flavour profile. And actually, what's really handy about these is that you don't have to prepare them. You can just wash them, and the kids can eat them almost like an apple. To keep your peppers fresher longer, we recommend that you keep them in the original packaging and only wash them when you're ready to use. So did you know that you can enjoy peppers both raw and cooked? And don't let them go to waste at the end of the week if you still have a bunch. You can even freeze them. Just prepare them how you normally would and put them in a freezer bag and store them in the freezer. When you do defrost them, they are going to be a bit soft, so they're better in a cooked recipe opposed to a raw recipe. So peppers are really good for you. They're low in calories, they have zero fat, they're low in carbohydrates, but they're really nutrient-dense. They have tons of different vitamins. If you're really concerned about the nutritional value of them, we would encourage you to eat them raw because they are heat-sensitive. So you'll lose a little bit of that nutritional value when you cook them. Check out these recipes on our website, Produce Made Simple, using fresh Ontario greenhouse bell peppers, macaroni and cheese stuffed mini peppers, spaghetti with roasted red pepper sauce, rustic chicken cacciatore, and spicy roasted red pepper dip. Thank you so much for watching. Look out for more greenhouse tips coming soon. Thanks for watching and look out for our next video. Nice. There you go. That was good! Solid.