The humble pea.  

A brilliant source of vitamin B1, B2, B6, C and K as well as manganese, dietary fibre and folate.  However, as part of the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP), these sweet balls of green are actually on the "avoid" list.

However, as stated by Dr Sarah Ballentyne, in her article there is a grey zone when it comes to the these edible-podded legumes that sets them apart, and that is because we eat them when they are fresh and the pods are still soft and immature, rather than when they're mature and dried. 

For me personally, I avoided ALL legumes whilst living the AIP lifestyle 100%, however, I have recently started to reintroduce the fresh variety back into my life again, and I'm doing it just in time too, as one of my favourite ways to enjoy these little green balls is in a soup.  A chilled soup for the Summer months, to be exact.  Subtle, sweet, refreshing, green and moorish.  And delicious too, I might add!