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Birds Eye Steamfresh Sweet Peas
Frozen Foods
📊 NOVA 1🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free✨ Seed Oil Free

Birds Eye Steamfresh Sweet Peas

Birds Eye
10 oz
Available at Foodtown
70
Calories
5g
Protein
5g
Sugars
0mg
Sodium
5g
Fiber
2
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Birds Eye Steamfresh Sweet Peas are a familiar frozen-vegetable staple you’ll find stacked in the supermarket’s frozen-vegetable aisle, often shelved near bags of mixed vegetables, corn, and other Steamfresh microwaveable sides. The 10 oz steam-in-bag offering is aimed at busy households that want a quick, reliable vegetable side without extra prep—think weeknight dinners, school-night meals, or a component for casseroles and meal-prep batches. The Birds Eye name carries a long-standing, family-oriented heritage and positions this product as trustworthy, no-frills convenience: mass-market, affordable, and marketed toward time-pressed parents and cooks who want vegetables on the table fast. The label leans on simple health halos—“picked at the peak of freshness,” “flash frozen to lock in flavor,” and “contains nothing artificial”—without organic certification or specialty branding. Packaging is a matte plastic bag designed for microwave steaming in the included pouch; the ritual is literal and tactile (snip or vent and microwave 4 1/2 minutes, or simmer on the stove 10–14 minutes), making preparation predictable and quick. Sensory notes are straightforward: bright green, sweet-pea aroma when steamed, a tender-but-slightly-firm pop and smooth interior texture, and a pleasantly sweet finish (about 5 g sugars per serving). In plain processing terms, these are harvested vegetables that undergo blanching and flash-freezing to preserve color and flavor—minimal handling compared to prepared sides. In American grocery culture, this product sits at the intersection of nostalgia for simple vegetables and modern convenience cooking.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.66 cup
Servings per Container: 3
Calories70
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium0mg0%
Total Carbohydrate13g5%
Dietary Fiber5g18%
Total Sugars5g
Protein5g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:, PEAS..

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:1 / 4

Minimally Processed

Why this score?

Single-ingredient frozen peas that are blanched and flash-frozen; no additives or formulations, so they are classified as minimally processed (NOVA 1).

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Common Questions about Birds Eye Steamfresh Sweet Peas

Absolutely! These peas are a great source of fiber and plant-based protein, making them a nutritious addition to your meals. While they're not a miracle food, they're definitely healthier than many processed snacks out there. Think of them as a wholesome way to add some green to your plate!

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