There’s no denying the popularity of pickles. While they were once relegated to topper status for burgers and sandwiches, pickles can now be found lending their sour tang to pizza, dips, ice pops, chips, and more. The average American eats nine pounds of pickles each year, notes CNN.
As snacks go, you can certainly do worse. While any number of foods can be pickled (think beets, green beans, onions), pickles are traditionally made from cucumbers, which makes them a low-calorie way to get some extra veggies in your diet.
Pickles can be prepared simply with vinegar, or lacto-fermented in a saltwater solution to add gut-friendly probiotics. Fermented foods (like this type of pickle) can increase the diversity of the microbes in your gut microbiome and may even decrease inflammatory markers in your body, notes Stanford Medicine.
The preparation method will determine a pickle’s flavor, which can include sweet (also called bread-and-butter pickles), dill, half-sour, full-sour, and spicy varieties. While pickles can be a great low-calorie plant-based treat, they are also high in sodium, so keep an eye on portion size when enjoying them. Here are five delicious recipes for your pickle-loving pleasure.
from Ketone Blog https://ketone2013.com/5-healthy-creative-recipes-perfect-for-pickle-lovers/
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