What about Pickles? page

[Edje Noh]

Do they have a place in a Primal diet?
I figured they are vegetables, but they have a pretty high carb content. Also they come bottles in these liquids I don't know anything about. I like to eat them, as they taste pretty good. What are the pro's and con's of including them in a diet?

[Suzan]

I eat Bubbie's pickles all the time. I buy them at Whole Foods. They don't contain vinegar or sugar, but are fermented with lactic acid, and contain garlic and dill. The carb count is 1 carb per 1 ounce. According to FitDay, generic pickles are 1 carb per 1 ounce.

[Pandadude]

Traditionally pickles were fermented and thus a probiotic with benefits for gut health. Today they are generally packed in some sort of vinegar,possibly other stuff aswell. Just check the ingredient list and make sure there isn't sugar or other nasty stuff.

[Sue]

You can get the sweet pickles/gherkins. I like the sour gherkins.

[Alan M]

If you can find the Bubbies brand Suzan mentioned, that's the one to get. Bubbies also makes a pretty good fermented sauerkraut.

[Horsewoman]

You can make your own fermented stuff pretty easily too.

[Melantha]

+1 to Bubbie's pickles. I have them as a mid-afternoon snack for the salt and crunch. And I can use the leftover juice as an inoculant to preserve my own veggies. I made spicy garlic carrot pickles that way, and I used Bubbie's sauerkraut juice to inoculate a jar of beets that I put up with allspice and coriander. Both were delicious.

[katydid317]

I am a fan of Strub's kosher dills. I don't care what's in the them, they rock my socks and I figure pickles are not the worst thing that I could eat, so I'll continue to eat them.

[FairyRae]

Bubbies are my fave. Or you can make them at home if you are so inspired. (I've lacto-fermented LOTS of veggies, and pickles have been by far the most difficult for me, so I too buy the Bubbies.)

Wild Fermentation :: Making Sour Pickles

A WORLD of difference between regular old pickles which have been pastuerized (vinegar etc) and the lacto-fermented kinds. I wouldn't stress over eating non lacto fermented pickles personally, but actively try and eat lactofermented pickles and other fermented goodies on a daily basis for the health/gut benefits. If you can make the switch to a lacto-fermented pickle, there are many benefits, and no guilt.

[Dana]

Bubbies are my fave. Or you can make them at home if you are so inspired. (I've lacto-fermented LOTS of veggies, and pickles have been by far the most difficult for me, so I too buy the Bubbies.)

Wild Fermentation :: Making Sour Pickles

A WORLD of difference between regular old pickles which have been pastuerized (vinegar etc) and the lacto-fermented kinds. I wouldn't stress over eating non lacto fermented pickles personally, but actively try and eat lactofermented pickles and other fermented goodies on a daily basis for the health/gut benefits. If you can make the switch to a lacto-fermented pickle, there are many benefits, and no guilt.

I was going to post the same link to the Wild Fermentations site. I've only fermented a few types of vegetables (sauerkraut, a batch of kimchee that I didn't care for, and pickles). I've had good success with pickles and making them is much cheaper than buying the good fermented kind.