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Pickles are a popular snack, side dish and condiment. But did you know that pickles are also a healthy part of your diet? There are many different recipes for pickles, but each version has its health benefits. Depending on the ingredients that make up the pickle, and the method used for pickling, fermented or packaged with vinegar. Pickled are great for most diets. They are not only low in calories, but also low in fat or fat-free, and many versions also have low in sugar.

Pickles are also good for other reasons. Pickled being made from cucumbers or other vegetables contain a large amount of fiber necessary for healthy digestion and fighting cancer. Cucumbers and other vegetables also contain antioxidants that fight free radicals and, depending on the vegetation, can be a good source of calcium, magnesium, and iron. Most health professionals recommend consuming five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Eating pickles is a great way to get a daily serving or two of your five-a-day!

Spices

Spices used to make pickles are also good for your health. For example, dill and garlic, both of which are popular in pickles, can regulate bacterial growth. Dill and other spices also contain flavonoids, which are a therapeutic addition to your diet. Mustard seeds are known to be good for digesting food. Even turmeric powder has healing properties and is believed to lower rates of Alzheimer’s disease.

Improve Digestion

Fermented pickles also contain good bacteria that can control harmful intestinal microbes. When pickles are fermented, lactic acid is formed. This acid helps to reduce fat in the bloodstream, improve blood circulation and lower high blood pressure. It also helps maintain a healthy digestive system, reintroduces beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus acidophilus into the intestines, and is useful for diabetics. In fact, one study even found that consuming fermented foods regularly helps reduce skin problems, asthma, and auto-immune disorders.

Vinegar

Many pickles are made with vinegar. This healthy liquid has several positive properties in addition to its pungent taste. Vinegar is known to strengthen the immune system, relieve digestive upsets and can destroy calcium deposits in human joints. In addition, vinegar is known to lower high blood pressure and help treat urinary infections. They even say that it re-mineralize your bones, balances the pH of the blood and fights the infection. Vinegar is also antibacterial and antifungal. It inhibits the growth of E. coli bacteria, and when used in combination with a salt commonly found in pickling, the antibacterial properties are enhanced.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Another common item used for pickling is apple cider vinegar. It also has several additional health benefits. It contains not only several minerals, thirty or more nutrients, and pectin, which is good for your heart but also contains several essential amino acids that are a great addition to your diet.

Conclusion

Pickles can be a delicious breakfast, eaten with the confidence that you have something healthy at the same time – what could be better? Even Aristotle, Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon and Cleopatra believed in the health benefits of the pickle, and Hippocrates used it as one of the first medicines! So if you ever needed a reason to eat more pickles, now you have it.

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