Is a Dill Pickle a vegetable?

[allie&mattsmom]

Strange question I know, but I'm "trying" this 7 day diet/cleansing program and today is a vegetable only day. I am a dill pickle addict and you wouldn't believe how I'm craving one right about now. I think I know what the answer is gonna be but I thought I'd ask anyway. Anyone know?

 

[marydmjj]

Isn't it a cucumber soaked in vinegar & spices? I think it is a vegetable but it might not be good for your diet because of the salt content.

 

[WatchinCaptKangaroo]

It is a cucumber...

 

[floridafam]

A cucumber is a fruit so I would think a pickle would be considered a fruit, as well.

 

[sajetto]

It is a cucumber...

which is a vegetable

 

[The Mystery Machine]

If you are trying to "cleanse" this would be bad since a pickle will contain too much sodium and upset the balance of your "cleansing".
You are craving a pickle for the sodium, perhaps???
Are you drinking proper electrolytes to get a good mineral balance?

Technically it is a veggie, but it offers nothing healthy of course. One pickle is probably 100% or more of your sodium intake for the day.

 

[mickeyfan2]

A pickle is a cooked salty cucumber. So I would say yes to veggie, but will the salt be a problem?

 

[MinnieM21]

If you're trying a cleansing diet, it probably wouldn't be a good idea because of the salt. Since I have a kidney disease, I can't have too much salt because I'll retain water. Pickles are something which I stay away from because of the amount of salt.

 

[summerrluvv]

A cucumber is a fruit so I would think a pickle would be considered a fruit, as well.

Well, you learn something new each day. I always thought a cucumber was a veggie.

http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~bcohen/cucumbers/info.html

Is a cucumber a fruit or a vegetable? It is a fruit because it contains the seeds to reproduce.

 

[Shugardrawers]

Well I'll be! Dh got this right immediately, I had to be convinced. Usually it's the other way around

 

[MsLeFever]

Well I'll be! Dh got this right immediately, I had to be convinced. Usually it's the other way around

On occasions like that I like to say to my DH

"My, you are right and I'm wrong as you usually are!"

It took him awhile to really hear what I was saying the first few times!

 

[allie&mattsmom]

I always thought a cucumber was a vegetable too! Everyone I know thinks it is too. I can't wait to correct them LOL!

 

[msmouse]

I have been told a tomato is a fruit, but sure did not think a cucumber was.

 

[mickeyfan2]

Well, you learn something new each day. I always thought a cucumber was a veggie.

http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~bcohen/cucumbers/info.html

Is a cucumber a fruit or a vegetable? It is a fruit because it contains the seeds to reproduce.

Same as a tomato.

 

[floridafam]

Tomato is a fruit, too.

I think green peppers are, also. (red peppers, etc.)

Zucchini and Pumpkins, too.

 

[DVCLiz]

Seeds notwithstanding, when I have an all vegetable supper in the summertime, I always include a bowl of cucumbers in vinegar and sliced tomatoes, so in my book cukes will always be a vegetable.

 

[tnkbl]

At my house it is!!! DD4 was adicted to them for awhile. She wanted a pickle sphere, bologna and cheese and she would wrap them around the pickle. It may not sound strange to some, but she liked them for breakfast. Her daycare thought we were crazy!

 

[Mercy]

Just did a quick Google search and found this...

Is a cucumber a fruit or a vegetable? It is a fruit because it contains the seeds to reproduce.