3yo obsessed with pickles

[Anonymous]

It’s a vegetable for God’s sake! Why are you “limiting” it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a vegetable for God’s sake! Why are you “limiting” it?

At some point sodium became vilified for some reason. There’s nothing wrong eating a few pickles a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a vegetable for God’s sake! Why are you “limiting” it?

At some point sodium became vilified for some reason. There’s nothing wrong eating a few pickles a day.

If the kid were a nonagenarian withe kidney failure it might make sense.

[Anonymous]

My kid is addicted to Bubbie’s pickles. Can’t blame her. They’re amazing.

[Anonymous]

I would love it if my child was into pickles. Pickles, if prepared right, are healthy. Let him have the pickles. The vinegar is good for his system. If fermented, even better.

[Anonymous]

Bless this kid and this thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:fermented foods have good bacteria in them and are super-healthy. Gut bacteria "signal" the brain which can create cravings for certain foods, and changes in mood. In this case, it's good signaling.

BTW fermented foods can help with anxiety (there is an NIH study)

I suggest you eat pickes together, and introduce him to sauerkraut and kimchi!

But note that most commercially available pickles are made with vinegar and not fermented, so they contain no probiotics. If you want pickles that are beneficial to gut health, you must look for ones that are fermented. One fermented brand that is pretty widely available is Bubbies Pickles (although their bread and butter pickles are not fermented).

Bubbies are good. Locally, No. 1 Sons makes excellent lacto fermented pickles and they sell at a number of local farmer’s markets.

Sad to report that No. 1 Sons shut down earlier this Fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 3 year old loves pickles and would eat them at every meal if we would let him (kosher dill specifically). Right now we are limiting him to one pickle a day, although the pickles are kind of large.

I am concerned about him eating too much sodium. Is this horrible or okay?

First, the sodium doesn’t have to be a big deal, because you can make or buy low-sodium pickles. See: https://feastgood.com/low-sodium-pickles/

But craving salty pickles could be a symptom of Addison’s disease or some other endocrine problem, so it might be good to insist on tests for that:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/apeoplevillage/mystery-diagnosis-the-woman-who-craved-pickles-t2697.html

If your son is craving the taste of vinegar, that could be a symptom of a fungal infection, blood sugar problems, or a deficiency of magnesium or some other mineral that’s present in vinegar:

https://bronniebakes.com/what-does-mean-when-crave-vinegar/

[Anonymous]

That sounds fun! You should buy a bunch and do a pickle tasting. Maybe try to make your own pickles. See if he likes cucumbers. He’s 3, OP. Have some fun with your kid. He’ll be fine.

[Anonymous]

Agree with others it’s a vegetable!!

See if he likes olives too - flavor profile is similar.

[Anonymous]

Fine, mine loved pickles and olives.

[Anonymous]

A pickle is not a vegetable. It is not even made from a vegetable. It is a fruit dunked in vinegar.

[Anonymous]

Take him to the parkway deli and try the pickle bar!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 3 year old loves pickles and would eat them at every meal if we would let him (kosher dill specifically). Right now we are limiting him to one pickle a day, although the pickles are kind of large.

I am concerned about him eating too much sodium. Is this horrible or okay?

First, the sodium doesn’t have to be a big deal, because you can make or buy low-sodium pickles. See: https://feastgood.com/low-sodium-pickles/

But craving salty pickles could be a symptom of Addison’s disease or some other endocrine problem, so it might be good to insist on tests for that:

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/apeoplevillage/mystery-diagnosis-the-woman-who-craved-pickles-t2697.html

If your son is craving the taste of vinegar, that could be a symptom of a fungal infection, blood sugar problems, or a deficiency of magnesium or some other mineral that’s present in vinegar:

https://bronniebakes.com/what-does-mean-when-crave-vinegar/

Or it could be a sign that…he likes the taste of pickles.

[Anonymous]

Make your own! Also try pickles carrots and radishes. My now 6 year old loved picked and pickled cabbage as a toddler. I made my own and she ate some with every meal. All the fermented foods are so so good for the gut and i think its a sign of a mature taste that she liked salty/vinegwry/fermented things and not just sweet. She still does. Im eastern european and we mostly only had pickled vegetables in winter.