What food group does pickeles belong to?

Veggies.

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Yeah, they're vegetables...and if you're wondering what kind, they're cucumbers. Of course a lot has been done to change their wholesome cucumberness, but that's why they're veggies.

Actually I believe a cucumber is classified as a fruit. It is a riped ova from a flowering plant that contains seeds. Tomatos, pumpkins, squashes are all fruits.

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No Best12! It's catsup!

Fabrizio2--Oh, yes, my apologies!

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Condiment is not a food group. The food groups are:

grains, vegetables & fruits, fats and oils, milk and dairy products, meat, beans, fish, and nuts

Pickles are preserved cucumbers and so fall into the Fruit/Vegetable category. They are high in sodium, but are pretty OK other than that. Most pickles are made by making a brine and preserving the cucumbers in that, with the addition of (sometimes) Sugars, acids and other flavoring agents. You can also pickle some fruits (tomatoes, watermelon rind) but those are usually specified in the name: "Watermelon Pickles" or Pickled Okra for example.

Saurkraut is even simpler to make: Simply shread cabbage and layer it in a cool place with Salt. The cabbage feremnts and becomes Sauerkraut. It can then be canned or refrigerated and stored for a long time.

Is there actually a such thing as pickled eggs? Or am I thinking of deviled eggs?

Now I'm in the mood for a pickle! I'm glad to hear that what little nutritional value cucumbers have, is still intact. The thing that's not healthy for some would be the high sodium content-known to be bad for high blood pressure. As an aside, I knew a girl who, whenever she wanted to lose weight, only ate pickles and meat. Strange.

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Okay, so what about ketchup/catsup?

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