offstringgirl

I have been wondering why a cucumber is considered a vegitable, but a pickle is not. Anybody know why? My Dietician considers raisins and grapes both as fruits, so what is different about a pickle and cucumber?

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Janelle

I just looked this up on-line, and I understand them BOTH to be fruits! Who would have thought. Perhaps since cukes grow on vines, they are fruits.

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fisher1000

Anything that is the result of a flowering plant is a fruit, including cucumbers, tomatoes, and even peppers. True vegetables are the plants themselves, not the result of a flower: lettuce, carrots, radishes, etc.

As far as pickles not being a fruit...I've never heard it characterized as one or the other. Perhaps it's a pickled fruit, or a vinegared veggie, or maybe it's just a pickle and doesn't need further classification. These are the kinds of the things that I ponder all the time, so thanks...here's one more thing to think about.



-Mike

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Toony

Fruits have seeds inside... i.e. cucumber, tomatoe, peppers...

Remember the DILL PICKLE thread? I want one BAD!!!!!

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Eseret

OHHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOO

Pickles are back!!!!!

Love those CRUNCHY DILL PICKLES!!!

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offstringgirl

Okay thank you. I never thought of a pickle being a fruit!

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RNY July 10th, 2008 with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

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katzz87

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fisher1000

Aren't we all?

-Mike

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Godsblessedme

thanks to this post i now need a dill pickle! Darn it the last time i tried to eat one was because of the last pickle post and i threw up because i ate a darn pickle!

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AusLaurie

Perhaps your dietitian doesn't want to list pickles as an acceptable vegetable because of the huge salt content?

Whereas cucumbers are always listed as a "free" vegetable.

As far as fruit vs vegetable >>> who knew it could be so complicated!

PLUS!!!! my goodness you are all sooooo funny!!!! LOL

Laurie

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154 (April 20, 2007)
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