• Fermented Vegetables 101

    Fermented Vegetables by Susan Count I thought I would have to hold my nose to eat “ugh” – fermented vegetables. Sauerkraut, I thought! Who would eat that? But somewhere I picked up that fermented vegetables could put good bacteria in my gut and help with my acid refux. WRONG! It didn’t just help – it changed EVERYTHING! And I think it helped me lose a little weight too and that never hurts. I substituted a big forkful of fermented vegetables at dinner instead of eating rice or potatoes or pasta. Cutting the Cost A quart of fermented vegetables at the store can run about $10. A cabbage, a couple carrots and…