if you are discussing short-term survive-ability, while waiting for rescue, then eating pickles is better than nothing. They will provide water, vitamins, electrolytes, etc. If you are discussing living of a pickles as a lifestyle, or prolonged diet option, then it isn’t enough.
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LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months agoWould it be at least marginally better to eat the pickles, or would you be better off just fasting? Could they give you a few more days to live, at least, in hopes of rescue?
Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 5 months ago
LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 5 months ago
It would do the opposite of providing water, it would almost immediately decrease the amount of water available to your body.
snooggums@kbin.social 5 months ago
The pickles themselves shouldn't be a net negative for hydration, but drinking the juice would be.
LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 5 months ago
No way, pickles alone are super salty, it'll definitely be dehydrating
thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 5 months ago
So dry them thoroughly before eating?
And then you DIY distill the pickle juice to get as much water and as little acid as possible
sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social 5 months ago
They have some carbs and protein at least, and vitamins and electrolytes. The water would probably help but I’d wonder if it would be too salty.
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I think it would be, similar to drinking sea water
Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Are you stuck in a pickle factory? Blink twice if you’re under duress.
WarmSoda@lemm.ee 5 months ago
OP, we can get you out. Leave the door a jar
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
I mean, I don’t want to make a big dill about this…
Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
If you are stuck right now. Go ahead and eat some pickles. Some calories and nutrition is better than completely 0. Also keep in mind that Cal stands for Kilocalories, so a pickle serving may have anywhere from 100 to 5000 calories (0-5 Cal) based on the prior numbers