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Sauerkraut literally translates to ‘sour cabbage’ in German, but don’t let the unsavoury translation stop you from adding this fermented nutritional powerhouse into your daily meals. Sauerkraut adds a punchy flavour and good bacteria, antioxidants, fibre, and vitamins to any meal. One serving of unpasteurized and uncooked sauerkraut contains more lactobacillus bacteria than one serving of live yogurt.
- 1 Eat it by the forkful. Raw sauerkraut can be enjoyed as is, by the forkful. Just take the jar out of the fridge, grab a fork, and enjoy the health benefits! Eat a forkful once or twice a day straight from the jar.
- Buy unpasteurized sauerkraut from the refrigerator section of your grocery store. Sauerkraut off the shelf will have been pasteurized which kills the helpful bacteria.
- 2 Eat it warm or cold. Cold sauerkraut is the best bet to reap all the natural health benefits. Sauerkraut should be kept in the fridge, even if you bought it off the shelf.
- Take the jar out of the fridge early if you want to have your sauerkraut at room temperature with your meal.
- 3 Use it as a condiment. For many people, the only way they’ve encountered sauerkraut as a food option is as a condiment for street vendor sausages. From a long-standing German and Polish tradition of topping sausages, to ballpark hot dogs, sauerkraut adds a soft, acidic zing to any meal, not just when fatty meats are involved.
- Top your avocado toast with a forkful of sauerkraut or add a thin layer to any sandwich (not just the traditional Reuben), burger, or wrap (let the brine drip off first so your food doesn’t get soggy).
- Top your scrambled eggs with a little sauerkraut in the morning and you’ll feel full longer due to the cabbage’s fibre content.
- Try it as a mac and cheese topper.
- 4 Add it to a salad or macro bowl. Bring the flavour and nutritional value up a notch by adding a forkful or two of sauerkraut to a simple salad. Make a simple salad of torn…
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