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1 You Asked: Is Dried Fruit Good or Bad?
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2 Dried Fruit Breakdown
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3 Make Your Own Dried Fruit — It's So Easy!
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4 Raisins vs. Grapes
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5 Which Dried Fruit Has MORE Fiber?
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6 Food Review: Peeled Snacks
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7 Food Review: Bear Naked Trail Mix – Pacific Crest
Couscous is quite possibly the world's quickest cooking grain. It takes literally five minutes to make — meaning it's an ideal ingredient for home cooks who are pressed for time. To create an entire meal with couscous, toss with sauteed vegetables, dried fruit, aromatic spices, and rotisserie chicken. Feel free to use the recipe loosely as a guide; onions and garlic aren't the only veggies that Read more
Besides freezing fruit and making smoothies, another way to use up all that farmers market bounty in your kitchen is to dry it. Dried fruit is a great healthy snack that's easy to tote around, and it also doubles well as a salad topping, cocktail garnish, or trail mix ingredient. Drying your own fruit is easy though a bit time consuming, but it's totally worth it! Say goodbye to high prices, Read more
On my way up to Manzanita in Lake Tahoe, I couldn't resist making a stop into roadside store Ikedas, a specialty gourmet market that sells every kind of pie imaginable. I was shocked by its assortment of dried fruit, too, as it included some varieties, like dried kiwis, that I'd never encountered before. The ridiculous assortment made me think to ask: What's your favorite kind of dried fruit? Read more
They say you can't really compare apples and oranges, but what about grapes and raisins? I have often wondered how the dried version compares with its juicy source. When a fruit is dried, many of the nutrients become concentrated. According to the Berkeley Wellness Newsletter, ounce for ounce, raisins have almost three times the antioxidants as their grape counterparts. However, the amount of Read more
Driving home from a climbing trip this weekend, I found myself in an all-too-common dilemma — "How do I stay healthy while road tripping?" Skipping the fast food mainstays, I ventured into 7-11, hoping to find something to snack on until I got home. Situated next to the gummy snacks were a few bags of Sensible Foods Crunch Dried Snacks ($2). With a label that read, "100 percent organic, all Read more
After researching sulfured vs. unsulfured dried fruits, I realized that it's healthier to go for the ones without the sulfur dioxide. If you have a hard time finding dried fruit made without this chemical preservative, check out Peeled Snacks. This company sent me a whole array of its dried fruit snack packs to try and I was pleased to see that most of them are unsulfered and organic, and all of Read more
Only a couple weeks ago, Party made a delicious black bean quinoa, and ever since then I've had a hankering for quinoa salad. Recently, I found red quinoa which is very similar to regular quinoa, but with a stunning color. This uncomplicated recipe combines quinoa, avocado, dried fruit, and nuts dressed in a tart lemon vinaigrette. I didn't have raisins on hand, so I used cranberries and they Read more
I'm a big fan of dried fruit because it's easy to find, doesn't spoil quickly like fresh fruit, and can be added to so many foods including salads, yogurt, oatmeal, and baked goods. There's also a huge variety to choose from, and since it's made from fresh produce, it's packed with lots of vitamins and fiber. To see how your favorites compare, read more Read more
I like to keep my pantry stocked full of things — olive tapenade, cheese, crackers, and dried fruits — for an impromptu party. The other day I noticed it was sparse, so I headed off to Trader Joe's. While there, I found these dried sweetened hibiscus flowers and decided to take home a package. I've had hibiscus cooler, but I had never actually eaten dried hibiscus flowers. Although I was a Read more
Looking for a quick snack before or after a workout? Trail mix has always been one of my favorites, and now Bear Naked (the company who makes that delicious granola) is making really unique variations of trail mix made with all natural dried fruits and nuts. There's no sugar or salt added, which is a plus. I picked up a bag of their Pacific Crest flavor. It's a little pricey (about $4 a bag), but Read more
