You've probably seen bags of colorful freeze-dried fruit pop up on the shelves of your grocery store recently. While it looks similar to dried berries, bananas or peaches, it has a texture more akin ...

How Healthy Is Dried Fruit, Really? If you’ve ever wondered if “nature’s candy” isn’t much better for you than actual candy, we asked an RD to clear the air. Dried fruit can be a lifesaver in this ...

Dried fruit appears to be a healthy snack, but some claim it’s just like candy. Dried fruit is packed with nutrients. They are a shrunken version of the real thing because most of the water content ...

Next time you're packing lunch for your kid or reaching for a healthy afternoon bite, consider this: only three types of packaged fruit snacks -- dried fruit, fruit puree and canned fruit with juice - ...

Fruit may be nature’s candy, but it’s dried fruit that bears the closest resemblance to the artificial sweet stuff; it’s delicious and just about as sugary as foodstuff comes. Dried fruit is made by, ...

Discover fresh snacking with Matthew Barron, founder of Wholesale Nuts and Dried Fruit, as he champions healthy alternatives ...

It is always a good idea to choose seasonal fruits when available, but dried fruit can be a healthy option as well. These less perishable versions of fruit can contribute nicely to better health, can ...

Michiko Tomioka is a nutritionist from Japan, home to some of the world's longest-living people. She shares the five fruits ...

New research found that people who ate dried fruit were generally healthier than those who did not, and on days when people ate dried fruit they consumed greater amounts of some key nutrients than on ...

Yes, dried fruits – including dried apricots, dried cranberries, raisins, dried dates, dried figs and prunes – pack a big nutrient punch for their shrunken size. The reason is that nutrients and fiber ...