Dried fruits

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Here's a concise guide to dried fruits. Concentrated sources of natural sweetness, they deserve a more prominent role in the plant-based pantry.

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Ready in under 5 minutes, this Almost-Everything Trail Mix recipe is loaded with a healthy mix of dried fruits and nuts to take along for snacking.

Unless you're careful to include plenty of iron-rich foods in your diet, you might not be getting enough iron. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that nearly 10 percent of 12- to 49-year old women and girls in the United States are deficient in the mineral.

This high protein trail mix is packed with nuts, seeds, edamame, dried fruit and chocolate chips. It's the perfect protein-packed snack to keep on hand whenever those hunger cravings strike!

Air fryers have a knack for being extremely versatile gadgets in the kitchen, and you can make it work as a dehydrator to dry fruits.

Party platter with nuts and fruit

In fact, it's great for winter cooking.

When purchasing a home food dehydrator, should you opt for stackable-tray or box-style? And what about those manufacturer-recommended drying times? When you become interested in dehydrating foods, …