Dried fruit

[Yvonne N.]

...at the sweetie shop dem...how healthy are they?

I have this new style of munching... my snacks from there...papaya (papaw)...ginger...almonds...cashew...
...dem good fi yu?

[halfwaytree]

Re: Dried fruit

Good question!

I have always wondered about this too.

[St_Bess]

Re: Dried fruit


Dry and/or candied fruits = sugar and sometimes salt = calories but if you are not watching your sugar intake or weight a little snack once in a while is OK.

[ILP]

Re: Dried fruit

Fresh fruit is the better choice. You get much more for fewer calories. For instance, 1 cup of dried blueberries (sweetened) (296 blueberries) has 600 calories, whereas 1 cup of fresh blueberries has only 84 calories. So, before you start digging into a bag of dried apricots or cherries, consider how many you’re going to eat. A low-calorie food is only a good deal if it fills you up at the end of a serving. The problem with dried fruit is that when the water is removed, it becomes less filling without losing any calories. Dried fruit just becomes sweeter, more concentrated and easier to over-consume. Plus, many producers of dried fruit add sugar, thus increasing their already dense calorie levels.

In fact, ounce-for-ounce, all types of dried fruit are much higher in calories than their fresh equivalents, because of the water that's lost and the concentration of sugar that is created during the drying process. Take a look at raisins compared with grapes: They have about 73 percent less water than grapes

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[chitowngirl]

Re: Dried fruit

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Shandra</div><div class="ubbcode-body">...at the sweetie shop dem...how healthy are they?

I have this new style of munching... my snacks from there...papaya (papaw)...ginger...almonds...cashew...
...dem good fi yu? </div></div>
full of sugar and preservatives

Shandra, if you're really serious about your dried fruit, might I suggest you invest in a dehydrator? I've had one for a few years and I absolutely love using it there is some prep time ivolved BUT the results are well worth it

<span style="text-decoration: underline">btw</span>:
<span style="font-style: italic">If you’re serious about your health and are trying to eat more raw foods, then dehydrated fruits and vegetables are a great way to help your health. You can set aside one day and dehydrate the entire amount of fruits that you’ll need for a whole month. <span style="text-decoration: underline">If they are dehydrated properly they will still contain the essential enzymes, amino acids, vitamins and minerals that the fruit of vegetable has before it is dehydrated. </span></span>

[Gen]

Re: Dried fruit

oh no. full of sugar. get fresh fruits and/or cut up vegggies like carrots and bring celery to work to snack on.

[Yvonne N.]

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Lawks..what a way oonu knowledgable! OOnu good man...thanks for the info.

...<span style="font-size: 8pt">dehydrator</span>...hmmm...

[chitowngirl]

Re: Dried fruit

my personal favorites:

grapes (which become raisins)
bananas (wi likkle honey an cinnamon)
melon (henny kine)
potato chips (wi spicy curry an sea salt)