Wholesome Living
Healthy snacks - What are the best dried fruits?
What are dried fruits?
Dried fruits are fruits that have been dried in the sun or dehydrated in order to remove water content. It is an excellen...
What types or raisins are the best?
Dried fruits are a highly nutritious snack options. One small piece of dried fruit contains about the same amount of nutrients as the fresh fruit,...
Raisins - everything you need to know about nature's candy
What are raisins?
Raisins are a type of dried fruit. They are actually grapes that have been dried in the sun or dehydrated.
Despite their small ...
Healthy Christmas gift ideas
This Christmas, instead of gifting sugar-packed and unhealthy fat loaded sweets and super salty snacks, try giving healthier and more nutritious f...
How to make vegan mincemeat filling for mince pies?
Mince pies are one of the most popular traditional winters and Christmas treats in the UK. These delicious shortcrust pies are filled with mincemea...
Christmas baking - all the ingredients you need to make delicious festive cakes
What do you need for Christmas baking?
A few essential ingredients are needed to make delicious cakes: flour, leaveners, fat, liquid, sweeteners ...
Nutrition experts recommend eating more nuts and dried fruits as part of healthy diet
The world's leading nutrition experts and researchers attended NUTS 2022 conference last week to discuss the health research on nuts and dried fru...
Is Dried Fruit Good for You?
We all know fresh fruits are generally good for you and absolutely delicious - they are natures candy after all! However, what about their dried counterparts, are they still healthy for you?
Why should you eat more whole foods?
We learned that fruits and vegetables were good for us when we were kids. Our parents tried to encourage us to eat spinach, broccoli and lettuce in many ways - sometimes by using force. Remember that?
Increase Dried Food Shelf Life
Diatomaceous Earth
Using Diatomaceous Earth to store dry goods is not a novel concept. Several ancient cultures used to mix DE into their grain sto...
Foods That Are Easy to Store
It is oftentimes not only time-consuming to go to the grocery store, but it can also get quite expensive. Oftentimes, buying in bulk works out much cheaper than buying little amounts every time. If you have a healthy pantry with a nice variety of products, you will always have a base for a meal on hand.
