| #1.Bananas: Any time you go to the grocery | | | | #5. Apricots: I have always loved dried |
| store think about the cost of dried banana | | | | apricots and they have a natural sweet |
| chips. Now think about the cost of bundle of | | | | flavor. Dried apricots have many uses much |
| bananas. They are not even close in price. | | | | like cherries. One of my favorite uses is to |
| I recently went to the store and bought | | | | garnish steak with them to add a sweet flavor |
| bananas on sale for only 29 cents a lb. | | | | to the meat. Apricots are not to expensive |
| However also displayed by the bananas were a | | | | but again the tubs of dried apricots are sort |
| 1/3 lb. of banana chips which happened to be | | | | of pricey. Also try these in a bowl of grape |
| $3.99. Now I don't know about you but I | | | | nuts to have a healthy and tasty snack. |
| think I'll buy my own bananas and produce my | | | | |
| own banana chips at a fraction of the cost. | | | | #6. Beef: Beef jerky is wonderful especially |
| | | | for those of us on a high protein diet with |
| #2. Strawberries: I love fresh strawberries | | | | low amounts of fat. Using lean meat can help |
| but I also love dried strawberries. Dried | | | | you create a very high protein low fat snack |
| strawberries are great for topping cereal | | | | that can be consumed daily to add the power |
| with and can be stored for quite awhile | | | | pack of protein for a long workout. This is |
| longer than fresh strawberries. I am not | | | | probably one of the most common uses for a |
| sure I've ever seen dried strawberries in a | | | | food dehydrator but you can't beat a classic. |
| store before but trust me they come out nice | | | | Beef jerky is also great for the long road |
| and sweet when you dry your own. | | | | trips with the family and kids. |
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| #3. Deer Meat: I don't hunt but I have | | | | #7. Apples: I love to eat dried apples. |
| hunters in my family and every year they hunt | | | | Once they are dry add a light dusting of |
| and bring home a deer. I always end up with | | | | cinnamon to the apple pieces and you have a |
| some of the deer so I make jerky out of it. | | | | very good snack. They always seem to store |
| It is absolutely delicious and has more of a | | | | very well to and for at least a few weeks. |
| wild flavor than beef. So for something more | | | | Apples get crunchy which can add to the uses |
| exciting I always eat the deer meat instead. | | | | they have. Toppings, garnishings or just by |
| | | | themselves apples are always one of my |
| #4. Cherries: Dried cherries can be used for | | | | favorites. |
| just about anything. You can top salads with | | | | |
| them, cereals, cookies and even bread. I am | | | | Hopefully this helps give you an idea of some |
| sure they have many other uses but those are | | | | of the uses for a food dehydrator. |
| a few things that I use them for. If you | | | | Experiment a little bit and without much |
| have ever purchased dried cherries you know | | | | effort you'll come up with an idea all of |
| they are not cheap and the ones that are | | | | your own. Some things do not dehydrate well |
| cheap may not be the best quality. So I make | | | | at all and others dehydrate wonderfully. |
| my own dried cherries with high quality fruit | | | | Trial and error will help you find exactly |
| and they turn out great. | | | | what type of dried foods you love. |
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