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More than 38 million Americans are living with diabetes, and an estimated 1 in 5 don't yet know it, according to the CDC. Left unmanaged, it can lead to long-term damage to the heart, circulatory system, and eyesight — which...

Leftover turkey has a short shelf life in the fridge, but freeze-drying it as a finished soup extends that window to years instead of days — and turns a pile of leftovers into a meal you'll actually look forward to....

Bone broth is a stock made by simmering chicken, turkey, lamb, or beef bones with vegetables like celery, onions, tomatoes, garlic, and herbs for several hours — a traditional preparation that's seen a resurgence in popularity. Some people who drink...

Pizza is routinely cited as one of America's most popular foods — commonly-cited industry figures put U.S. consumption in the billions of pies a year, with kids ages 3 to 11 frequently naming it their favorite food, and pepperoni as...

Sweet potatoes pack in vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, copper, potassium, dietary fiber, and several B vitamins — and freeze-drying them turns a seasonal vegetable into something you can keep on hand year-round, whether whole slices or ground into a...

Squash shows up in dozens of varieties, from sweet butternut and acorn to mild yellow squash and pumpkin (yes, it's a squash too). The colorful skins carry beta-carotene and other trace nutrients, and each variety freeze-dries into something a little...

Eating better and actually eating together as a family tend to run into the same obstacle: time. Pre-prepping proteins, produce, and full meals with a freeze dryer removes a lot of the day-of effort behind both goals, so neither one...

How to Freeze Dry Pineapple at Home Freeze-dried pineapple is sweet, crisp, lightweight, and packed with concentrated pineapple flavor. It makes an easy snack straight from the bag, but it can also be used in trail mix, oatmeal, baked goods,...

Freeze-drying is one of the few preservation methods that doesn't shrink or toughen apples — it keeps the aroma, flavor, color, shape, and nutritional content close to fresh, which is more than most preservation methods can claim. Canning and dehydrating...