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Freeze-Dried Cauliflower Rice and Mash

Freeze-Dried Cauliflower Rice and Mash

Cauliflower is one of the more versatile low-carb swaps for traditional starches. Its mild flavor absorbs seasoning easily, and both of the preparations below approximate the real thing closely enough to work in most of the same recipes — all...

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School Lunch Ideas With Freeze-Dried Food

School Lunch Ideas With Freeze-Dried Food

Packing lunch saves money, gives you real control over what your kids are eating, and makes managing food allergies much easier. What works best depends heavily on age: younger kids usually don't have easy access to hot water for rehydrating,...

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Diabetes-Friendly Meal Prep With a Freeze Dryer

Diabetes-Friendly Meal Prep With a Freeze Dryer

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...

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How to Freeze-Dry Sweet Potatoes

How to Freeze-Dry Sweet Potatoes

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...

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10 Ways to Eat Better and Eat Together

10 Ways to Eat Better and Eat Together

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...

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The Healthiest Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden (And How to Preserve Them)

The Healthiest Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden (And How to Preserve Them)

Growing your own vegetables is one of the best ways to enjoy fresh, nutritious food while reducing grocery costs and preserving seasonal harvests. Homegrown vegetables are often harvested at peak ripeness, giving you exceptional flavor and allowing you to preserve...

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A Freeze-Dried Chickpea Bowl, Plus a Diabetes Risk Check

A Freeze-Dried Chickpea Bowl, Plus a Diabetes Risk Check

More than 1 in 3 U.S. adults have prediabetes, and most don't know it. The American Diabetes Association offers a free, roughly 60-second online screening tool to check your own risk — a small step worth taking alongside the kind...

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Healthier BBQ Turkey Meatballs for National Meatball Day

Healthier BBQ Turkey Meatballs for National Meatball Day

National Meatball Day falls during National Nutrition Month, which makes it a good excuse to make a batch the healthier way. Traditional meatballs can run heavy on fat, salt, and sugar — this version, built around ground turkey and a...

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5 Practical Nutrition Tips for National Nutrition Month

5 Practical Nutrition Tips for National Nutrition Month

March is National Nutrition Month, which lands right around when many January resolutions start to slip. Rather than another restrictive diet — repeated crash dieting and yo-yo restriction can backfire, slowing metabolism, raising stress, and often leading to more weight...

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