Dried Fruit

Salads and dried fruit go along well. As a salad topping, dried cranberries, apricots, mango, or raisin are an easy way to add sweetness as well as numerous nutrients.

Dried fruits also include more fiber and antioxidants called phenols per ounce than fresh fruit. 1 ounce (28 grams) of dried apricots, for example, has 20% of the daily value for vitamin A and 2 grams of fiber. Look for dried fruits that only list the fruit as an ingredient to avoid added sugars and preservatives. Furthermore, add this delicious delight on top of your salad sparingly. You may also make your own by slicing your favorite fruit into thin slices and baking them at 250°F (121°C) for two to three hours on a lined baking sheet.