| Hikers, campers, canoers, kayakers, cyclists, | | | | lightweight, shelf stable, easily transportable food. |
| hunters or other outdoors men and women, that | | | | Great dehydrated food that is easy to transport |
| are on extended trips or outings, have two basic | | | | and provides great tasting, nutritious meals include: |
| food requirements: 1) to be able to easily | | | | - Dried fruit like apples, apricots, bananas and |
| transport food and 2) to replace spent energy, | | | | berries. Dried fruit is great for replacing energy |
| hopefully with satisfying and tasty foods. | | | | and providing nutrient dense food. Removing a |
| Dehydrated meats or jerky and dried fruits and | | | | fruit's water also decreases the its volume, thus, |
| dried vegetables can provide the protein, | | | | once dried, the fruit's nutrient, calorie, and sugar |
| carbohydrates and vitamins needed by active | | | | content becomes more concentrated per each |
| sportspeople on the go. Dehydrated food is | | | | serving. |
| lightweight and calorie dense and thus meets the | | | | - Fruit leather made from apples, applesauce, |
| two basic food needs of outdoors and sports | | | | bananas, pears, plums and or strawberries. |
| people. | | | | Homemade fruit leather is naturally delicious and |
| Use a food dehydrator to make your own | | | | does not contain the extra sugars or |
| dehydrated food at home. A food dehydrator is | | | | preservatives that many store bought varieties |
| specifically designed to remove significant | | | | do. |
| amounts of water from food. The water content | | | | - Dried vegetables and veggie chips made from |
| of food is typically very high, usually between | | | | eggplant, sweet potato or zucchini. |
| 80% to 95% for various fruits and vegetables | | | | - Beef jerky or other types of jerky. Jerky is a |
| and 50% to 75% for different meats. Removing | | | | great choice for excellent protein and caloric |
| the moisture from food inhibits various bacteria | | | | intake. |
| from growing and spoiling it while also reducing the | | | | - Trail mix. Make homemade trail mix with dried |
| weight of the dehydrated food. Thus, food | | | | fruits and nuts and avoid the unhealthy additives, |
| dehydrators are ideal tools for the preservation | | | | extra non-natural sugars and saturated fats that |
| and storage of food and an ideal tool for making | | | | can be in store bought trail mix. |