Dehydrating Food: A Healthy New Snack

1. Dehydrating Food: A Healthy New Snack A simple and fun way to try to introduce fruits and vegetables in a new way is to dehydrate them. In feeding therapy, we will often use dehydrated or freeze-dried fruits and vegetables. I have personally seen children accept food that way first before they would accept it in its natural form. In feeding therapy, anyway, you can introduce food and have a positive interaction is amazing! I know many parents are busy and buying dehydrated fruit and vegetables is a possibility, however, if you want a fun way to engage your children in the kitchen give this a try! Remember, interacting with food and helping cook or prep in the kitchen is a natural form of feeding therapy in the home. Please enjoy the simple instructions below for those adventurous enough to try dehydrating favorite or novel foods themselves and invite your children to experiment/cook with you!

2. 1.Bananas Make cute banana coins for healthy snack kids love. Peel bananas, slice into coins ⅛ to ¼ inch thick and soak in citrus water for 10 minutes to avoid browning. Dehydrate according to the manufacturer’s instructions, at 135°F for 6 to 10 hours, or in the oven at 200°F for 5 to 7 hours. 2. Apples Chewy apples are an old-school treat. Peel and core apples, if you like, slice into rounds ¼ to ⅜ inch thick, and soak in citrus water for 10 minutes, to avoid browning. Dehydrate according to the manufacturer’s instructions, at 135°F for 7 to 15 hours, or in the oven at 200°F for 6 to 8 hours. Get More Detail…