Fruit In A Crunch

You can never go wrong with fresh fruit. Nutrients and taste abound in an easily portable container that can many times be eaten on the go.

There are times, though, when fruit is hard to find (on the road) or the setting isn't too convenient (i.e.: peeling -- or eating -- an orange in class or your car can get quite messy).

Luckily, the people at Sensible Foods are here to help. Their line of crunch-dried (a drying method they have patented) fruit snack pouches provides the equivalent of half a cup of fresh fruit -- that's 1 of your 2 recommended daily servings.

Cherry Berry is my favorite flavor, combining apples, cherries, blueberries and strawberries. If you're in a more exotic mood, their Tropical Blend flavor should hit the spot, with its mix of apples, pineapples, mangos, and bananas.

If you look at their nutrition label, you will see anywhere from 14 to 16 grams of sugar. This would normally be cause for a red flag, as 16 grams of sugar (the amount in three Oreo cookies) are equal to 4 teaspoons of the sweet stuff. But, worry not, these are naturally occurring sugars, not added ones at a factory.

If you find that you aren't consuming a lot of fruit, this product from Sensible Foods (containing nothing but dried fruit) is a great one to have in your office drawer for a morning snack or to accompany plain yogurt or unflavored oatmeal.

For more information, please visit the Sensible Foods website.