Do You Have a Food Dehydrator to Help You with Your Health?

Hamilton Beach 32100A Food Dehydrator, Gray
There are so many benefits of using a food dehydrator to boost your health – and they’re easy-to-use and can save you money. You can dehydrate almost any type of food – veggies, fruit or meats – and reap the benefits in taste and nutrients.

Try purchasing dehydrated meats, fruits and veggies at the supermarket and you might get sticker-shock. Letting someone else do the work and use their own equipment spikes the cost of dehydrated foods.

Besides being less expensive than buying dehydrated foods at the supermarket or health food store, having your own dehydrator reduces waste in your own home and provides you with a greener lifestyle.

When you purchase dehydrated foods, you may be purchasing harmful ingredients along with them. There may be additives and preservatives that are intended to preserve shelf life, but also have an impact on the taste of the food – and your health.

Controlling the process with your own dehydrator lets you determine what is or isn’t added to the food. You simply take the fresh items you purchase, season or just dry them in the dehydrator and give yourself and your family great snacks.

Whether you choose to dehydrate vegetables, fruits or meat, you’ll enjoy the robust taste of the item since all the moisture is taken out – leaving the full taste and nutrients intact.

Here's Some Food Dehydrators To Choose From: 

Ronco 5-Tray Electric Food DehydratorMAGIC MILL Pro Food Dehydrator, 6 Drying Racks, 8 Digital Preset Temperature Settings And Timer with Automatic ShutoffWestinghouse WFD201W New Food Dehydrator, 550 Watts, Black Base, 6 Stackable TraysNutriChef Electric Food Dehydrator Beef Jerkey Dried Fruit Maker Dehydrators | Compact Design | White (PKFD06)

Jerky Express Food Dehydrator and Beef Jerky Kit by NescoSnackmaster 4 Tray Express Food Dehydrator by Nesco4 Tray 500-Watt Food Dehydrator by NescoSnackmaster Express 5 Tray Food Dehydrator by Nesco

Your own lunches and snacks and your kids’ snacks can be greatly improved with the addition of a dehydrator to your appliance collection. Most healthy foods simply aren’t meant to eat on the go.

You can put dehydrated foods in a plastic bag and not worry about spoilage or mess. You can use an oven to dehydrate foods, setting it on very low temperatures and leaving the food in the oven for a long period of time, but a dehydrator makes the process easier and also takes the moisture from the food properly and faster.

Dehydrators aren’t expensive – and keep in mind that they’ll pay for themselves many times over and very rapidly. These small appliances use very little energy and are portable, so when you aren’t using it, you can store it in the pantry.

But, you’ll want to use a dehydrator frequently once you get the true taste of the food that comes from the process and realize how healthy you can eat every day. If you’re not sure you want to dehydrate your food, begin by purchasing a less expensive model.

Food Dehydrator Cookbooks: 

The Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook: The Complete Guide to Drying Food, Plus 398 Recipes, Including Making JerkyFood Drying with an Attitude: A Fun and Fabulous Guide to Creating Snacks, Meals, and CraftsDried & True: The Magic of Your Dehydrator in 80 Delicious Recipes and Inspiring TechniquesThe Dehydrator Bible: Includes over 400 Recipes Paperback – March 27, 2009

There are dehydrator models with several trays, dehydrator with glass door and ones with fan flow radial air drying dehydrators which means you don’t have to rotate the trays. Choose a dehydrator that meets your needs to get the best of organic, healthy and seasonal food items.