Summer Snacking with Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid California Dried Figs Before the road trips, plane rides, vacation days, and summer adventures begin, make a plan of healthy snacks for wherever life takes you. We’ve got ideas aplenty for packing fiber, calcium, and flavor in between meals....

by Anna Rios, RD Fatigue is a common problem that many people struggle with. Energy levels are directly related to dietary habits and nutrition. Eating a balanced diet and including mostly whole foods can help improve energy levels. It’s a different way, perhaps to think about eating: focusing on foods to increase energy and motivation including fruits that give you...

by Annie Siegfried, MS, RDN A woman’s body undergoes significant hormonal and physiological changes to help with thedevelopment of the baby and these changes completely alter the way a woman’s body reacts tocertain things. While nutrition and healthy diet never rely on a single food group, food type ornutrient, pregnancy superfoods like dried figs are definitely worth including in your...

Ideas for Sweet Moments from California Dried Figs Mother’s Day comes once a year as a time to celebrate our moms, mother figures, and parent in a way that lets them know we care. We’ve got you covered with some sweet ideas featuring Sun-Maid and Orchard Choice California Dried Figs that go from breakfast to a sweet ending to the...

Ideas for Passover from Orchard Choice + Sun-Maid Figs Bring a taste of the California orchard to your holiday table. Find a few menus for inspiration and recipes popular during Passover. Stay tuned for special giveaways coming soon to our next newsletters....

Hop into Easter with Orchard Choice + Sun-Maid California Dried Figs Make this Easter a FIG deal. Start a new tradition—that brings a taste of the California orchard to your holiday table. Find a few menus to get the inspiration started (and scroll to the bottom for a limited time offer for the big day too)....

by Anna Rios, RD If you eat plant-based and follow a vegan lifestyle, mushroom veggie taco bowl with fig salsa are for you. But maybe aside from the veggie taco bowls, you’re wondering, are figs vegan? Yes! So how do figs fit in a vegan lifestyle? What is Veganism The vegan lifestyle excludes animal products in food, clothes, and just...

It’s National Nutrition Month—what do you know about dried fig health benefits? You may be surprised to see the variety of nutrients and micro-nutrients present in Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid California Dried Figs....

by Hannah Magee, RD What is intuitive eating? Intuitive Eating is a self-care eating framework founded by Registered Dietitians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. Their book Intuitive Eating was first published in 1995, and is currently on its 4th edition. Intuitive Eating (IE) was born as a framework to help individuals improve their relationship to food and quit dieting for...

by Sharon Palmer, The Plant-Powered Dietitian Trimming added sugars is on everyone’s mind these days. In fact, a recent survey found that 67% of Americans are limiting sugar in their diets. That’s a good thing, because Americans are eating way too much of the sweet stuff, which can contribute to health problems, like obesity, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease....

Valentine’s Day Recipesfeaturing Orchard Choice + Sun-Maid Figs Monday is Valentine’s Day and you know how they say birds of a feather go together, well, so do figs and chocolate! We have so many ways these two pair up beautifully in dessert recipes perfect for the end to a romantic meal at home like Warm Fig Chocolate Lava Cakes or...

In Moroccan cooking, a tagine is both a cooking vessel and the name of the food created in it. That’s why sometimes you’ll see it called out in a recipe name or menu item. But if you’ve ever seen one you might wonder what do you cook in a tagine? Is the process different and why invest in a tagine...