Quick & Easy Ideas
It doesn’t take a lot of work to bring the naturally sweet nutrition of California Dried Plums into your everyday diet. Take a cue from the tips below and see what these tummywise treats can do for you.
- Fruit at Your Fingertips: You can’t beat California Dried Plums straight from the bag or box. They’re portable, convenient and ready to eat, so keep a bag in your car, desk drawer, cupboard or gym tote for easy fruit at your fingertips.
- Top It Off: Sprinkle plump, pitted dried plums atop oatmeal, on ready-to-eat cereal or into pancake batter as a complement to sliced bananas.
- Smear It On: Chopped, pitted dried plums added to apple butter, orange marmalade, peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese give your favorite bagel smear a nutritious twist.
- Pita Perfection: Looking for something new to pack into your pita? Halved, pitted dried plums add a fresh dimension to garden-variety turkey or chicken salad.
- Side Dish Sensation: Dried plums can do savory, too. Sauté some with sliced onions and apples, and you’ve got a tasteful accompaniment to chicken or pork.
- Better Batters: Add chopped, pitted dried plums to any muffin or quick bread batter for an instant flavor upgrade that boosts fiber, too.
- Dazzling Desserts: Just soak pitted dried plums overnight in orange juice and you’ve created an elegant sauce to spoon over low-fat ice cream or frozen yogurt.
- Raise a Glass to Your Health: And don’t forget the prune juice! It’s chock-full of dried plums’ benefits, too, so keep some in your fridge at home and at the office as a nutritious refresher.