Supercharge Your Training: How Dates Can Benefit Athletes

 If you’re an athlete, you know that proper nutrition and energy balance are key factors for performing at your best and achieving your desired results. Nutrients like carbohydrates, protein, potassium, sodium and magnesium can help not only performance but also the recovery process. Cue in the date fruit—a wonderfully delicious but also nutritious snack that can support overall health and provide the essential nutrients needed to achieve your athletic performance goals. In this article, we’ll explore the nutritional profile of dates, their benefits for athletes, and our best tips for consuming dates to optimize performance and recovery. Nutritional Profile of...

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What is Date Sugar and How Does it Compare to Other Sweeteners?

Date sugar might be new to you, but it’s definitely worth learning about! We make our date sugar from whole crushed dates so it still has the fiber and the nutritional benefits of eating dates themselves. That’s what sets it apart from so many other alternative sweeteners! Date sugar adds a mild sweetness to baked goods while offering a boost of fiber and minerals you don’t find in most sweeteners. Made from whole crushed dates, it retains the fiber, which keeps it from dissolving well in hot or cold liquids. For this reason, we recommend our date syrup for liquid...

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Date Fruit & Women's Health

Are dates good for PCOS? What about Endometriosis? How do they affect hormones? Can dates help balance your hormone levels? Have you ever scrolled social media and saw a claim about adding a specific food to your diet, scrolled a bit further just to find out that “nevermind, that food is being canceled”? Or have you ever searched the internet to learn about solving your hormone problems and ended up more confused than when you started out? Well, we’ve been there and we know how overwhelming and frustrating that can be, which is why  we’ve done the research to answer your questions....

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Encouraging Healthy Eating Habits: Why Kids Should Give Dates a Try

Image source: VD Photography Article written by: Katie Pierce A balanced diet supports optimal growth and development in children. It provides a comprehensive array of essential nutrients that function as the building blocks for a healthy body and mind.  However, encouraging children to adopt healthy eating habits can be challenging. For example, some children exhibit neophobia, a fear of trying new foods. This can make them hesitant to incorporate unfamiliar healthy options into their diet (1). Their developing taste buds may also make sugary treats more appealing than fruits and vegetables. This is where introducing them to dates can be a...

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Date Sugar vs. White Sugar

Date Sugar vs White Sugar Which sweetener comes to mind when thinking about making a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies? What about sweetening your coffee at your local diner? White sugar. It's been around for centuries and has become a common household sweetener, however sugar substitutes have become a recent trend in the market with people seeking out a more nutrient-rich option than white sugar. This brings us to date sugar. What is it and how does it compare to white sugar? Let's talk about it.  What is date sugar? Date sugar is made from dried, crushed pitted dates. It retains the...

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5 Date-Sweetened Cookie Recipes

Indulging in your favorite cookies doesn't have to mean sacrificing nutrition, and these recipes are here to prove it. By sweetening cookies with products like date syrup, date sugar or date paste, we're infusing them with a rich, caramel-like sweetness while adding a dose of extra nutritional goodness. Dates are packed with essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber, making them a great white sugar substitute. Treat yourself to a healthier indulgence with these 5 date-sweetened cookie recipes. (And let us know which one is your favorite!) Bonanza Cookies These cookies are just the right texture, not too crunchy, not too soft, and filled with a bonanza...

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