I had a dehydrator on my to do list for SUCH a long time.
But I never had the space for one. So when we moved into a bigger house, it was one of the first things that I bought and I just adore it.
So why on earth should we dehydrate our food?
There are SO many great reasons. Here are 8 very good reasons for dehydrating your food:
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- Preserves food so it lasts longer
- Great for your health because it retains the original vitamins, minerals, and enzymes much better than any other type of food preserving.
- You can keep food for a long time without using nasty chemicals or preservatives
- Saves money because you can buy food in bulk or during a sale and deydrate a batch of food so it lasts for months
- Allows you to make healthy homemade treats such as yummy kale chips!
- Enables you to make your food more portable, so you can travel with your food without it going bad
- Reduces waste because you can dehydrate your food before it goes bad
- Helps you cope in a food crisis – if for some reason you are without power or the ability to get to the store – you’ll still have a lot of food in your home to eat
My current favourite thing to do with my dehydrator is to soak a large batch of nuts, and then dehydrate them. Soaking your nuts releases the phytic acid and makes them much more digestible. Sometimes I forget to soak a small batch for a recipe – but if they are already soaked and dehydrated, I don’t need to worry about soaking them.
10 Best Raw Dehydrator Recipes
#1 Raw Vegan Bread (Soft and Spongy!)
This raw vegan bread recipe resembles bread so much that you will never miss cooked bread ever again.
It is extremely nutritious: it includes both omega 3 fats (from the chia seeds), cruciferous vegetables (the cauliflower), and plant-based protein. A complete package.
~Marina, SOUL IN THE RAW
#2 Simple Hearty Flax Crackers
This recipe is super easy, what it comes down to is throwing everything into a bowl, placing it on a baking tray and removing all the moisture to create crisp and hearty crackers. These can even be made raw by adding them in the dehydrator for a couple of hours, until they’re completely dry.
~A.J., THEINDIGOKITCHEN
#3 Raw Kale Chips
Kale chips give you that satisfying crunch. This raw kale chip recipe requires a dehydrator.
~Laura-Jane, THE RAWTARIAN
#4 Cheezy Almond Kale Crackers
Raw crackers are tasty and nutritious. Best of all, just a few quickly satisfy that craving and are so filling I never over-eat them. I also know that I am getting great nutrients, not just empty calories when I eat them.
~Susan, RAWMAZING
#5 Rosemary Almond Crackers
These little almond crackers have a hit of garlic and rosemary. You will love the texture and the taste.
~Susan, RAWMAZING
#6 Broccoli Flatbread
There’s nothing really to say about this raw, vegan flatbread except that you have got to make it! The goodness of broccoli teamed up with parsley, a handful of kale, parsnip, peanuts, sunflower seeds and a bit of flax meal. It’s a tasty bread recipe to use for sandwiches or great snack as a crackers.
~Krisztina, DEVILISHLY RAW
#7 Raw Zucchini Chips
Zucchini chips are an awesome/tasty alternative to convention chips, which have few nutrients and are laden with fat and salt. Not only that, but before I was raw, I always overlooked zucchini as a “buy and make it in bulk” vegetable. But, when zucchini is plentiful, this is the perfect recipe to use them up.
~Lisa, RAW ON $10 A DAY (OR LESS)
#8 Raw Paleo Crackers
The base is made from walnuts so they have a very savory flavor. The healthy fat in the walnuts gives them a great rich texture and flavor. You can make these in your oven if you don’t have a dehydrator, just bake them at the lowest heat offered until golden brown and toasty.
~Summer, STRONG + RADIANT
#9 Raw Fusion Bars
Dates, fresh fruit, and 4 types of seeds blended together and dehydrated to perfection into chewy, crunchy bars. Three flavor variations, one that contains nuts. Which one will be your favorite?
~Kendra, OUR PALEO LIFE
#10 Raw Avocado and Golden Flax Crackers
~Vivica, THE NOURISHED CAVEMAN
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