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Dried veggies and fruit

Accepting your own mortality is like eating your vegetables: You may not want to do it, but it’s good for you.

Caitlin Doughty
Fruits and veggies are incredibly easy to dehydrate and weigh next to nothing while they pack a nutritional punch.
Fruits and veggies are incredibly easy to dehydrate and weigh next to nothing while they pack a nutritional punch.

The easiest way to get veggies and fruit on your backpacking trip is to dehydrate them. Fresh fruits – like apple and watermelon – and many vegetables – like cherry tomatoes and bell peppers – can be dried directly on the racks, but some – like carrots – need to be blanched first, which takes time and is just one more step I don’t feel like doing. So I was delighted to discover you can get fantastic results dehydrating frozen vegetables as is, no cooking required! including carrots, peas, string beans, corn, and those packages of frozen medleys – as well as a wide range of fruits like mango and pineapple.

Dehydrated vegetables can be added to any meal, and work very well with potato bark. I tend to eat dehydrated fruits all on their own. There is nothing like mango, watermelon or pineapple at the top of a hard-to-reach peak. They taste like candy; a real treat.

Pro tips:

  • For best results, don’t let the fruits or veggies stack on top of each other as the dehydrate.
  • Place them directly on the tray, though you may have to gently peel them when you flip them.
  • Some fruits can get a little sticky or turn slightly brown. You can always add a little lime juice which also gives them a mild margarita taste.

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