| Apples' Health Benefits | | | | the moist, natural sugars in them become |
| A fresh apple is the ideal, healthy snack for you | | | | concentrated, which explains why athletes value dried |
| because it's easy to carry, filling, juicy and refreshing. | | | | apples as a rich source of carbohydrate that can |
| Some varieties provide you with a good source of | | | | quickly convert to energy for their usage. |
| vitamin C, which is an antioxidant and helps to | | | | In case you don't know, dried apples contain six |
| improve and maintain your immune system. | | | | times more calories than fresh ones. They got lots of |
| Apples also carry relatively low calories and contain | | | | fiber and moderate source of iron. However, the |
| high level of fructose. This simple sugar, although | | | | downside for dried apples is their loss of vitamin C |
| sweeter than sucrose (main component of cane | | | | through the drying process. So, you got to balance |
| sugar), will get metabolized slowly when gets into | | | | your apple diet between fresh and dried, and not |
| your body, thereby helping you to control your blood | | | | simply stick to dried apples only. |
| sugar levels. | | | | Oh, here's another good use and benefit of apples. |
| Uses of Apples | | | | You can place it with other fruits like apricots in a |
| In herbal medicine, you'll see people using ripe, | | | | bag for 2 - 4 days to help apricots ripen faster. Now |
| uncooked apples to treat constipation, while you can | | | | you know the benefits and uses of apples, let's see |
| eat it stewed for treating diarrhea and gastroenteritis. | | | | how to choose apples to make sure you get the |
| You can also use apples in poultices for skin | | | | best bang for your buck. |
| inflammations. | | | | How to Choose Apples |
| How about having dried apples as snack? Can dried | | | | When choosing apples, make sure they're firm to the |
| apples benefit your health as well? To understand | | | | touch. You should see no brown bruises on its peel. |
| that, let's go take a look at how you make dried | | | | And pay attention to the color, regardless of the |
| apples. | | | | types of apple, it should be bright, relatively even and |
| First, you expose apple slices to the fumes of | | | | clear. Look at the size too. Large apples are more |
| burning sulphur to prevent them from browning, then | | | | likely to be overripe. Sniff and it should give you a |
| you dry in the hot sun on wire trays. As they lose | | | | fresh rather than a musty smell. |