Fruit
Date
A naturally sweet little fruit that has fueled travelers and desert dwellers for centuries.
🌱 What it is
Dates are the fruit of the date palm, dried and caramel-sweet, prized as a quick, wholesome source of energy and fiber.
✨ How it may help
- May help support quick, natural energy
- May help support regularity with its fiber
- May help support healthy blood pressure with potassium
- May help support bone and muscle health with minerals
🥄 How to use it
Eat a few dates as a natural sweet snack for energy and fiber, or blend them to sweeten smoothies and baking in place of refined sugar.
🥗 Nutrition
Per 3 dates, pitted (~24g) · about 66 calories
- Fiber 1.6g
- Potassium 167mg
- Magnesium 13mg
- Sugars 16g
Source: USDA FoodData Central
⚖️ Caution
Very high in natural sugar — keep portions modest, especially with diabetes, and always remove pits, which are a choking hazard for children.
🍃 A note from nature
The date palm thrives where little else will grow, a picture of quiet provision in dry places.