Fruit
Date
A naturally sweet dried fruit, rich in fiber, minerals, and quick energy, and a gentle aid for regularity.
📊 How it ranks (our editor score) — 92/100Tap to see the breakdown
👶 Safe for children?
This remedy carries age-related cautions. Please read them before giving it to a child, and check with your pediatrician or pharmacist first.
- The pits are a choking hazard; remove them, especially for children.
🌱 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.
✨ Why it's good for you
- 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
🥗 Nutrition
Per 3 dates, pitted (~24g) · about 66 calories
- Fiber 1.6g
- Potassium 167mg
- Magnesium 13mg
- Sugars 16g
Source: USDA FoodData Central
🥄 How to use it
Eat a few dates as a natural sweet snack for energy and fiberThe part of plant foods your body can't fully break down — it keeps digestion moving. More →, or blend them to sweeten smoothies and baking in place of refined sugar.
How much: A few dates as a snack or natural sweetener.
Show full details & how to prepare it
Dates are nature's candy — intensely sweet, yet packed with fiberThe part of plant foods your body can't fully break down — it keeps digestion moving. More →, potassium, magnesium, and iron. They give quick, sustained energy, gently support regularity, and make a wholesome natural sweetener that's far kinder than refined sugar.
Ways to prepare it
⚠️ Cautions
- Very high in natural sugar — keep portions modest, especially with diabetes.
- The pits are a choking hazard; remove them, especially for children.
- Otherwise a very nourishing whole food.
📚 What others say
- A whole-food source of quick energy and minerals
- A traditional sweet for energy and gentle regularity
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🕊️ A word of encouragement
Sweet sustenance carried across desert and time. Provision endures in the most enduring forms.
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