Discover the nutritional benefits and glycemic index of dried fruits like raisins, apricots, prunes, and figs. Learn how the ...

What's the link between dried fruit and blood sugar? Why portion size, fiber, and glycemic index matter, and how to enjoy dried fruit while minimizing its impacts on your blood sugar.

Dreamstime/TNS Share Figs are part of the mulberry family, along with jackfruit and breadfruit. This ancient fruit, which dates back more than 4,500 years ago to western Asia, is an important symbol ...

Everything you always wanted to know about figs but were afraid to ask. How lucky we are to live in this region's Mediterranean climate - because we can eat fresh, tree-ripened figs! Folks who live ...

Figs — in all shapes, colors and sizes — are ripening all over the South. And what memories these oh-so-delicious fruits bring to mind. As a kid, I would crawl under the canopy of my grandmother’s ...

Fruit is an excellent snack that, in addition to being nutritious and healthy, is versatile and easy to take anywhere and any activity you are going to do this summer. One of the most common fruits to ...

I didn’t grow up eating fresh figs. Figs were dried, wrinkly, overly sweet, like raisins but bigger. I always thought they looked like the shells of brown cockroaches. Part of the reason for my ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It's that time of year when Paul Mesple reminds people to "eat a fig." Mesple is a third-generation fig farmer who operates a fruit stand at Millbrook and Alluvial in ...