Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sharon Radisch What are dates—and why should you give a fig about these natural treats? Eaten on its own, a date is a nutritious ...

Normally with foods this sweet, we’d tell you to steer clear. Here’s why we’re making an exception for dates. Craving something sweet, but worried about your blood sugar? Ditch the processed treats ...

Dates are a versatile ingredient that can be used to add an undernote of sweet and caramelly goodness to any dish, or can simply be eaten whole as a snack. Alexandra Domrongchai is a food and travel ...

Dates offer more than just sweetness — they contain fiber, potassium, and antioxidants that make them more nutritious than refined sugar and can help support blood sugar control. Despite their ...

From trail mix to pastry centerpieces, dried dates have been a staple ingredient for thousands of years. Believed by some historians to be the oldest cultivated fruit, dates played an important role ...

Figs and dates are both sweet fruits with similar nutrition profiles, but figs are higher in calcium while dates are lower in fat and sweeter. They also have different textures — figs are crunchy and ...

Today on World Food Day, a team of Plant Scientists from King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) has begun a major project to improve global date palm production and protection.