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Are you a crunchy snack lover? Make squash your best friend by combining it with any spice blend you love then dehydrate it for a healthy crispy treat. Try the lemon garlic dill chip below if you’re looking for something bright and refreshing that’s packed with nutrients!

Store-bought fruit snacks can include processed sugar — sometimes more sugar than fruit! Making your own fruit leather at home is not only healthier, but it’s also lots of fun! Plus, it gives you an opportunity to use and preserve any fruit you think might go bad before it’s eaten. Options for creating fun fruit snacks are endless, from pineapple mango to apple kiwi to berry banana. Use the recipe below as a guide for all of your fruit leather creations to come!

Chickpeas are so versatile — add them to soups, create chickpea salad, or make them into a crispy snack or crouton! Changing their texture from soft to crunchy can elevate your chickpea experience, making you fall in love with chickpeas in a brand new way!

As you know, mushrooms are perishable. One fun way to preserve them is through dehydration using your dehydrator or oven. Dehydrated Mushroom Bacon is delicious in sandwiches, on top of salads or as a flavorful and nutritious snack!

Mince traditionally includes meat, but can be easily turned into plant-based goodness by combining plenty of minced or diced vegetables with legumes and herbs. Make this dish your own by mincing or dicing any veggies you need to use up, and then adding them to the lentil, pea, and corn mixture. Make this for the week and use it as a side dish, on top of rice, in grain bowls, or as tacos in these lettuce wraps.

Hold onto your seat, gravy lovers, this savory sauce is bursting with flavor, super nutritious and simple to make! Cauliflower makes this gravy creamy in texture, mushrooms make it rich in flavor, and all of the ingredients come together to make it uber delicious! Use this gravy on top of mashed potatoes, plant-based stuffing, or grilled cauliflower “steaks.”

If you’re familiar with the light and refreshing orange-hued ginger dressing that tops your bowl of lettuce in a Japanese restaurant then you’ll recognize the flavors and textures here. Carrot Ginger Dressing starts with vibrant, energizing whole foods that transform into a creamy, flavorful dressing with just one push of the button (your blender!).

While this flavorsome condiment may not seem much at first glance, with its short list of ingredients and 5–minute preparation time, it’s actually powered-packed with nutrients like calcium, magnesium, and zinc from the toasted nori, and pumpkin and sesame seeds. It’s also filled with healthy plant-based fats and protein. Sprinkling just a bit on your grain bowls. stir-fries and avocado toast not only adds lots of flavor but also oodles of nutrition.

Mineral-rich, sea veggie arame is sold in its dry form and needs to be rehydrated before using. With its mild flavor, it is a well-suited addition to a variety of taste profiles in stir-fries, salads, and bowls. Here, kale, edamame, peppers, and onions add pops of color, flavor, and nutrition. To highlight its natural beautiful black color, make this dish with red or brown rice (black works too, but you won’t see the pretty arame!).

Yummy, colorful and nourishing — plant-based eating doesn’t get much better than this — Tofu Pad Thai ensures you’re “eating the rainbow” with its variety of colorful ingredients. Tofu is packed with plant-based protein, carrots and peppers have lots of carotenoids, and garlic offers prebiotics. They all bring lots of flavor, textures, colors and nutrition to this fun dish.