Traina Home Grown All American Sun Dried Fruit Blend - Diced Peaches, Cranberries, Blueberries, Apples, Golden Raisins, Non GMO, Gluten Free, Packed in Resealable Pouch (2 lbs)

This dried fruit blend is absolutely delicious! The mix of peaches, cranberries, and golden raisins offers a perfect balance of sweetness and flavor. The fruit tastes fresh, is soft and chewy, and makes a great snack at home or on the go. It's a healthier alternative to processed snacks and has quickly become a family favorite.

- The "Traina Home Grown All American Sun Dried Fruit Blend" product arrived intelligently packed: No extra packaging for the 5 lbs of dried, diced fruit mix other than the external cardboard shipping box and the sanitary plastic bag holding the fruit medley. - 5 lbs of the dried fruit amounts to 11 pints (2 cups per pint) of dried fruit medley. - After careful examination of 1/4 cup of the fruit medley, I determined that the composition was as advertised, for at least my shipment: The order of ingredients listed appeared accurate for the medley composition (i.e., not overloaded on raisins--which would still be just fine if tipped towards raisins--betting most of us could use more them). - I eat the medley straight from the 11 pint jars in which I store the 5 lbs. of mix. I taste the individual flavors on the palette just fine. I love that I don't have to go to different jars of separate dried fruit products. The mix/medley is well-constructed. - I rarely purchase dried fruits that have added sugar. Only because I have a trusted friend that both assured me and provided a small sample of the medley did I proceed to purchase. The sugar just barely registers on the palette. That said, I would be quite certain that I would purchase the medley, ongoing, without sugar added. Without sugar would be my preference. Maybe offer both versions? But the current sugar level is minimal. - I keep a pint jar of the Traina dried fruit medley on my kitchen counter, my office cube and my backpack. I'm training myself to use the medley as my go-to snack; this hasn't been hard.

Very fresh and not dried out, colorful, tasty. I like to add a couple spoonfuls to an instant oatmeal packet at work, or add them to various baked goods like oatmeal cookies, bran muffins, etc. I was concerned about people reporting that they got less than 5 lbs and will have to weigh my next order to be sure. I used to buy Del Monte or Dole Dried Fruit Bits at the grocery store but I haven't seen them in a long time. Keeping some at the office and some at home (in an airtight container) is helping me to get my 5 to 9 a Day! (fruit and veg). I subscribe to a 5 lb box on Subscribe and Save, 1 every 6 months.

I don't find this mix to be well balanced for flavor. It is very sweet. I have been using it in oatmeal. I make my oatmeal and a rice cooker and wait until it is cooked before I put a handful of fruit mixture on the top and let it sit for about 10 minutes to soften but not long enough to cook the fruit mixture. I used this with small sourdough bread cubes to make the stuffing for some pork chops the other night and the flavors blended very well.

I went looking for a healthier choice for an after dinner desert, to replace the mostly sugar (and bad fat) chocolate chips cookies (3x) each night. I found this fruit mix, and decided to try it. My first night I was impressed by the flavor, despite the sticky food pieces I needed to pick out of my teeth afterwards. And they satisfied my sweet craving. But then, divine inspiration! Why not reconstitute my portion each night, making the pieces softer, sweeter, tastier. So I took a 1/4 cup (suggested portion) and placed it in a small bowl. I barely covered the portion with plain, cold water, and let them soak in the fridge while I ate my dinner. When I got ready for desert, the fruit pieces had soaked up most of the water and expanded in size. Wow! What an improvement! I first drank the juice (flavored water) in the bowl. It was like the sip of a mixed fruit drink! And then I used a spoon to eat a mouthful of the swollen (previously dried) fruit pieces. They were all softer, tastier, and did not leave dried, sticky pieces for me to pick out of my teeth. :) I'm an old man, and need to take care of my teeth nowadays (more than ever). Sticky, albeit "natural" sugar food pieces I don't need stuck in my teeth overnight. This product was *just* what I was wanting (and didn't even know it). I highly recommend this for anyone wanting to trim their diet, better protect their teeth and replace bad fat sugar deserts with healthier, way better fruit deserts. Enjoy!