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How To Dehydrate Banana Slices

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How To Dehydrate Banana SlicesLately, I’ve been trying to eat healthier by cutting back on things like carbos and sodium. But unfortunately, the vast majority of my food stockpile is filled with carbs and sodium. That’s because those types of foods have a longer shelf life.

High carb foods like pasta and rice last a very long time, sugar is added to canned fruits to help it lost longer, and sodium is often used to preserve canned vegetables. If there’s a short term disaster, those carbs will be great for some quick energy.

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But if there’s a long-term disaster, eating foods that are high in sodium and carbs every single day will wreak havoc on my health. That worries me because I already have hypertension. Because of this, I’ve started dehydrating fruits and vegetables on the weekends.

Nesco Dehydrator

I recently got a Nesco Dehydrator (which you can see in the picture above) and yesterday I worked on dehydrating a bunch of bananas. This is a great fruit to start with if you’re new to dehydrating. They’re very easy to prepare and they make a great snack when they’re done.

One of the main difficulties with dehydrating foods is that there’s a lot of conflicting information online. The manual that came with my Nesco dehydrator says how long to dehydrate the various types of food, but it says nothing about how to prepare them.

In my other article, How To Dehydrate Food, I talk about the many ways to dehydrate food. I recommend that you try several methods and see which one works best for you. You should also keep track of how long various foods take to dehydrate. Write it all down.

The Nesco manual said 6-12 hours for bananas, but in the humid panhandle of Florida, it took about 14 hours. Just remember, practice makes perfect. So here’s what I did.

Dehydrating Bananas 1

Step 1: Slice Up The Bananas

I started by slicing up seven bananas into slices thin enough so that they would dehydrate easily, but not so thin that they would fall apart. Then I squeezed the juice from a bag of lemons and dipped the bananas into it.

Step 2: Soak Them In Lemon Juice

I did this because the acidic properties of the juice stop the bananas from browning as much. This step isn’t required, but without it, your banana chips will look pretty gross. It’s up to you, though. Don’t worry, it doesn’t affect the taste.

Dehydrating Bananas 2

Step 3: Put Them Into The Dehydrator

Once the slices had soaked for about ten minutes, I spread them out on the dehydrator trays and let the juice drip off of them for several minutes. Then I stacked the trays, set the dehydrator to 135°, and turned it on.

Step 4: Turn Them Over Halfway Through

I figured they would take about 12 hours, so I waited until the 6-hour mark to turn them over. This step isn’t required, but I highly recommend doing it as it helps them to dry more evenly. You can tell they’re ready when they’re nice and crispy, or at least very leathery.

Banana Chips

Step 5: Eat Them Or Store Them

When they’re done, store them in Mylar Bags.

Over the next year, I’m going to gradually replace a lot of my canned fruits and vegetables with dehydrated food, and I encourage all preppers to do the same. You don’t want to just eat canned soup and pasta when the SHTF.

If you still don’t think your physical health will be a top priority during a major disaster, consider this: The stress of a disaster is already going to spike your blood pressure and strain your immune system. Considering this, it’s really not a good idea to eat processed foods with lots of salt. Give yourself every possible advantage, including a healthy diet.

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  1. S says

    April 2, 2014 at 6:06 am

    I compared not dipping bananas in lemon juice and dipping for 10 sec and the lemonded one where actually more brown than the natural ones. Also, it took them more time to get to the same point of dryness.

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