Fruits are loaded with many essential nutrients. Eating different fruits ensures a better intake of all the nutrients, such as trace minerals, that they provide. But sometimes keeping lots of fresh fruits on hand means that some will go bad before you get a chance to eat them. The solution? Dried fruits! These tasty treats are available all year long, and they are easy to carry with you for quick snacks when your brain and body are feeling sluggish. Try as many colors and types as you can for variety, such as prunes, figs, apricots, raisins, cherries, and mango. Just remember that because the water content has been removed, the serving size for dried fruit is roughly 75 percent of the serving size for fresh fruit, making it easy to accidentally overindulge. Always choose dried fruits with no added sugar, and look for sulfur or sulfide free varieties. Although the FDA has deemed small amounts of sulfur dioxide, which is used as a preservative in some dried fruits, safe to consume, those who are sensitive to it may experience breathing problems as a result.