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 ...

The skies are pouring and while a hot cup of tea sounds perfect your body actually craves a crunchy nutritional upgrade.

Native to Morocco, Medjool dates are one of the thousands of types of fruit grown from the date palm. Known as "the fruit of kings," these chewy dates taste sweet, like caramel. Originally eaten by ...

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 ...