Dates are a fruit of Middle Eastern and North African origin although they grow in many other warm climates such as the U.S, Canary Islands, India, Turkey and Mexico in big clusters on the ”date palm” tree. No processing is involved whatsoever, not even drying. This fruit is naturally sweet, sticky and delicious. Dates are the ultimate energy boosting fast food snack on their own or combined with fresh vegetables or nuts. They are aslo great for using as a sweetener in cookies, grawnola, energy