06/23/2025
Shannon Hudson’s teaching about YL dehydrated Wolfberry
🍇 The OG Wolfberry (a.k.a. The Dried One)
The Unsung Superfruit That Started It All
Before Nitro.
Before Zyng.
Before that shiny bottle of NingXia Red ever strutted onto your kitchen counter...
✨ It all started here.
With this chewy, tart-sweet, slightly wrinkly little red berry that packs a serious punch. 💢
Dried NingXia Wolfberries are not some trail mix filler or “oh that’s cute” snack.
They’re the real MVP. 🏆
One of the very first superfoods Gary Young fell in love with, and for good reason. 💖
💥 I’ll say it louder for the people in the back:
Food First. 🥗
Food before supplements.
Let supplements fill in your missing puzzle pieces. 🧩
Your body is built with innate intelligence, and it gets that wisdom from food. 🌱
🧐 What Makes Dried NingXia Wolfberries So Special
• 18 amino acids including all 8 essential ones (yes, protein power from a berry) 💪
• More vitamin C than oranges 🍊
• More beta-carotene than carrots 🥕
• Polysaccharides are cell-to-cell communicators that keep your system in the know 🔄
• Zeaxanthin-loaded for healthy eyes and natural blue light support 👀
• Flavonoids and Carotenoids are colorful plant compounds with antioxidant benefits ✨🧬
✅ Naturally Found in Wolfberries:
These little red powerhouses are packed with a wide variety of naturally occurring nutrients. Nothing synthetic, nothing fake. Just real food your body recognizes.
• Vitamins:
Vitamin A (as beta-carotene), Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin B1 (Thiamine), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (Niacin), Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid), Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine), Folate (Vitamin B9), Vitamin B12 (trace amounts), Vitamin K1
• Minerals + Trace Minerals:
Calcium, Iron, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Chromium, Molybdenum, Boron, Nickel, Vanadium, Cobalt, Silicon, Iodine (if grown in iodine-rich soil)
🧠 Basically?
This is a multivitamin your body recognizes, with all the natural cofactors intact.
It’s not synthetic. It’s not isolated.
It’s food that your cells know exactly what to do with. 🔥💪✨
🧩 How I Use My Dried Wolfberries (a.k.a. The OG Snack That Serves)
🥄 EAT ‘EM STRAIGHT UP
Like raisins… but boujee.
Handful in your mouth. Done. You fancy. 💅
🥗 TOPPER VIBES
Sprinkle on:
• Salads (adds that chewy-sweet surprise)
• Yogurt + granola bowls (hello, antioxidant party!)
• Chia pudding or overnight oats (adds texture + nutrition)
No soaking needed for these. Just toss and enjoy! 😋
🍵 SOAKED + PLUMPED UP
This is where the magic happens.
• I pour hot water or warm NingXia Red over 1–2 tablespoons of dried berries and let them soak overnight (or at least a few hours).
• They puff up like little ruby raisins from heaven.
I eat the berries and use the leftover water to drink or bake with. 💯 (You better believe I’m not tossing that mineral-and-antioxidant-infused elixir.)
• Bonus: Soaked berries are:
✔️ Easier to digest
✔️ Juicier for baking
✔️ Perfect for tossing into smoothies, muffins, or pancakes without drying things out
🍷 WOLFBERRY TEA (YES, IT’S A THING)
• Just hot water, dried berries, maybe a lemon wedge or a drop of Lemon Vitality oil.
Let steep 10–20 mins. Sip the tea, eat the berries.
It’s giving hydration AND snack. 😍
🧁 BAKED IN GOODNESS
Add soaked or dry wolfberries into:
• Muffins
• Pancakes
• Cookies
• Energy bites
• Granola
Anywhere you’d normally use raisins or cranberries.
Level it up with the real MVP. 🙌
🔥 Real Talk:
Never. Toss. The. Soaking. Water.
That’s basically a homemade POWER shot.
Minerals, flavonoids, carotenoids, it’s the stuff your mitochondria dream about. 💥🧬
🌿 Why They’re the Definition of Food First:
• No dyes. 🚫
No fake coatings. 🚫
No preservatives. 🚫
Just whole, real, nutrient-dense fruit. 🍒
These little berries are cellular gold.
They feed your brain, gut, systems, and everything in between. 🧠💖
Your body recognizes this.
This is how we feed our DNA. 💃🧬💕
✨ Bonus Tip:
These are a kid-friendly win too. 👶🎉
Sweet enough to satisfy the snack attack, but stable enough to avoid the crash.
Trail mix ‘em. Bake ‘em. Rehydrate ‘em. Oatmeal 'em.
Do not sleep on the dried ones just because they don’t come in a can or bottle. 💤🙅♀️
🤔 Wait👏What’s👏Better👏NingXia Red or the Dried Wolfberries?
Here’s the truth bomb, friend:
• They complement each other, but they’re not interchangeable.
• Dried wolfberries are whole food magic.
They’re chewy, sweet, and loaded with naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, and amino acids.
Total snack that serves. 💅
• But NingXia Red?
She’s a next-level powerhouse. 🍷💃
You’re not just getting wolfberries. You’re getting a blend of exotic berries and fruits (like aronia, blueberry, plum, and pomegranate), layered with essential oils and grape seed extract for that antioxidant kick. 🙌
It’s liquid synergy.
• So if you’re only grabbing one?
Go NingXia. Every time.
No contest. 🔥
• Then circle back and grab the dried wolfberries to round out your Food First lifestyle and snack like a boss.
Together, they’re the dynamic duo your cells didn’t know they were waiting for. 💯
Bottom line?
They’re not a throwback.
They’re a foundational flex. 💯
Still slayin’ after all these years. 💃🎯🔥
💬 SOOO WHERE ARE YOU??
👇 Are you Team Raisin or Team Wolfberry?? 🍇✨
👇 Are you grabbing a bag and starting to play??
👇 Do you already use them??
👇 WHAT do you do with yours??
👇 Drop your wolfberry wisdom, fave recipes, or snack hacks below. Let’s build the berry best idea list together. 💃🍒