Top 20 food trends of 2010
Eatingwell.com has recently posted an article exploring the biggest food trends for 2010. This list may seem like a lot of common sense, but it will be interesting to see more and more restaurants and grocery stores trying to cater to a more health conscious consumer. Another interesting observation from the list is how the definition of "healthy" is beginning to shift to not only include the type of food, but how it was grown, proximity to the source and portion sizes.
It seems that for food, 2010 is the year of better understanding of the who, what, where and when of our eating habits. Here is the list put together by the National Restaurant Association as taken from Eatingwell.com:
Here’s the National Restaurant Association’s list of the Top 20 Food Trends for 2010:
1. Locally grown produce
2. Locally sourced meats and seafood
3. Sustainability
4. Bite-size/mini desserts
5. Locally produced wine and beer
6. Nutritionally balanced children's dishes
7. Half-portions/smaller portion for a smaller price
8. Farm-/estate-branded ingredients
9. Gluten-free/food-allergy conscious
10. Sustainable seafood
11. Superfruits (e.g., acai, goji berry, mangosteen)
12. Organic produce
13. Culinary cocktails (e.g., savory, fresh ingredients)
14. Micro-distilled/artisan liquor
15. Nutrition/health
16. Simplicity/back to basics
17. Regional ethnic cuisine
18. Nontraditional fish (e.g., branzino, Arctic char, barramundi)
19. Newly fabricated cuts of meat (e.g., Denver steak, pork flatiron, Petite Tender)
20. Fruit/vegetable children's side items
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