Did grandma’s old advice influence these emerging food trends?
Predicting what food will be on everyone’s plate is part science and part speculation. These emerging food trends, as shared by EatingWell, represent more than ingredients and flavors. It seems to embrace that tried and true sentiment from grandma. Yes, you are what you eat.
Recently, EatingWell revealed its 2022 emerging food trends. Although some predictions might not be a fit for everyone, the overall theme seems to be you are what you eat. That idea of balancing healthy eating with flavorful food is not necessarily a new concept. But, the method of highlighting those good for you ingredients has been transformed.
The EatingWell 10 food trends for 2022 are:
- Beauty from the Inside Out
- Edibles & Cannabis
- Superfood Lattes
- Waste-Free Cooking
- Brain Food
- Kelp & Seaweed
- Sustainable Grains
- Everyday Seafood
- Plant-Based Diet
- Chillable Red Wines
Looking at this list, some of the food trends are similar to concepts that many predicted for 2021. In addition, concepts like reducing food waste and sustainable grains filled the home kitchen. Who didn’t re-purpose a leftover salad or learn about a grain other than quinoa?
While some ideas have become part of the cooking collective, other ideas are gaining popularity. The idea of superfood lattes is becoming quite popular. Beyond adding a little hidden fiber to the mix, this concept might be easy to adapt, similar to the old Mary Poppins song about a spoonful of sugar and medicine.
Many people are looking for easy ways for people to incorporate all those healthy eating concepts. From plant-based foods to superfoods to more greens, convenience can be the best motivator on the shelf.
Even though many of these ideas are approachable, the most exciting one might be chillable red wines. It is time to ditch the wine rules and enjoy wine how you prefer it. Although rose all day might not have hit the saturation point, the idea of a slightly chilled red wine expands the appreciation of the red wine. The temperature change can impact the wine’s flavor and could have more people drinking red wine all the time.
Whether these emerging food trends are still on the table at the end of 2022 remains to be seen. Given the upside-down ways of the world, anything can and could be possible.