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Current Trends in Food and Dining

Current Trends in Food and Dining. Deana Foster, RD, CD Director of Nutrition Wisconsin Beef Council. What is a Trend??. A tendency to move towards something or in a particular direction OR A prevailing style as in fashion or food. Trends. Influenced from all areas:

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Current Trends in Food and Dining

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  1. Current Trends in Food and Dining Deana Foster, RD, CD Director of Nutrition Wisconsin Beef Council

  2. What is a Trend?? • A tendency to move towards something or in a particular direction OR • A prevailing style as in fashion or food

  3. Trends • Influenced from all areas: • Celebrity chefs/Food Network • Food and Restaurant industry • Travel industry • Media and magazines (Bon Appetit, Epicurious) • Hollywood

  4. 2008 • Food and Health was high profile • “Less is more” or downsizing was popular in restaurants • Mini food • Value Pricing • Lighter food options • Tapas/sharing

  5. 2009 Trends • At home dining • More value placed on high-quality, seasonal ingredients that provide good value • Emphasis on simple food shared with those close to you

  6. Food Trends • Functional Foods • Omega-3 Fatty Acids • Eggs with higher levels of Omega-3’s derived from feeding flaxseed • Probiotics • Activia, DannonDanActive yogurt • Enhanced nutrient profiles • Tomatoes bred to deliver higher levels of lycopene Lean Beef is one of nature’s most functional foods!

  7. Food Trends Gluten-free products

  8. Food Trends Alternative Sweeteners • Stevia • Agave nectar

  9. Food Trends Bold Flavors/Ingredients • Pepper • Hemp oil and seed • Cumin, cinnamon, ginger • Blue Cheese, Asiago Cheese • Blood Orange, Meyer Lemon, Key Lime • UMAMI—the 5th taste receptor

  10. Food Trends • Stress Reducers • In these uncertain times, look for new foods and beverages to offer ingredients to help you “de-stress” • Dasani Plus Calcium +Relax • Arizona Rx Stress Tea

  11. Food Trends • Vitality/Energy Boosters • Energy Drinks • Herbals such as guarana and ginseng • Amino acids such as taurine and L-carnitine

  12. Trends • Buying Local • The consumer is starting to care where their food comes from and so the “buy local” movement has begun • ¾ of consumers are “buying local” • “Local” does NOT mean “organic”

  13. Dining Trends • New/Fabricated cuts of meat • Peruvian Cuisine • Comfort foods reinvented • Fresh foods • Mediterranean

  14. HOW CAN WE APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE IN THE CLASSROOM?

  15. Meal Planning and Preparation • Take one or 2 food trends, discuss them and brainstorm ways to include them. • Example—functional foods, Umami

  16. It all comes down to this….“Eating well is one of life’s greatest pleasures”Julia Child

  17. Resources • www.beeftips.com • www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com • www.beefnutrition.org • www.beeffoodservice.com • www.beef.org

  18. THANK YOU!

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