Forecasting the Food Trends for 2021
It is that time of year again when the food trend predictions are starting to pop up for next year. For over a decade, my business has been identifying and sharing food trends. This year – 2020, the start of …
Category: Immune Health
Immune Health 101
This global health crisis has put a greater emphasis on immune health as people look to protect themselves from covid-19. We have seen that the novel coronavirus has led to significant mortality among individuals with vulnerable or compromised immune systems. …
What the Heck are Water Lily Seeds?
This is another blog topic from my early 2020 list, before the global pandemic disrupted the world’s focus for almost everything including our behaviours around food and eating patterns. As consumers continue to crave innovative healthy snacks from natural sources …
What The Heck Is The Low FODMAP Diet?
According to the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation, it is estimated that 20 million Canadians suffer from some type of digestive issue. Since the Global Pandemic we have seen an increase interest in digestive and immune health. Often gluten is blamed …
My Top Three Pandemic Trends That Will Continue
The global pandemic has transformed the way we shop, eat, and think about food. My clients are asking me which trends will continue as we re-open with the shadow of a second wave looming over us. Based on my experience, …
What the heck is Intermittent Fasting?
Consumer behaviour is complex. With the chaos of the global pandemic, consumers’ have shown us panic buying, levels of overt hostility and kindness different than we had witnessed prior to the crisis, plus more controlling behaviours to gain power over …
What the Heck are Reishi Mushrooms?
Prior to the global pandemic, consumers were interested in mushrooms and immune health. Now that we are focussed on improving our wellbeing including nutrition and fitness habits amid COVID-19, foods with immune health halos are becoming even more popular. Reishi …
What the heck is Pomegranate Syrup?
Consumer behaviour and eating sugar is complex. Prior to the global pandemic, consumers were welcoming sugar reduction, however since March with the stay at home directives, we are observing more home baking and the use of sugar. People are still …
What the Heck is Watermelon Seed Butter?
First up – technically it’s a dairy-free substitute for butter or simply a plant-based spread. This is not something new, the terms butter and milk are widely being used to describe plant-based alternatives both on package and via marketing campaigns, …