Current Trends in Food and Dining

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Current Trends in Food and Dining

• Deana Foster, RD, CD
• Director of Nutrition
• Wisconsin Beef Council

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What is a Trend??

• A tendency to move towards something or in a
  particular direction
• OR
• A prevailing style as in fashion or food

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Trends

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

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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

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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

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Food Trends

• Functional Foods
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Eggs with higher levels of Omega-3s derived from
  feeding flaxseed
• Probiotics
• Activia, Dannon DanActive yogurt
• Enhanced nutrient profiles
• Tomatoes bred to deliver higher levels of
  lycopene
• Lean Beef is one of natures most functional
  foods!

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Food Trends

• Gluten-free products

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Food Trends

• Alternative Sweeteners
• Stevia
• Agave nectar

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Food Trends

• Bold Flavors/Ingredients
• Pepper
• Hemp oil and seed
• Cumin, cinnamon, ginger
• Blue Cheese, Asiago Cheese
• Blood Orange, Meyer Lemon, Key Lime
• UMAMIthe 5th taste receptor

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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

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Food Trends

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

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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

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Dining Trends

• New/Fabricated cuts of meat
• Peruvian Cuisine
• Comfort foods reinvented
• Fresh foods
• Mediterranean

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HOW CAN WE APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE IN THE CLASSROOM?
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Meal Planning and Preparation

• Take one or 2 food trends, discuss them and
  brainstorm ways to include them.
• Examplefunctional foods, Umami

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It all comes down to this.Eating well is one
of lifes greatest pleasuresJulia Child
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Resources

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

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THANK YOU!