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Earthen Appetizer

Consumers opt for root veggies to lighten up communal dishes

Implications - As consumers continue their pursuit of familiar flavors recreated through healthier means, many are opting to incorporate root vegetables in order to illuminate their ancient healing and detoxifying properties while maintaining the experience of indulgence. In addition to highlighting the expectations born of the obsession with health and wellness, this progression highlights the desire to revisit ancient dietary wisdom in hopes of offsetting the damage to health caused by daily modern life.
Workshop Question - How can your brand combine traditional practices in its area of expertise, with modern consumer lifestyles?
Trend Themes
1. Root Vegetable Snacks - Consumers are seeking healthier snack alternatives with simple ingredients and ethnic flavors, prompting the creation of unconventional chips and crisps using root vegetables.
2. Plant-based Pasta Alternatives - With a focus on fresh food diets and carb-free options, companies are offering pre-packaged vegetable noodles that cater to consumers who want to avoid grain-based pasta.
3. Healthy Snacking - A growing health-conscious movement is inspiring consumers to make healthier snack choices with alternative chip products that are made with fruits and vegetables in an effort to promote healthier eating habits.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - Companies can develop new and innovative snacks and pasta alternatives that cater to the health-conscious consumer by using root vegetables and plant-based ingredients.
2. Fitness and Wellness - The trend towards healthier snacking is aligned with the fitness and wellness industry as consumers seek to make healthier choices and adopt a fresh food diet to support a healthier lifestyle.
3. Hospitality - The unique and healthier snack options made with root vegetables and plant-based ingredients offer opportunities for the hospitality industry to cater to the sophisticated and selective tastes of health-conscious consumers.
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Featured Examples

Root Vegetable Crisps
Root Vegetable Crisps
Hello Natural's Baked Radish Chips Are a Unique Healthy Snack Idea
Hello Natural’s recipe for Baked Radish Chips with Sea Salt is a healthy snack idea that will satisfy a craving for potato chips, without the ingredients that will leave you feeling remorseful... MORE
Curry Carrot Chips
Curry Carrot Chips
Oh My Veggies' Baked Carrot Chip Recipe is a Flavorful Twist on Healthy Eating
With this recipe for baked carrot chips, the Oh My Veggies blog transforms a healthy vegetable into a snack that’s more like a potato chip. The recipe looks to make the perfect amount of... MORE
Sweetened Beet Snacks
Sweetened Beet Snacks
This Vegetable Chip Snack is Sweetened with Cinnamon and Coconut Sugar
When cooked, beets are fairly sweet and nutritious on their own, but in order to transform this pink root vegetable from a mealtime staple into a snack, Rhythm Superfoods made dehydrated beet chips... MORE
Romantic Protein Snacks
Romantic Protein Snacks
This Recipe for Pink Deviled Eggs is Beet-Dyed for Valentine's Day
This recipe for pink deviled eggs is beet-dyed and is the perfect snack to serve this Valentine’s Day. The protein-enriched appetizer is a chic and tasty food option for those having a... MORE
Pre-Packaged Vegetable Noodles
Pre-Packaged Vegetable Noodles
The Hungry Root Offers Carb-Free Noodle Alternatives
The Hungry Root vegetable noodles offer consumers a healthy alternative to grains and carbs with peeled veggies sliced to look like pasta that can be eaten under sauces. The brand offers a variety... MORE
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Potato-Based Dinner Rolls
These No-Knead Dinner Rolls are Perfect for Thanksgiving
‘The Kitchn’ recently debuted a recipe for making no-knead dinner rolls out of sweet potatoes. With Thanksgiving only days away, some consumers may be scrambling for last minute dinner... MORE

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