To kick off the Healthier by Dole recipe series, Dole is introducing 10 Big Game Day Vegan Tailgate ideas that can be served as entrées, side dishes, desserts and drinks. The snackable and shareable dishes and drinks represent healthier versions of American tailgate classics like fries, wings, tater tots, macaroni and cheese and much more.
Fans of fries will find themselves inspired by alternative recipe ideas like Oven Baked Banana Fries with Creamy Avocado Dip or Grilled Pineapple Fries with Avocado-Sriracha Dip. Some of the other healthy comfort foods that can be made include One Pot Broccoli Cauliflower Cheddar Chickpea Mac and Vegan Potato Street Tacos, and there are Grilled Pineapple Mockaritas that can be served with spicy lime salt.
What's Driving This Trend
- Plant-based Comfort Foods
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new plant-based comfort food products that appeal to health-conscious consumers seeking healthier versions of classic comfort foods.
- Alternative Snackable Recipes
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create new snackable recipes using alternative ingredients like fruits and veggies to appeal to consumers' desire for healthier, more diverse snack options.
- Healthier Drink Options
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new drink options that use healthier ingredients like fresh fruits and vegetables and appeal to consumers looking for healthier beverage options.
Who This Affects Most
- Food and Beverage
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate within the food and beverage industry to produce healthier alternatives to classic comfort foods and snackable items made with fruits and vegetables.
- Health and Wellness
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate within the health and wellness industry to create products and services that support consumers' desire for healthier food options and plant-based lifestyles.
- Sustainability
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate within the sustainability industry to develop new technologies and practices that support more sustainable food production and encourage consumers to adopt plant-based lifestyles.
