# Dietary Silverware Drop the Weight While You Eat with the Dumb-Bell Cutlery Set By Matt Ho | Published 2011-09-16 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dumb-bell-cutlery References: [incrediblethings](http://www.incrediblethings.com/food/burn-calories-while-you-eat/) & [thecheeky](http://thecheeky.com/eat-fit) Who would've thought that something like the Dumb-Bell Cutlery set would come along and actually try to help someone burn calories while they're eating? The hilariously handmade Dumb-Bell Cutlery collection is probably the only piece of silverware that incorporates food and [weightlifting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bowflex-results-series-1090) together. The handles of each piece is shaped in the form of weights, and believe it or not, it's not just there for show. The [knife and fork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gcode-flatware) weighs two pounds, while the [dessert spoon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocket-utensil-set) weighs in at four. While that may not sound heavy, it may get to that point if your hungrily devouring your food in a speedy manner. The Dumb-Bell Cutlery is a quirky little item that will let anyone burn calories in a hilarious manner. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 66% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Weighted Cutlery:** The trend of incorporating weights into cutlery for added exercise while eating presents disruptive innovation opportunities for fitness-focused kitchenware. - **Hilarious Dining Accessories:** The rise of quirky and amusing dining accessories, such as the Dumb-Bell Cutlery set, provides disruptive innovation opportunities for novelty kitchenware manufacturers. - **Calorie-burning Dining:** The concept of burning calories while eating, as seen with the Dumb-Bell Cutlery set, offers disruptive innovation opportunities for health-conscious dining solutions. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fitness Equipment:** The trend of weighted cutlery presents disruptive innovation opportunities for fitness equipment manufacturers who can create more exercise-oriented kitchen products. - **Novelty Gifts:** The demand for hilarious and amusing dining accessories, like the Dumb-Bell Cutlery set, provides disruptive innovation opportunities for novelty gift industries looking to offer unique and entertaining products. - **Health and Wellness:** The concept of calorie-burning dining, exemplified by the Dumb-Bell Cutlery set, presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the health and wellness industry in creating products that promote active lifestyles even during meals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Durable Sustainable Cutlery Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lollo.md) - [Flatpack Metal Utensil Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uphold-cutlery.md) - [Fashionable Fusion Cutlery Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rething-cutlery.md) - [Interchangeable All-in-One Cutlery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pinchy-cutlery.md) - [Sculptural Flatware Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carrousel-flatware.md) - [Luxury Dumbbells Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pent-x-swarovski.md) - [Speculative Cutlery Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/evolving-spoon.md) - [Self-Sanitizing Titanium Cutlery Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-cutlery-set.md) - [Human Hand-Resembling Forks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/finger-lickin-2.md)