# Rustic Frozen Meals These Healthy Frozen Foods Offer a Range of Cuisines By Mishal Omar | Published 2016-09-21 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-frozen-foods References: [thedieline](http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2016/9/19/coco-lucas-kitchen-frozen-foods) & [boxerandco.au](http://boxerandco.com.au/) The healthy frozen foods '[Coco & Lucas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coco-fro)' Kitchen' creates are designed to appeal to children and are packaged by 'Boxer & Co.' When creating these foods, Coco & Lucas kept in mind parents who seek to feed their children nutritious meals, but may have trouble doing so for lack of time or as a result of raising picky eaters. These healthy frozen foods offer dishes from a variety of cuisines, with everything from spaghetti bolognese and honey soy chicken to beef pie and [butter chicken](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/butter-chicken-plate). The frozen meals are packaged in rustic boxes that reveal that the dishes are gluten and lactose free. These meals would make for the perfect go-to dish for when parents do not have time to cook for children or for themselves. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Healthy Frozen Foods:** Creating frozen meals that are nutritious and appealing to children presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the frozen food industry. - **Convenient Meal Solutions:** Providing easy-to-prepare frozen meals for time-strapped parents addresses the need for quick and healthy meal options, opening up possibilities for disruptive innovation in the convenience food sector. - **Gluten- and Lactose-free Options:** Offering frozen meals that cater to dietary restrictions and allergies creates a niche market for disruptive innovation in the specialty food industry. ### Where This Applies - **Frozen Food:** Developing innovative approaches to creating healthy and appealing frozen meals for children opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in the frozen food industry. - **Convenience Food:** Exploring convenient solutions for time-strapped parents who want to provide nutritious meals for their children presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the convenience food sector. - **Specialty Food:** Creating gluten- and lactose-free frozen meal options caters to individuals with dietary restrictions, creating potential for disruptive innovation in the specialty food industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Family-Friendly Frozen Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/familysize-frozen-meals.md) - [Kid-Friendly Free-From Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flourish-by-kirstys.md) - [Good-For-You Frozen Snack Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amys-kitchens.md) - [Frozen Grab-and-Cook Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/merchant-gourmet-veg-grains-pouches.md) - [Frozen Home Cooking Ingredients](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/packd-frozen-ingredients.md) - [International Cuisine Frozen Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/saffron-road-frozen-meals.md) - [Better-For-You Frozen Entrées](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-for-you-frozen-entrees.md) - [Veggie-First Children's Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lil-gourmets.md) - [Convenient Frozen Entrée Bowls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frozen-entre-bowls.md)