Fast-casual restaurant chain QDOBA is trialing a brand new menu item—Mexican Cauliflower Mash—at select locations in the Indianapolis area that helps people enjoy a low-carb alternative to rice. The dish is made with cauliflower that's oven-roasted in-house and blended with flavorful ingredients like fresh cilantro, pico de gallo and sour cream. Thanks to its unique makeup, the menu item is keto-friendly and contains just six grams of carbs per each four-ounce serving.
As the Mexican Cauliflower Mash serves as a stand-in for rice, it can be enjoyed in QDOBA's new Cauli-Mash Low-Carb Chicken Bowl with fajita veggies, or it can be added to a favorite burrito.
This better-for-you alternative to rice from QDOBA was created to tap into the increasing popularity of low-carb lifestyles and demand for products containing cauliflower.
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What's Driving This Trend
- Low-carb Alternatives
- Restaurants are introducing low-carb alternatives to cater to the increasing popularity of low-carb lifestyles.
- Cauliflower-based Products
- Cauliflower-based products are becoming popular as a healthier alternative to high-carb ingredients like rice.
- Oven-roasted Vegetables
- Oven-roasted vegetables are being used as substitutes for high-carb ingredients and are becoming a trend in the food industry.
Who This Affects Most
- Fast-casual Restaurants
- Fast-casual restaurants are introducing low-carb alternatives and vegetable substitutes to cater to their health-conscious customers.
- Healthy Food Industry
- The healthy food industry is seeing a rise in demand for cauliflower-based products and other vegetable substitutes for high-carb ingredients.
- Meal Kit Services
- Meal kit services can also offer low-carb alternatives and cauliflower-based products to cater to their customer's dietary preferences.
