# Healthy Flexitarian Sausages Seemore Meats & Veggies Makes Sausages with Less Meat By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2020-02-14 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/seemore-meats-veggies References: [newhope](https://www.newhope.com/products-and-trends/2020-expo-west-nexty-awards-finalists/gallery?slide=5) & [eatseemore.goldbelly](https://eatseemore.goldbelly.com/) Inspired by the idea to create “less meat but not meatless” sausages, fourth-generation butcher Cara Nicoletti created Seemore Meats & Veggies with Erin Patinkin and Ariel Hauptman. [Seemore Meats & Veggies'](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pesto-sausage) sausages specifically appeal to [flexitarians](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frys-flexi-range), as they offer a mix of meat and vegetables in unique varieties like Bubbe’s Chicken Soup, Loaded Baked Potato, Broccoli Melt and La Dolce Beet-a. Thanks to the addition of dehydrated beet powder, the La Dolce Beet-a pork sausages made are the most colorful product in the range. The all-natural sausages are made with either [Global](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/better-balance-meat-alternatives) Animal Partnerships Step 3 Chicken or Step 1 Pork, natural casings and contain no added hormones, nitrites, nitrates or phosphates. Image Credit: Seemore Meats & Veggies ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 9% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Flexitarian Diet:** Opportunity for food companies to create more plant-based meat alternatives that cater to flexitarians. - **Meat and Vegetable Blends:** Innovative food companies can explore creating more unique meat and vegetable blends for a healthier, more sustainable food options. - **Use of Dehydrated Beet Powder:** Dehydrated beet powder can be explored as a natural and colorful ingredient for use in various types of food products. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food Manufacturing:** Food manufacturers can explore healthier and more sustainable options that cater to the flexitarian market and highlight natural and organic ingredients. - **Meat Processing:** Meat processing companies can explore creating meat and vegetable blends as a way to incorporate more plant-based options into their products and appeal to a wider market. - **Food Ingredient Suppliers:** Opportunity for food ingredient suppliers to explore the use of dehydrated beet powder as a natural and colorful ingredient in various types of food products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Cheesy Breakfast Sausages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheesy-breakfast-hash.md) - [Clean-Label Veggie Sausages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sun-sausages.md) - [Aromatic Plant-Based Sausages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aromatic-plantbased-sausages.md) - [Vegan Veggie Sausages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plant-provision.md) - [Blended Meat Brands](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phils-finest.md) - [Savory Better-for-You Sausages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-sausage-project-chicken-sausages.md) - [Plant-Based Sausage Links](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beyond-meat-1.md) - [Juicy Meat-Free Sausages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-plantbased-sausage.md) - [Clean-Label Vegan Sausages](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beyond-sun-sausage.md)