5 Food Trends That We Predict Will Reign Supreme in 2022

Almost two years into a pandemic, it’s only natural that we’re all a little more focused on maintaining a strong immune system. And with COVID-19 variants popping up on the daily, expect to see that healthy mindset continue in 2022, specifically throughfood. According to the National Restaurant Association’s什么是热2022年烹饪预测,immunity-boosting foods(like probiotic foods and non-starchy vegetables) are one of the top trends for the coming year, as “consumers balance the comfort foods they demanded during the pandemic to refocus on better-for-you options.” This calls for a bowl ofturmeric daal.

2021年,我们开始回到我们最喜欢的休息aurants in person, but going out to eat still isn’t quite the norm. In 2022, you’ll see the treats you love come home in the form of consumer packaged goods, according to thePop Up Grocer 2022 Food Trend Report. Jump-started by the pandemic, restaurants are launching their own lines of packaged products to ameliorate some of the difficulties the industry continues to weather. Want in on the goods? New York City restaurantwest~bournehas been reimagined as a purveyor of zero-waste, plant-based provisions (theSun Popis otherworldly), and you can officially buyMilk Barcookies, snack cakes andice creamin grocery stores.

If you’re plant-curious but not yet ready to ditch meat entirely, allow us to introduce you do reducetarianism. According to the Whole Foods Market’s Trends Council’sseventh annual Top 10 Food Trends list,这个减肥法我s all about reducing the impact we have on the planet by being more mindful of the types of foods we’re eating. In a nutshell, that means limiting your consumption of meat, eggs and dairy (without restricting them entirely) and opting for pasture-raised and grass-fed whenever possible. Who knows? Maybe you’ll become a full-blown vegan in 2023.

According to theInstacart Year in Groceries report, 90 percent of polled home cooks said they’ve added a social media food trend to their regular rotation—hello,baked feta pastaandpesto eggs. Unless TikTok lets up the grip it has on us all (which we don’t see happening soon), look for even more social media-inspired recipes to become part of your dinnertime routine. Per Instacart’s trends expert, Laurentia Romaniuk, “new renditions and variations of our favorite comfort foods, including pastas, stews and casseroles” will take off on social media platforms, “especially as we hunker down for the colder winter months ahead.”

While our fingers are crossed that theCosmopolitanmakes its well-deserved comeback, we predictboozeless beverageswill continue to dig in their proverbial heels in the coming year. No really—alcohol-free aperitifs likeGhia,Figlia,AmassandKin Euphoricsmight’ve popped onto the scene in years past, butnow that people are trying andlikingthem, the mocktail ingredients will become totally normal. TheIWSR(the leading source of data, analysis and insights on the global beverage alcohol market) predicts that sales of no/low alcoholic beverages will increase by 31 percent in volume by 2024. We’ll toast—with a mocktail, of course—to that.