Top Ten Food Trends

[annecros]

New study published in Food Technology has a top ten list of consumer trends in the US.

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The trend I found a little surprising, but surprising in a good way was number one: Eating at Home

Technomic (2006a) reported that 67% of adults said they tried to eat at home more often and brought more food from home last year, up 8% over 2005.(77%) of shoppers ate dinner “in” at least five days a week last year, and 68% said their family or household ate together at least as often. Half of those married with children who didn’t eat together were trying to do so. Three in four shoppers also believed that the food they eat at home is healthier. More than half (55%) ate home-cooked meals five or more days a week in 2006 (up 7% over 2005), and 92% ate at least one home-cooked dinner made from scratch during the week. More than 40% ate packaged foods (e.g., macaroni and cheese), fast foods, and restaurant meals at least once a week.

"Foodie Talk" was trend number 2!

There seems to be a baby boomlet going on as well. I wonder if that is driving the first two trends?

[Naftal]

Trend #3 seems to indicate that,while people are spending more time eating at home, they are spending less time cooking.

[BeauNoze]

Trend #3 seems to indicate that,while people are spending more time eating at home, they are spending less time    cooking.

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Yes, there seemed to be a great emphasis on prepackaged, quick fix meals.

[SuzySushi]

Trend #3 seems to indicate that,while people are spending more time eating at home, they are spending less time    cooking.

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Yes, there seemed to be a great emphasis on prepackaged, quick fix meals.

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Since Food Technology (the magazine in which the article was published) targets developers of pacakged foods, that's only natural!