I’ve just spent 2 days testing almost every new “healthy” food on the planet! Every year I attend Expo West, which the biggest natural products expo in the world. It’s totally overwhelming, and I could barely walk this morning from 2 days of pounding the aisles for 8 hours a day. I was on a mission to give you guys a head’s up of what’s new and exciting in this space.
I’m going to be covering (both on my site, and on Hallmark’s “Home & Family” show, 4 different areas: Food, Healthy & Beauty, Home, and finally, Kids & Pets. This week it’s food. The overarching trend was: Non-GMO, gluten-free & organic. Almost every company I spoke to wanted to, or actually made these claims. The key for me, was finding companies who had certification in some or all of these areas. Aside from this, I noticed 4 distinct food trends:
1. Gluten-free: This had been trending for a few years, but has now reached fever pitch. All the mainstream natural food companies seems to have a great gluten-free offering. In my blog, and on the show this week, I will show you what I consider to be the best new gluten-free products – and they are some amazing ones!
2. Superfoods: The category is only getting bigger. A couple of years ago, super foods kind of sat on the sidelines, now they are a major player. I’ve found some awesome products that will help to transform your breakfast, and give deliver you mega doses of these nutrient-packed foods.
3. Coconut: Everyone’s gone coconut crazy! There’s coconut milk, yogurt, ice cream, chips, sugar – and so the list goes on. It’s not all good though – many of these products are packed with sugar. So, again, I made it my business to find you the best of the best.
4. Functional Chips: A chip is no longer just a chip! It needs to be healthy, and I’m talking really healthy. After you see some of the chips that I found, you’ll never want to eat a regular corn chip ever again! I personally love chips, so I’m now thrilled that I can have my chip and eat it, too.
Stay tuned this week, for all of my top finds….
