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The Fit Foodie
Mareya Ibrahim is e Fit Foodie. She is the creator of EAT CLEANER® and the Cleaner Plate Club, teaching families how to enjoy cleaner, safer, longer last- ing fresh food. She is also a fea- tured chef on “Everyday Health’s Recipe Rehab” and hosts “Fit Foodie” Fridays on Channel 6 San Diego. is time of year, she can’t get enough of golden beets, butternut squash and Branzino.
THE 8 HOTTEST HEALTHY FOOD & BEVERAGE TRENDS
FOR 2017
BY MAREYA IBRAHIM, THE FIT FOODIE
When I was growing up, I con- sumed fashion magazines like meals. British Vogue, W, Elle, Marie Claire – I would pour over the pages and digest each the new trends, designers, model names, colors and accessories like a computer cataloguing data, making sure not one morsel was missed. Seeing into the future of what was ‘next’ was my sugar x.
e truth is, although I loved the looks, I could never see myself wearing a fraction of them. So then, my passion shifted to food and
for the last 5 years, I’ve been watch- ing the industry to see, what’s next. Whether it’s using renewable ingredients, growing e ciency or preventing food waste, the underlying theme for my 8 hot healthy trends of 2017 is sus-
tainability.
e color of the
season, my friends, is GREEN.
ere’s never been a more
innovative and exciting time for the world of clean food and a healthy environment, so grab your fork, chopsticks or beer mug and let’s get crackin’.
1) SPEED-SCRATCH COOKING
Pinterest has taken food voyeurism to an- other level, but the reality for busy families in the kitchen is not so pinteresting. Who’s got time for long kitchen session perfection? Speed scratch cooking, the art of taking semi- prepared, healthy ingredients or products and creating a meal from them to save time, will reign king in 2017 as people continue to crave homemade but easier. Not so much Betty Crocker, but more Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-free all-purpose baking mix, then adding almond milk, fresh blueberries and ax meal to create pancakes, for example. Or purchasing a salad kit, with the veggies, toppings and dressings all ready to go – just add your protein and maybe cooked quinoa and voila, dinner is served. e idea is to get a home-prepared meal on the table in 20 minutes or less.
Meal kit delivery services like Hello Fresh, Plated and Blue Apron – the last of which sends about 8 million meals to homes every month
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