The eight hottest health foods trends for 2017, from seaweed pasta and purple carrots to soup cleanses and superfood smoothies
Kale has gone stale, coconuts will make a comeback, and we’ll be swapping happy hours and hangovers for group training and mindful interaction, the experts say
Like fashion, health food trends can be fickle. What was sizzling one season could be fizzling the next. Kale, for example, that so-called superfood leafy green that everyone wanted to eat (and be seen eating) a couple of years ago is now as out of style as baggy pants. In vogue for 2017 instead is seaweed, said to be filled with antioxidants, calcium and a broad range of vitamins, and can do wonders for your hormones with its rich iodine content.
What else is trending in the health food world for 2017? Local and international industry experts let us in on the eight hottest trends:
1. Seaweed
You are probably already having it through sushi, but expect to see seaweed increasingly used in different forms and dishes, from salads to pasta and even desserts. Peggy Chan, founder and chef of Grassroots Pantry, a vegetarian restaurant in Sheung Wan, says: “You can get that dose of omega-3 fatty acids and umami by creating all kinds of fun snacks, main meals and breakfast items by using all types of seaweed.” With about 3,500 types of seaweed, the possibilities seem endless.
