A look at food trends for 2021
By Jay Kitterman, Correspondent
From immune defense to mood management, our food buying and eating habits changed for 2020. It is predicted to continue for 2021 as we are increasingly looking for flavor and functionality in the foods we select. Various reports I found showed we can expect to see new food selections with added benefits to support immune health, gut and brain health, energy levels and stress management. Our grocery stores will resemble the specialized health food markets.
First, there is new emphasis on what we eat in the morning. Our at-home daily breakfast has changed drastically because of being home and working from there. Pancakes are no longer just for the weekends. We have become baristas. Despite the long lines I still see at Starbucks, to make it through all those morning Zoom meetings, we are upgrading our choices of coffee bought at the store. One study found that we als