HG’s Official 2016 Food Predictions

Cauliflower

The cruciferous white veggie gained popularity in recent years, but we predict it'll really go mainstream in 2016. This year, we fell in love with a Southern California company's cauliflower-based sandwich thins and pizza crust, and we fully expect big brands to jump onboard with similar products. In the meantime, we'll keep cranking out creative cauliflower recipes!

Clean eating & the sugar crackdown

People are finally getting the memo: Just because something is natural or organic doesn't mean it's healthy. And recent studies suggest refined sugars are even worse than we thought. That's where clean eating comes in, with its emphasis on real food (fresh produce, lean protein, etc.) and its limit on added sugar. We love the idea of adding more clean meals to our rotation!

Plant-based proteins

More and more people are cutting out meat or cutting back on their meat consumption, which is leading to a boom in plant proteins. We fell hard for items like tempeh bacon this year, companies like Beyond Meat are really stepping up their game, and we've been trying to offer more natural vegetarian recipes with solid protein counts.

Spiralized veggies

Don't have a veggie spiralizer yet? Pick one up, and call it your holiday gift to yourself. (We recommend the Veggetti.) We're in love with zucchini noodles and have no intention of slowing down. Veggies are taking over traditional carb territory, people!

Coffee with added benefits

It's not enough to merely caffeinate these days -- people want something extra in their cup of joe. Java Babe Premium Blend Coffee adds matcha green tea, rooibos red tea, garcinia cambogia, and yerba mate -- they claim it helps to burn fat! And Nestlé is working on a slow-releasing caffeine that would allow one cup to sustain you throughout the day. WOW.