{"id":100654,"date":"2014-10-22T12:15:26","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T17:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=100654"},"modified":"2014-10-22T12:41:09","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T17:41:09","slug":"what-do-americans-eat-kale-gluten-free-and-organics-top-2014-food-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/what-do-americans-eat-kale-gluten-free-and-organics-top-2014-food-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Americans Eat? Kale, Gluten-Free, and Organics Top 2026 Food Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"american food trends\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/what-do-americans-eat-kale-gluten-free-and-organics-top-2014-food-trends\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-100658\" alt=\"food statistics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/food-statistics1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/food-statistics1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/food-statistics1-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Food trends come and food trends go. One year we&#8217;re all <strong><a title=\"sriracha oven fries\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/sriracha-oven-fries-the-way-to-a-hot-sauce-fans-spicy-heart\/\">raving about Sriracha<\/a><\/strong>, the next we&#8217;re falling for the <strong><a title=\"cupcake trends\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/dessert-fads-cupcakes-are-out-frozen-treats-are-vying-to-be-in\/\">cronut<\/a><\/strong>. For the last 30 years, <em>Parade<\/em> has surveyed those trends and other American eating habits.<\/p>\n<p>This year, foods like snack bars and frozen sandwiches have risen in popularity. As more people <strong><a title=\"healthy vending machines\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/healthier-vending-machines-are-a-win-win-for-all-hungry-consumers\/\">eat on the go<\/a><\/strong>, convenience foods are going to see a natural rise. According to <em>Parade<\/em>&#8216;s survey:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>27 percent of main dishes made at home are frozen or ready-to-eat meals.<\/li>\n<li>80 percent of our meals are prepared at home, and over half of them are made from scratch or fresh ingredients.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fresh ingredients like fresh fruit are seeing a rise in consumption along with other healthy foods like yogurt and hummus. We&#8217;re also <strong><a title=\"drink less soda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/coke-pepsi-and-dr-pepper-actually-want-you-to-drink-less-soda\/\">consuming fewer soft drinks<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"american food trends\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/what-do-americans-eat-kale-gluten-free-and-organics-top-2014-food-trends\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-100657 aligncenter\" alt=\"food statistics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/food-statistics.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/food-statistics.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/food-statistics-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Healthy foods like kale are also still gaining popularity. The number of <strong><a title=\"kale vs watercress\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/kale-not-king-new-study-says-watercress-is-the-top-green\/\">Americans consuming kale<\/a> <\/strong>is six times greater now than it was just five years ago. If you&#8217;re eating kale, chances are it&#8217;s organic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>25 percent of Americans regularly purchase and eat organic products. Vegetables are the top food people look for when buying organic, followed by milk, fruit, eggs and seasonings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>29 percent are worried about <strong><a title=\"gluten free\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/5-reasons-why-most-of-us-should-not-go-gluten-free\/\">consuming gluten<\/a><\/strong>, that&#8217;s down 1 percent since last year. Gluten is one of the top things we&#8217;re trying to avoid, as well as sugar, carbs and trans fat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"american food trends\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/what-do-americans-eat-kale-gluten-free-and-organics-top-2014-food-trends\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-100656\" alt=\"packed lunches\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/packed-lunches.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/packed-lunches.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/packed-lunches-300x283.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to lunches, most of us stick with a classic sandwich, fresh fruit, fruit juice combo. However, only 9 percent of lunches contain a vegetable. There are plenty of <strong><a title=\"healthy lunches\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/healthy-lunch-box-swaps-that-are-good-for-your-kids\/\">food swaps<\/a><\/strong> you can make to ensure the lunches kids eat are well-balanced and healthy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"rachael ray most influential\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/celebrity-chef-rachael-ray-was-born-with-food-in-her-blood\/\">Rachael Ray Amongst the Most Influential People in Health and Fitness<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"2014 fitness trends\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/05\/hot-fitness-trends-for-summer-2014-6-props-your-workout-is-missing\/\">The Hottest Fitness Trends of 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"healthy school night dinners\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/35-quick-and-healthy-school-night-dinners-your-kids-will-actually-eat\/\">35 Quick &amp; Healthy School Night Dinners Kids Will Actually Eat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Images from Parade<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food trends come and food trends go. One year we&#8217;re all raving about Sriracha, the next we&#8217;re falling for the cronut. For the last 30 years, Parade has surveyed those trends and other American eating habits. This year, foods like &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/what-do-americans-eat-kale-gluten-free-and-organics-top-2014-food-trends\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695],"tags":[346,3245,84,8440,691,887,860,739,383],"class_list":["post-100654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-dinner","tag-gluten-free-diet","tag-healthy-snacks","tag-homepage","tag-kale","tag-lunch","tag-organic","tag-rachael-ray","tag-research-studies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100654"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100661,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100654\/revisions\/100661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}