5 Healthy food trends to look forward to in 2018, according to BBC

Move Over, Kale: 5 Healthy food trends to look forward to in 2018

Sarah Khan

20 Dec 2017

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1. Alcohol-Free Beverages
Tony Naylor, a columnist for BBC’s Good Food, cites non-alcoholic drinks as a burgeoning food and drink trend, with supermarket forecasters crediting its popularity to the rise of health-conscious millennials who are drinking less alcohol (surprisingly). These “booze-free” beverages include drinks like flavoured premium tonic waters, non-alcoholic spirits and botanical mocktails and mixes!
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2. Specialised Teas
Tea was touted to be a major health food trend in 2017 by dietitians, and it looks like it won’t be dying out anytime soon. Tea in its various forms are even more popular than before - more so than coffee. Sales of herbal teas and green tea have skyrocketed globally too. In Singapore, there have been new entrants in the form of independent local tea brands such as Kittea in the last few months alone, joining the ranks of five-year-old local tea retailer The 1872 Clipper Tea Co.
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3. Traditional Hawaiian Foods
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would’ve known that the Hawaiian poke bowl was all the food craze in 2017. Pronounced "POH-keh", it refers to a delicious bowl of raw, marinated fish chunks (usually tuna) tossed over rice and topped with vegetables and umami-packed sauces. Nutritious and easy to consume on-the-go, it's unsurprising why the food trend has caught on like wildfire. Going off its popularity, we can only expect a heightened interest in more foods from Hawaii!
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4. Gut-Lovin’ Foods
It seems like the importance of gut health is gaining plenty of attention. With fermented and pickled foods slowly becoming a mainstream staple, it seems like gut health - or rather, gut-friendly foods - are slated to be a major food trend in 2018. These includes probiotics like kimchi, miso and of course, our humble Vitagen variety.
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5. Timut Pepper
We love how Asia is a treasure trove of fascinating spices. By now, we’re already familiar with the benefits of turmeric, ginger and more; but less is known about the “timut pepper”. Originating from Nepal, this spice is a zesty, grapefruit-esque variety that leaves a tingling aftertaste on your tongue. The spice has been tipped by UK-based supermarket Asda as the next big condiment trend to look out for in 2018.

According to the BBC, these are the 5 health food trends to keep your eyes peeled for!

If there’s a food trend we can say for certain is set to take off (more than it already has) in 2018, health foods would have to be it.

Through the years, we’ve witnessed a surge in healthy food trends like the kale and açaí bowl, which paved the way for the wildly popular and nutritious poke bowls.

And it looks like 2018 is off on a similar trajectory, at least health-wise. We’re not complaining of course; with all the horror stories you hear about our food global production industry, it’s about time (finally!) that health takes precedence in how we view and consume our food.

From specialised teas to native Nepalese spices, check out the 5 health food trends you can look forward to in 2018, according to BBC!

Sarah Khan

Photos: Getty Images & Unsplash

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