Bad Food Trends of 2019… and I couldn’t agree more!
I must say I was so relieved to see some of the many food trends that I don’t believe in on this list of trends that need to un-trend. Let’s review the breakdown of the Top 9 Bad Food Trends of 2019:
Here is the full article featured on APPLE NEWS: 9 BAD FOOD TRENDS OF 2019
Listed below… my thoughts and comments:
1. Gluten-Free when gluten is not a health issue for you
>> Several years back, I attended the Natural Food Products Expo, as I do every year, to check out what’s new, hot and hopefully, healthy. As I strolled past the French’s Mustard booth, I noticed their packaging exclaimed “GLUTEN FREE!” When I asked what had changed in the product, they exclaimed, “Nothing!” It was all marketing. While I certainly support those with celiac disease or those who are gluten-intolerant, for the rest of us, I couldn’t agree with Mareya Ibrahim more… often times it is all of the other ingredients, high sugar content, preservatives, and the like, that can cause more health issues than gluten.
Solution: Unless you have celiac disease or are truly gluten sensitive, don’t fret over gluten! And to that note, gluten is not found in fresh vegetables and lean proteins, which are at the core of a healthy Bikini Lifestyle and diet. Your BFFs are your PFFs, Lean Protein, High Fiber Foods, Healthy Fats
2. Avocado Toast, the big daddy toasts primarily found at restaurants
>> Restaurants go over the top with portion size. Often, the size of the bread alone is more than one should eat in an entire week or more! Then, add to that the enormous portion of avocado, the so-called appetizer becomes an over-indulgence in bread (gluten), starchy carbs, calories, and fat. Even good fat can be eaten in excess.
Solution: Eating at home, I love spreading fresh avocado on a 1/2 slice of sprouted bread. It’s delicious offers fiber and the good fats. >> The Bikini Chef Diet < < try it, you just might like it!
3. The Keto Diet
>> A healthy Bikini Lifestyle is not about low carb, high fat. A healthy diet consists of the RIGHT KINDS OF CARBS and healthy fats and portion sizes.
Solution: REPEAT >> Embrace your new BFFs, the PFF – Lean Protein, High Fiber Foods, and Healthy Fats! See #2, above
4. Plant-based Meat Alternatives
>> Plant-based foods and diet… can be healthy, for sure! However, not all meat alternatives are created equal. This goes back to one of the essential rules for grocery shopping… read the labels! If the label has a bunch of words you cannot pronounce or don’t understand, there is a good chance you should not be eating it. Also, plant-based diets are often centered around starches. Choose starches like quinoa, oats, and lentils as opposed to white potatoes, white rice, and most breads. Another note, look for hidden sugars and avoid as much as possible.
Solution: make Quinoa Burgers at home! Quinoa, steamed broccoli, finely chopped red bell pepper, cilantro, and even add a few organic corn kernels, if you like. Much better alternative.
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5. Unicorn it up
Sugared everything is being used to spruce up the look of foods.
>> Solution: eat fresh foods, freshly prepared. Looking to make food “pretty”? Add toppings like lemon zest, chopped fresh cilantro, tarragon, or Italian parsley, for example, finely chopped fresh red or pink beets, watermelon radish… these foods all add color to dishes without unwanted, processed sugars.
6. Celery craze
This article complains that celery has become a craze. I feel that is a great thing!
Solution: Keep this good food trend! Celery is not the be-all-end-all health solution, but can you have too much celery? Not really! And, it goes with everything from egg, to almond butter, to more celery! This is one craze I hope lasts forever.
7. Juices, Juicing
Let’s be clear, juicing is not a food trend solely in 2019. Juicing has been around 4-ev-ah! While juicing, in concept, is a good thing, you are pretty much drinking all of the sugar extracted from the fruit or vegetable and throwing away the essential part… the fiber! Anyone who has followed my tweets, posts, books knows that I am not a fan of juicing. I never have been. Fiber is where it’s at! Fiber fills you up, fiber swooshes out toxins, fiber helps keep you regulated inside and out.
Solution: Blend! Invest in a top quality 3-horsepower blender and blend until your heart is content. Blend and drink up! About 8 – 32 ounces daily. Need a recipe? I have many in The Bikini Chef Diet book and right here on the website:
8. Intermittent Fasting
In the past, this was referred to as “skipping meals” and was deemed a no-no. Now, it is all the craze! I do believe that fasting has multiple layers of benefits from weight loss, to mental clarity, to eliminating toxins (which relates to the first two layers I mentioned). Just be aware of how much fasting is right for your body. What works for one person may not work for another. There is no weight loss miracle cure and weight was not gained in one day and will not be lost in one day. Consistent weight loss comes with consistent healthy eating habits.
Solution: If you are not hungry, don’t eat. When you do feel hungry, grab an apple, a dozen or so raw almonds, drink one of the blended drinks you keep on hand from solution #7. Add some lean protein and get out of the kitchen. When you hang around the kitchen too long, you will snack!
9. Food Photo Porn
I have to admit, I take waaaaaaaay too many food photos! Usually my photos are pretty true to the recipe.
Solution: Keep foods simple. Simply prepared. Simple garnishes. Will I stop taking food photos and posting, probably not. Will I keep foods simple and not too over-the-top, most likely. 🙂
10. What food trends do you see coming for 2020? Probably a ton of recipes with CBD. OY!
