How Millennials are changing kids’ meals
Millennials are known for changing the way diners eat to be more conscious of their choices and overall healthier. The food industry has morphed into an atmosphere of create your own and farm to fork…
Summertime Clean Eating
Did you know that one in every three Americans is following a specific diet? While low-calorie, low-fat and other traditional restrictive ways of eating will never go away, more lifestyle-focused diets like paleo, keto, and…
Can YOU Cater to the latest “Lifestyle Diets”?
By Betsy Craig with help from Lacey Palmer Just when gluten-free has begun to be manageable for most and the world knows it’s a need for those with Celiac disease and a choice for others,…
6 Food Trends to Look for in 2019
2018 is ending and restaurant industries are entering the busy holiday season but it’s never too early to start planning ahead. 2018 brought all different kinds of food trends that were new and exciting. According…
Eating Healthy for the Holidays
The holidays are known as a time for indulgence. Whether it's buying lavish gifts or stacking your house so full of lights it can be seen from space, there's no denying that people like to…
Apples to Apples: How to compare nutrition information on menus?
So, it’s been a few months now that the Menu Labeling Law has been in effect, and most covered establishments have jumped in and followed the regulations. Under this law covered establishments must disclose the…
Eating "Clean": What are consumers really looking for when dining out?
The days of glazing over ingredients when purchasing food are coming to a close. Now, more than ever, health food stores and farm to table restaurants are popping up everywhere, and they are packed with…
What’s the hysteria about Listeria?
By Jeffrey Weissinger, COO of Kitchens with Confidence You need not dig into the news today to read about Listeria and the dangerous effects that is has on people, especially those who are pregnant, elderly and…
Pick Your Poison: Natural and Artificial Flavors
As many of the major American holidays have passed, new year's resolutions are occupying our minds rather than visions of sugarplums – or are they? February is here and that means Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day,…
Nutrient Spotlight Series: Unsaturated Fat
The fat-free craze in America started in the late 1980s when the scientific community started to correlate high-fat diets with heart disease and premature death. Rather than focusing on certain types of fats over others,…