Whole Foods Market forecast the biggest food trends for next year

Food glorious food...

We've seen the rise in lots of food products over the past few years - blueberries, acai bowls, avocado toast, charcoal everything, doughnuts, seaweed, keto, ube (purple sweet potato from Japan) etc., but what has 2020 in store for us?

Supermarket super-chain Whole Foods have released the findings of their research to forecast what we'll be monching on in the not-so-distant-future.

Let's have a look shall we?

Regenerative agriculture

Eco-friendly foods sourced by helping the environment instead of destroying it. More emphasis will be put on drawing carbon out of the air and into the soil. Sounds good to me.

Flour

I know what you're thinking...Odlums/self-raising/wholemeal/strong?? Nope..it's much more exciting than that. 2020 will introduce us to new creations like cauliflower flour, banana flour and tiger flour. Raaaaarrrr!

West African flavours

We can expect rich, earthy dishes like bunny chow (bread hollowed out and filled with curry) and jollof (a one pot rice dish). *moves to West Africa

Fridge snacks

"Sure we've always had fridge snacks", I hear you say. Whole Foods reckon that premade snacks like hard boiled eggs, pickled veg and mini dips will be all the rage.

So Long Soy

It's unreal in a stir-fry but experts feel soy will be substituted for mung bean, avocado, pumpkin and watermelon seeds.

Spreads & butters

Seed and chickpea butters will take over from the staple varieties we now consume. Nuts!

Sugar swap

Fruit-based syrups will replace agave nectar. Syrups made from dates, pomegranates, coconut and sweet potato will trickle in.

Dermot and Dave's Dermot Whelan and Eimear Shannon explore these new-found delicacies and give us their verdict.

Check out the fun in full by pressing the play button on screen.