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Top 20 restaurant predictions trends for 2013 with a 鈥渉ealth鈥?focus, US report
US chefs will be focusing on healthier meals and will be updating menus to combat elevated food prices in 2013 according to a new US report by the National Restaurant Association.
The What鈥檚 Hot in 2013 report surveyed 1,800 US chefs last month on their attitudes towards menu items and
trends in the food industry, finding that health is a top priority for restaurants in the coming year.
The report found that 53 per cent of chefs 鈥渁lways鈥?nbsp;make the effort to make a dish as healthy as possible by reducing sodium and adding nutritional ingredients, while 37 per cent 鈥渙ften try, wherever recipes can be adjusted.鈥?/p>
Meanwhile, the top 20 food trends overall in the restaurant sector ranked locally sourced meats and seafood at number one, locally sourced produce at number two, and healthful kids meals at number three, increasing the focus restaurants will put on 鈥渉ealthy eating鈥?nbsp;in 2013.
Even dessert is predicted to be keeping health in mind, with 鈥渂ite size鈥?nbsp;and 鈥渕ini desserts鈥?nbsp;expected to be popular in US restaurants.
According to the National Restaurant Association, culinary themes reported to impact the restaurant market in 2013 include environmental sustainability, children鈥檚 nutrition and locally-sourced produce.
The top 20 overall restaurant trends for 2013 are as follows:
1 . Locally sourced meats and seafood
2. Locally grown produce
3. Healthful kids鈥?nbsp;meals
4. Environmental sustainability
5. Children鈥檚 nutrition
6. New cuts of meat (e.g. Denver steak, pork flat iron, teres major)
7. Hyper-local sourcing (e.g. restaurant gardens)
8. Gluten-free cuisine
9. Sustainable seafood
10. Whole grain items in kids鈥?nbsp;meals
11. Farm/estate branded items
12. Non-wheat noodles/pasta (e.g. quinoa, rice, buckwheat)
13. Non-traditional fish (e.g. branzino, Arctic char, barramundi)
14. Ethnic-inspired breakfast items (e.g. Asian-flavored syrups, Chorizo scrambled eggs, coconut milk)
15. Fruit/vegetable children鈥檚 side items
16. Health/nutrition
17. Half-portions/smaller portions for a smaller price
18. House-made/artisan ice cream
19. Black/forbidden rice
20. Food trucks
