Food Trends Archives - Sensory Nutrition

Provide a Better Fuel Supply for Your Body

March is National Nutrition Month (NNM)! This year’s theme focuses on “Get Your Plate in Shape” — an analogy to which might be to pay more attention to the fuel you buy for your car and find the best match for your car’s needs. In other words, seek out and enjoy food choices that simply provide a better quality food supply for your body so that you give it the fuel it needs to work better. Then focus on moving that body around adequately so that you feel the best you can feel overall. NNM “Widget” (aka image code) courtesy

NNM: Flavor Tips from an Executive Chef

Remember that March is National Nutrition Month (NNM) and eating more vegetables, whole grains, and healthier fat choices is part of how to best celebrate it. Today’s blog will focus on a vegetarian dish that many people might enjoy having. It contains tips on developing flavor in 10 Minutes-or-Less using a fun barley recipe that comes from an Executive Chef who originally hails from Switzerland, but has lived and worked in many parts of the globe in his career to date. This Executive Chef’s blog site, as he puts it, is “All about gourmet food, country food, recipes and travel.

Tea: Lesser Known Facts, Customs & Sommeliers

(image 177225 High Tea courtesy of picgifs.com) Many people have heard of wine sommeliers as the trend to drink wine has increased in so many segments of society the world around, but did you know that there are also a group of people known as tea sommeliers?

2012 Easter Candy Sales (Including Chocolate) Expected in the Billions

The National Retail Federation expects Easter candy sales (of all types of candy, including chocolate) to top 2 billion in 2012. (European Chocolate Easter Eggs photo courtesy of Gesinek at rgbstock.com) Let me preface the following remarks by saying that the females involved in running the sensory nutrition blog site appreciate really good cacao sources as much as any other real women, but as with all such goodies, moderation goes a long, long way combined with a dash of common sense. A little high quality chocolate will provide more intense sensory enjoyment per kcal so if you treat yourself, why not

A Dozen Heart Healthier Options When Dining on a Cruise Ship at Sea

You may be thinking to yourself are there REALLY any ways to follow a heart healthier dietary approach when vacationing on a cruise ship? Well, truth be told, it won’t always be easy to find them, but they do exist! (Photo taken in part of an AquaSpa Cafe area on board a cruise ship).

Champagne High Tea or Elite Elegant Tea at Sea

Back from our most recent cruise trip, we thought we would share our personal impressions of Champagne High Tea for-a-fee at sea for a single afternoon as compared to an elite tier loyalty program Elegant Tea at sea. The Champagne High Tea appears to be slightly more elaborate than the now discontinued part-of-the-cruise-fare High Tea used to be onboard. Champagne High Tea is offered to any cruise guests booking it in advance of the afternoon seating in the specialty European inspired cover charge restaurant onboard the ship.

Memories of Dining at Sea

Having returned from a holiday at sea, we thought you might enjoy a little “behind the scenes” look into some of what it takes to feed some 2,000 or more guests on board a luxury Five Star cruise ship at sea. Original color photo was a gift courtesy of Celebrity Cruise Lines (decreased in size, antiqued, and blur edged vignette effects adjusted for this blog posting; I’m in the back row on the right as you look at the photo).

Specialty Restaurants and Venues at Sea

Dining at sea means both the expected and the unexpected are now being offered for an additional cover charge beyond the cruise fare, allowing cruise ship guests more options than they ever previously had.

LoSoPhoMo Food Trend Predicted For 2012

Are you familiar with the many social media terms that are in use everywhere today? LoSoPhoMo is a term that was newer to me, but makes good sense once explained.