Food Network Magazine - (02)February 2020

Solo dining is on the rise: The online restaurant-reservation service

OpenTable found that parties of one jumped 11 percent from 2018

to 2019 and a whopping 71 percent since 2015. It’s not just a

restaurant trend: The market-research firm NPD Group found that

Americans now eat 45 percent of home meals on their own.

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Canning It

To cut down on plastic

pollution, Aquafina will

start selling still water

in aluminum cans this

year. Canned water from

RightWater and

Ever & Ever are already

available nationwide.

Goldfish Veggie

Crackers

These carrot and

tomato-flavored

snacks count as a

partial serving of

veggies. $2.50

Silk Heavy Whipping

Cream Alternative

Make dairy-free

versions of your favorite

recipes with this

coconut milk–based

substitute. $4.50

Look for these

products in stores

this winter.

Avocados have become everyone’s favorite Super Bowl snack: The US

imported a record 247 million pounds of avocados from Mexico during the

weeks leading up to the Super Bowl last year, a 23 percent increase from

the previous year. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, the host of Super Bowl LIV,

even added avocado-themed concession stands this season. Find some of our

Domino Golden Sugar

Try swapping granulated

white sugar for this

less-processed version.

From $2; available in

northeast retailers now

and nationwide later

this year

Coca-Cola Energy

This cola-based drink

has as much caffeine

as a 12-ounce cup of

coffee! $2.50

The day after the Super Bowl is

now the biggest sick day of the

year. In a recent poll, 11 percent

of working Americans said they

were going to stay home on

Super Bowl Monday, and another

6 percent said they were planning

to arrive late or leave early.

SOURCE: THE WORKFORCE INSTITUTE

AT KRONOS AND THE HARRIS POLL

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020 ●FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE 21

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FOOTBALL: GETTY IMAGES. CHIPS AND GUACAMOLE: RALPH SMITH.

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