Womens Health Australia September 2017

nutrition

CAFÉ,

AU HEY

PACK JACK

JACKFRUIT

It’s the

enormous

green fruit

that looks like

it belongs in

Jurassic Park

• and is now
  trending as a
  vegan burger
  substitute
  because its
  texture is like
  pulled pork.
  Buy it in a can


• these hefty
  guys weigh
  up to 35kg
  per fruit!

C o l d b r e w c o f f e e a i n ’ t n e w, b u t
unique varieties are set to hit shelves.
“Cold brew coffee is showing up in
many forms in the US,” says Bob
Burke, principal of Natural Products
Consulting and an expert in health
food and beverage trends. “As the
category evolves, we’re seeing cold
b r e w c o f f e e w i t h n i t r o g e n s o i t ’ s
creamy – just like Guinness! People
a r e t a k i n g c o l d b r e w c o f f e e a n d
adding coconut oil, almost like
bulletproof coffee. There’s also
bag-in-a box cold brew in offices and
added protein [varieties].” This trend
has already crossed the ditch to Oz.
TRY Califia Farms ready-to-drink cold
brews with almond milk, which have
launched into Coles and Woolworths.

CLE

AN COLD BREW

Savoury yog is where it’s at.

“Expect new varieties of yoghurt

on supermarket shelves – they’re

more like sauces than dessert,”

says food industry expert Jane

Milton. We have sweeter veg-

based yoghurts, like Yummia,

but in the US, savoury yoghurts

like Blue Hill (bluehillyogurt.com)

have hit shelves, with carrot,

tomato, sweet potato, butternut

pumpkin, parsnip and beetroot

alternatives that are gluten-free,

p a c k e d w i t h p r o b i o t i c s a n d m a d e

w i t h m i l k f r o m g r a s s - f e d c o w s.

US company Dreaming Cow

has also introduced a range of

drinkable vegetable yoghurts

with flavour combos like peach,

ginger, pumpkin and carrot.

VEGETABLE

YOGHURTS

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