Food Network Magazine - (09)September 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020 ●FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE 17

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SELTZER: KANG KIM. PANCAKE CEREAL BOWL: MOLLIE KINGSBURY.

Mini pancakes are

SO BIG right now.

TikTok has become a

breeding ground for

odd food trends, and

at least one of them,

pancake cereal, has gone

mainstream. The breakfast

concoction involves

cooking coin-size pancakes

and then eating them

from a bowl like cereal. No

need to go through all that

trouble though: IHOP is

working on a boxed version

called Panflakes! that could hit supermarkets next year.

For the record, an IHOP spokesperson tells us the chain

came up with the idea before the TikTok craze.

Bubbly drinks could

lose their FIZZ.

We’re driving and flying less

this year, which is good news

for the environment but may

have a surprising impact

on our drinking habits: Less

fuel demand means we’re

manufacturing less of the

carbon dioxide that beverage

makers use for carbonated

drinks like beer, soda and

seltzer. Don’t worry, your drinks

won’t disappear, but if the

shortage continues, you might

see a bump in beer prices.

Brand names are changing with the times.

Mrs. Dash fans may notice something missing from the

bottles these days: After 37 years, the product has lost its

prefix and is going by Dash. Other brands are modernizing,

too: The protein bar company ThinkThin became Think! and

Kashi GOLEAN is now Kashi GO, reflecting our changing

mindset about body positivity and wellness.

SOURCE: THE JOURNAL

OF NUTRITION

If you’re spending

mealtime glued

to the television,

there’s new

evidence that the

distraction might

prevent you from

overindulging.

According to a

recent study,

people may

actually eat less

of a meal when

they engage

in a secondary

activity, like

checking e-mail

or watching TV.

You can FIGHT FOOD WASTE

by eating chocolate.

Most of the chocolate we eat is made from just

30 percent of the cacao fruit. The rest is trashed—

which has prompted Swiss chocolate maker

Barry Callebaut to develop WholeFruit Chocolate,

made with the entire fruit. The new bars have

40 percent less sugar and 90 percent more fiber

than regular chocolate; look for them in specialty

shops this fall and supermarkets next year.

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