Food Trends
What Is Alpha-Gal? Symptoms, Causes & Background
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a growing and often misunderstood condition that can dramatically change the way people eat and manage their health. Often referred to as a tick meat allergy or mammalian meat allergy, alpha-gal syndrome causes allergic reactions to red meat and other mammal-derived products. The condition is most commonly linked to bites from ...
What is Cholesterol? A Comprehensive Guide to This Essential Molecule
Cholesterol, often misunderstood, plays a vital role in our bodies. While many associate it with health risks, it’s essential to know that cholesterol is not inherently “bad.” It’s a substance our bodies need to function properly. If you’re curious about cholesterol, this article will dive into what cholesterol is, answer common questions, and explore foods ...
A Conversation With Nona Lim About Ingredient Sourcing, Culture, and Her Favorite Noodle Hacks
In just about any conversation between Thrive Market employees about their favorite brands on the site, Nona Lim is sure to pop up more than a few times. The beloved brand makes fresh Asian noodles, broths, soups, stir-fry kits, and instant noodle bowls in small batches, somehow achieving a unique — and often difficult — ...
Do AI Recipes Work? We Tried 3 AI Recipe Generators to Find Out
I was recently invited to a dinner party at a neighbor’s house, and I wanted to make a dessert. Years ago, I was very into making raw vegan cheesecakes, but I hadn’t made one in a long time. I remembered there was some cashew-soaking, a bit of lemon-zesting, and some blending involved. It seemed easy ...
A1 vs. A2 Milk: What’s the Difference?
In 2023, our team of experts predicted that real dairy is on its way back. A growing number of health-conscious milk drinkers favor genuine dairy over alternative milks as a nutrient-dense whole food, but they don’t just pick up a gallon of 2% at the grocery store. Instead, they’re concerned with things like dairy’s environmental ...
The Top Healthy Trends for 2023
When your job involves developing healthy and affordable food and wellness products for Thrive Market Goods and finding the best organic and sustainable brands to add to the Thrive Market catalog, it’s only natural that you would become a wealth of information about the latest food and wellness trends. That’s exactly why, when we wanted ...
The Top Healthy Trends for 2022
Every year, in every industry, trends come and go. While some may seem arbitrary (see: side vs. middle parts), trends are usually a reaction to what’s happening in the world—and of course, few things have been as influential to contemporary life than the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
How to Go Zero Waste at Home
If going zero waste at home feels more aspirational than realistic, take your next cue from today’s post. We’re sharing easy ideas, practical swaps, and lots of encouragement to help you take control of your own space. Remember: you don’t have to do everything at once. In fact, it’s easier to form habits and make ...
The Diet Trends That Ruled 2018—and What You’ll See in 2019
Whether it’s experimenting with ketosis or taking mealtime cues from popular reality TV stars, 2018 ushered in several new diets that grabbed our collective attention. But which ones are worth the hype? We’re taking a closer look at the diets that rose through the search ranks so you can make a food game plan that’s ...
The Food Pyramid: Changing with the Times
The colorful Food Pyramid used to be everywhere, from the backs of cereal boxes to packages of crackers.
20 Picks for National Book Lovers Day
Do you remember the first book that really grabbed you?
3 Reasons to Put Down Your Smartphone and Try Mindful Eating
Look at almost any ancient culture around the world, and you’ll find a culture of food. But not just food, meals. With real people—often family—real food, and few distractions. Historically, mealtime is a sacred space.
Why Ancient Wheat Might Be the Newest Trendy Grain
Move over Triticum aestivum—einkorn and emmer want their moment in the limelight. After all, typical bread wheat has hogged the scene for too many millennia.
Hemp Is Having a Moment—and Hippies Aren’t the Only Ones Invited
If hemp still has you picturing a stereotypical eco-conscious hippie wearing a hand-knit beanie, a worn flannel shirt, and Birkenstocks, well, it’s time to update your imagination. Manitoba Harvest is on a mission to change consumer perceptions about hemp. While a new national focus on nutrition has catapulted superfoods like acai and spirulina into the spotlight, outdated attitudes ...
Have You Met Your Matcha? This Trendsetting Tea Has the Food World Buzzing
Move over white, green, oolong, and black—there’s a new tea in town. From chic cafes to backstage at Fashion Week, matcha is quickly becoming a hot trend. What is it, and why is it suddenly such a popular alternative to coffee and conventional teas?
A Strange Celeb Weight-Loss Trend Inspired This Line of Fruit Snacks
When Fruigees co-founder David Czinn first noticed college girls devouring baby food during a pre-med class in 2012, he was stumped.
A Surprising New Restaurant Trend to Get Excited About
As larger and larger food companies spray even more chemicals on a food supply that’s both making us sick and too often getting thrown away uneaten, it’s easy to forget that there’s really more food news to be excited about than concerned.
Lucuma Powder: The New Superfood Sweetener You’ve Been Waiting For
In Peru, kids don’t ask for chocolate-vanilla swirl, strawberry with sprinkles, or plain vanilla. Nope, the most in-demand ice cream flavor is lucuma. One lick and you’d get why—slightly maple-flavored and delicately sweet, lucuma fruit is a favorite across South America.
The 7 Biggest Food Trends of 2015
Adele won the year of 2015. But coconut oil and cricket flour are rounding out the top three—when it comes to most popular health foods, at least.
The 10 Weirdest Health Trends of 2015, Ranked
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed what a big year 2015 was for health and wellness trend. Chances are, at least a few people you know became obsessed with fermented foods or coconut oil.
What Is Gluten?
No protein has gotten more attention in recent years than gluten. Gluten, a protein? Yep. Though we don’t typically think of this starchy substance found in chewy sourdough bread, fluffy chocolate chip cookies, and crispy crackers as a protein, gluten is just that.
How To Tenderize Meat While Defrosting
Vinegar will not only help frozen meat thaw more quickly, but also tenderize it.
Composting 101: Green Your Garden and Minimize Food Waste All At Once
“The worms go crazy“,Cassie Martinez laughs. “And kids are obsessed.”
12 Kitchen Pantry Staples for Budget-Friendly Meals (Updated)
Thrive Market’s content is produced by skilled writers, fact-checked by experts, and updated regularly. This article was reviewed and edited by: Sabrina Wildermuth, MS, Certified Food Scientist (CFS) and Director of Nutrition & Regulatory Compliance Michelle Leonetti, MS, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and Quality Assurance Nutrition & Regulatory Manager. TL;DR Summary Keep your grocery bill ...