These Summer healthy food trends are about to hit your Insta feed HARD
As a social media and PR agency in the food and beverage industry, we feel somewhat qualified to talk about food trends that will be ALL OVER your Insta feed this summer, so scroll through and get ready to get super hungry (in the best kinda guilt free way)!
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With one of the hottest summers just around the corner, we thought we’d start looking at Instagram’s top food trends while we hit Zadi and get bikini body ready. You will be delighted that most of these food trends are HEALTHY! #gasp So, slap on some sunscreen, grab your swimmers and sunnies, and see if you can spot some of our top Instagram trends for this summer.
The top trends we will be drooling over:
- Dairy free ice cream – how adding the option of dairy free/vegan ice cream can help boost your sales
- Dukkah spiced everything – it’s healthy, it’s delicious and it fits into the new nut revolution you need to sign up for!
- Veggies take the prime spot, plus creative ways to add them to your menu without being boring
- Tahini might be the new peanut butter. Have you tried Tahini with Avocado on toast yet?
#1. Dairy Free/Vegan Ice cream
If there’s a vegan in your friendship group, you’ll know that they choose the group restaurant or pub every time so that there’s something they can eat on the menu. Especially in the summer, a dairy free ice cream/ sorbet can be lighter and airier and satisfy non-vegans too.
Check out the beautiful Australian brand Pana Chocolate that makes dairy free, vegan and refined sugar free chocolates. Delicious on the lips + good for the hips. 😉 With flavours like Salted Caramel, Mint, Chocolate and Boysenberry Cheesecake, it‘ll also bring all the grammers to your yard #gramgoals .
Another great example is Anita’s Gelato that has close to 17 vegan and sugar free options including a dark chocolate and coconut gelato #delish.
Instagram of Pana Chocolate
#2. Dukkah spiced everything
As new diets and trends become more accessible and recipes for all cuisines are available on websites like Instagram and Pinterest, delicious spice mixes have their very special benefits and ability to elevate the simplest of recipes. Why not spice up your food and beverage product with a dukkah dish – PS we know a few people that could help with that recipe photoshoot. This is the 
trend to watch out for!
@glowingplants shows us how it’s done with a classic avo on toast with a smothering of homemade sesame walnut dukkah.
Avocado on toast with Dukkah courtesy of glowingplants
#3. Raw veggies in the spotlight
Raw veggies are definitively having a moment, especially with beautiful photography flat lays which make them look absolutely delicious.
Why not get creative with your latest dish and deconstruct it with a raw flat lay to showcase all the goodness within?
Check out the @gatherandfeast stunning flat lays showcase vibrant ingredients and their eye-popping colours.
Unsure of your ability to recreate this look, check out our flatlay queen Maddy’s latest snaps on our Instagram page.
Photo from Gather and Feast
Photo from Gather and Feast
#4. Is Tahini the new peanut butter?
The versatile paste made from sesame seeds prominently featured in Middle Eastern cooking, Tahini is getting some well-deserved love, hummus anyone? If we could inhale it, we would!
Hailed as the new baking ingredient to watch out for, it is versatile AF. The antioxidant rich ‘seed’ butter is suitable those allergic to nuts and can be used for both savoury and sweet purposes. An onslaught of desserts made with tahini are available online. See below for some stunning ideas by @brombakery
Hot Chocolate with tahini courtesy of brombakery
Baba Ganoush with Tahini courtesy of brombakery