FOOD TRENDS IN K-12 2024
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Breakfast Menu Items Currently Popular 1. Cereal 2. Muffins 3. Donuts or mini donuts 4. Yogurt parfait 5. Breakfast pizza 6. Sausage biscuit Growing in Popularity 1. Yogurt parfait 2. Muffins 3. Breakfast smoothie 4. Donuts or mini donuts 5. Breakfast pizza 6. Sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit
Lunch Menu Items Currently Popular 1. Pizza 2. Chicken nuggets/tenders 3. Regular tots or fries 4. Nachos 8. Sandwiches 9. Mash bowls Growing in Popularity 1. Nachos 2. Pizza 3. Flavored wings 4. Chicken nuggets/tenders 5. Walking tacos 6. Grab-and-go salads 7. Sandwiches 8. Hamburgers 9. Cooked meat sliders 5. Hamburgers 6. Walking tacos 7. Flavored wings Dining Cuisines Currently Popular 1. American cuisine 2. Latin American cuisine 3. Comfort food 4. Asian cuisine Growing in Popularity 1. Asian cuisine 2. Latin American cuisine 3. Fresh, local cuisine 4. American cuisine
Sauces Currently Popular 1. Ranch dressing 2. Ketchup 3. BBQ sauce 4. Mustard 5. Mayonnaise 6. Hot sauce 7. Honey mustard Growing in Popularity 1. Ranch dressing 2. Hot sauce 3. Sriracha 4. Buffalo sauce 5. BBQ sauce 6. Sweet & sour dipping sauce 7. Mustard
Seasonings Currently Popular 1. Taco seasoning 2. Ranch seasoning 3. Italian seasoning 4. Tajin seasoning 5. Cajun seasoning Growing in Popularity 1. Ranch seasoning 2. Tajin seasoning 3. Taco seasoning 4. Italian seasoning 5. Cajun seasoning
Flavors Currently Popular 1. Chinese 2. American 3. Hot & honey 4. Nashville hot Growing in Popularity 1. Chinese 2. Hot & honey 3. American 4. Nashville hot
This information was derived from the Food Trends in K12: Rapid Response Online Survey Series research project conducted by the Institute of Child Nutrition Applied Research Division. This project was funded using U.S. Department of Agriculture grant funds. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. The University of Southern Mississippi IRB Protocol #22-1568.
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