This Year’s Top Breakfast Trends Prove People Like Starting the Day Healthy
Data from the health-tracking app MyFitnessPal—including 100 million breakfast entries from August 2016 to August 2017 and social media findings from popular breakfast hashtags—showed just how much folks enjoy starting the day on a healthy note. Sure, those who use the tracking service are typically aiming to be healthy anyway, but the top breakfast trends of the year are notable regardless.
Not only did avocado toast's popularity increase by nearly 50 percent this year, but the cult-favorite meal also popped up in more than 533,900 Instagram posts.
Avocado toast is still among the top-ranked trendy breakfast options, according to the report. Not only did its popularity increase by nearly 50 percent this year, but the cult-favorite meal also popped up in more than 533,900 Instagram posts. And millennials aren't the only fans: Those aged 36 to 52 are getting in on the smashed fun with a 70 percent increase in the Gen X demographic.
As for the other popular breakfast trends, overnight oats, protein pancakes, and frittatas mark the other dishes in the top four. But, despite all these healthy meals on the rise, one breakfast staple didn't hold up: Green juice actually declined in popularity by 21.2 percent this year.
Still, whether you wake up with a hankering for avocado toast or a green juice, you're still doing your body good as long as you feed it some nutrient-rich goodness to fuel your busy day ahead.
This gluten-free crumble doubles as breakfast and dessert. In need of something to prep? Try the easy breakfast this dietitian swears by.
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