I like to look at food trends to get ideas for new menu items. It is a really good way to see what is hot in the food world.

The annual National Restaurant Association survey of American Culinary Federation member chefs is a comprehensive culinary forecast and menu trends prediction report. More than 1,800 professional chefs ranked nearly 215 culinary items as a “hot trend,” “yesterday’s news,” or “perennial favorite” on restaurant menus in 2010.

The number one and number two top trends for the Breakfast/Brunch category were

1. Ethnic-inspired breakfast items

2. Traditional ethnic breakfast items (e.g. huevos rancheros)

If you are curious about this particular food survey. Click here: http://www.restaurant.org/pdfs/research/whats_hot_2010.pdf

I bet you can guess what our newest breakfast item is for the new spring, summer menu….

Yes! Our own version of huevos rancheros.

Layers of corn tortillas, eggs, black beans, Monterrey and cheddar jack cheeses, and fat free sour cream.

Good Measure Meals Vice President, Elston Collins and Senior Director of Program and Policy Development and Dietitan for Good Measure Meals, Charlotte Hayes taste the new breakfast with high approval.

Chris Mayer loves this new addition. Chris is Good Measure Meals Sales Support and does Customer Service for us too.

The results were unanimous – this one is good!

Let us know what you think.

Have you come accross any hot new food trends that we should know about???