An interesting trend is starting to emerge in the food world: flexitarianism. This term refers to a person who is not a declared vegetarian but who sometimes eats meatless meals. A flexitarian feels at home just as much in a steakhouse as they do one of the newly emerging salad restaurants. These people, also known as part-time vegetarians, say they embrace meatless meals because they are healthier and a nice alternative to heavy, meat-based meals.

According to this article, meals that are popular with flexitarians tend to be based around hearty ingredients, such as beans and mushrooms. Stuffed Portobello mushrooms and enchiladas made with black beans are both mentioned as dishes that are popular with flexitarians. The article says that menu items such as these have helped to show many typical meat eaters that vegetarian dishes are not the bland, tasteless items they are portrayed to be. As vegetarians become more plentiful more and more restaurants are starting to add meatless options to their menus, and more options means that there are more possibilities to entice meat eaters to choose something else.

As more people convert to the flexitarian lifestyle, and vegetarianism for that matter, more customers will be looking for these options on restaurant menus. While it may take a little more thought and preparation to add these items to your menu, it can be very beneficial. Flexitarians and vegetarians are not the only people who will benefit from these items; anyone who is worried about their health or who wants to have a healthy meal will be thrilled to see these items on your menu.

Your Serv-U representative can help you get everything you need to prep, serve, and store healthy meals that will please all your customers, whether herbivore, carnivore, or flexitarian. So call, email, or chat with a representative today.