Nutrition Trends 2026: How to Eat Your Way to Fitness, Happiness, and Energy All Year Round

2026 will be the year we say goodbye to extensive and complicated scenarios in the kitchen. Calorie counting? So so yesterday... Instead, we'll count colors, nutrients, and plant types. Eating will become much more relaxed and take on a whole new meaning: It's no longer just about getting full, but about consciously boosting your energy, keeping the mind sharp, and ensuring a genuinely good mood. From the new love for fiber to clever "mood food", I've compiled the five most exciting nutrition trends of the year and how you can easily incorporate them into your daily life with our favorite recipes.

5 Exciting Nutrition Trends for 2026

1. The 30-Plant Rule: Variety is the New Superfood

The new super-trend for a super-healthy gut? Simple: 30 different plant types on your plate per week! Imagine offering your gut flora a rich selection; the greater the variety, the stronger your immune defenses, and you'll even have energy to spare. Every plant-based ingredient—grains, nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices and more—deliver valuable nutrients that optimally support your inner balance. It all works through mixing and matching these plant-based ingredients and the balance is yours to decide. Incorporating as many different plant types as possible into your meals is the main idea here. Rich salads, colorful curries, or one-pot dishes are only few perfect examples for it. Here's a step in the right direction with our "Winter salad with pink Pomelo, kale, and avocado" recipe, truly a champion of variety and taste.

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Pink pomelo salad with kale and avocado

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2. Savory First: Starting the Day Savory for Stable Energy

What happens when blood sugar rides a rollercoaster in the morning? Concentration and cravings suffer heavily. One of the new food trends for 2026 is therefore "Savory First": instead of starting the day with a sweet sugar breakfast, now there are savory options, with lots of protein and healthy fats. This is not only delicious, but it helps to keep blood sugar levels stable. Proteins and fats release energy much slower and more evenly than sugar. Wave goodbye to those nasty mid-morning slumps and concentration dips in the early afternoon! Savory items like high-protein egg dishes or avocado toast will keep you full longer, curb the cravings, and ensure a consistent good mood and energy. If you fancy something warm and spicy in the morning, go for our "Shakshuka with feta and poached eggs". The ultimate comfort breakfast, completely without added sugar.

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Shakshuka

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3. Fibermaxxing: Fiber in the Spotlight

Fiber has shed its dusty image and risen to become one of the most important longevity hacks. "Fibermaxxing" describes the trend of intentionally upgrading every meal with prebiotic foods to optimize digestion and prevent inflammation in the body. Ingredients with high fiber content can be inserted anywhere in your daily diet if you practice "Fibre-Maxxing." A few examples include legumes like beans, lentils, and peas, whole-grain products like oatmeal, whole-grain bread and pasta, as well as avocados, bananas, berries, apples with skin, broccoli, carrots, brussels sprouts, nuts, and seeds. Our "Marry me chickpeas" prove just how good this can taste, combining fiber power with lots of creaminess and flavor.

In this article from us, you'll find out how to Fibermaxx best for your body and what roles fiber play in your health!

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Creamy 15-minute marry me chickpeas

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4. Authentic Plant-Based: Vegetables Instead of Imitation

After the boom of highly processed meat substitutes, we are returning to the "real" plants in 2026. The trend "Authentic Plant-Based" celebrates vegetables, legumes, and other plant-based ingredients as they are; all with their natural consistency, texture, and unadulterated taste. Instead of trying to imitate meat or other animal products, it's about discovering the true beauty and culinary diversity of any plant-based ingredient itself. We'll be letting the ingredient speak for itself: Whether roasted, glazed, or braised...Why not start here with our crispy "Cauliflower schnitzel"?

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Cauliflower schnitzel

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5. Dopamine Dining: Only Good Vibes on the Plate

Nutrition is increasingly becoming a true mood booster. The keyword is "Dopamine Dining": It's all about consciously choosing foods that make us happy. This can happen through bright, vibrant colors that immediately spread good cheer, or through special nutrients like the super-important omega-3 fatty acids and magnesium, which are supposed to boost our mental well-being. The idea is to create meals that not only taste fantastic but also directly do something good for the soul. An absolute mood food if you will. Our "Salmon bowl with rice for example! The valuable fats and the color explosion on the plate are a stamps of a good-mood on the plate.

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Crispy salmon rice bowl

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Now it's your turn!

Whether you're trying to hit the 30-plant mark or prefer to start your morning savory from now on, these Nutrition Trends for 2026 show one thing above all: Healthy eating should be fun and taste incredibly good. It's not about implementing everything perfectly at once, but about discovering new routines step-by-step that are good for your body and your mood. Choose your favorite recipe, grab your apron, and let the good inspiration ride with you in the kitchen.

Which nutrition trend will you go for first in 2026? Let us know in the comments!