MONEYBacon rules with quinoa and kale also among the biggest food fads in the last 10 years24/7 Wall Street24/7 Tempo has curated a list of “trivial fancies” that have proven resilient (and non-trivial) enough to achieve genuine renown.Nensuria / Getty ImagesQuinoa. Americans first took note of it in a big way after Oprah Winfrey publicized it as part of her 21-day "cleanse" diet in 2008.4kodiak / Getty ImagesKale.Shout-outs from people like Dr. Oz and Gwyneth Paltrow helped push it into the mainstream, where it seems to still be lingering.Alice Dias Didszoleit / Getty ImagesSriracha. It started appearing on tables all over the country, at restaurants Asian and otherwise, after it was named Ingredient of the Year by Bon Appétit in 2010.Asiantiger247 / Getty ImagesPlant-based meat. Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat sell their products at chains like Burger King, Carl's Jr., White Castle, Subway, and Dunkin'.Courtesy Of Beyond Meat / Beyondmeat.comPhotographing your food. The co-founder of Instagram posted the app's first-ever food photo from a taco stand in Mexico in 2010.Rez-art / Getty ImagesAvocado toast. Avocado toast was invented at a restaurant called Bills in Sydney, Australia, in 1993.KarinaUrmantseva / Getty ImagesCupcakes. Reality shows like "Cupcake Wars" and "Cupcakes Girls" helped fuel the cupcake craze.Brynn / Wikimedia CommonsFrozen yogurt. Froyo has been around for decades, but in the early 2010s, a new generation of purveyors began appearing.SolStock / Getty ImagesGluten-free everything.An estimated 1% of the world's population suffers from a serious autoimmune condition called celiac disease, triggered by exposure to gluten.Stephen Barnes / Getty ImagesBacon everywhere.Bacon-flavored foods and beverages seem to just keep coming.HandmadePictures / Getty Images Pumpkin spice mania.Trader Joe's alone sells about 60 pumpkin spice products.Mphillips007 / Getty ImagesAlternative milks. Oats, flax seeds, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts, macadamias, peas, rice, peanuts, coconut, chickpeas, hemp, and more get turned into "milk" these days.A_namenko / Getty ImagesKombucha. Kombucha hit American shores in the 1990s and took off in the 2010s, showing a 28% sales increase between 2010 and 2011 alone.Premyuda Yospim / Getty ImagesApple Cider Vinegar.Swigging a little apple cider vinegar daily is said to make you could lose weight, avoid diabetes and cure a sore throat.Jeepersmedia / FlickrCoconut water.This isn't to be confused with coconut milk, which is the rich, creamy substance made from grated coconut.PicturePartners / Getty ImagesEdibles.Cannabis-spiked foods (and drinks) are increasingly common.Gwengoat / Getty ImagesRainbow foods. They have become an expression of LGBT pride.Clubfoto / Getty ImagesFood delivery apps. More than 38 million people will use their phones, tablets, or computers to order meals in the U.S. this year.Filadendron / Getty ImagesFood trucks. The food truck industry has grown an average of 7.9% per year since 2011, and reported $2.7 billion in revenue in 2017.Aleksandr_Vorobev / Getty ImagesChicken sandwiches. Popeyes' version was so instantly popular that the chain ran out of chicken, and ended up taking the sandwich off the menu for a couple of months.Jetcityimage / Getty ImagesSugar-free diets. Serious sugar-free dieters give up not just sugar but also honey, maple syrup, and even some kinds of fruit.Stocksnapper / Getty ImagesPaleo diet.Paleo supposedly echoes the way people ate back when they were Neanderthals.Anakopa / Getty ImagesKeto eating. Some doctors warn this diet could induce low blood pressure, nutritional deficiencies, and an increased risk of heart disease.ThitareeSarmkasat / Getty ImagesIntermittent fasting. The diet is believed to help practitioners lose weight, lower the risk of type 2 diabetes, and even help prevent cancer.ThitareeSarmkasat / Getty ImagesJuicing.The practice is said to promote weight loss and "detox" the system.Vgajic / Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad