Back to school: 8 food trends for the new school year

Katie Workman, author of the popular blog and award-winning cookbook "The Mom 100," tackles weeknight dinner in addition to breakfast, lunch, snacks and dessert in her new cookbook Dinner Solved! With kids already heading back to school to kick off the new school year, she gave us the scoop on what food trends we can expect to see, including which healthy items will be popular (and the type of food that will be phased out).

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Check out the slideshow below to discover 8 food trends for the new school year:

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