They're everywhere on social media: bowls chock-full of colorful fruits, vegetables and berries. Boards brimming with lean proteins, figs, grapes and cheeses. Clean eating — opting for whole, minimally processed foods — has been a growing trend for years, as consumers increasingly prioritize health and safety in how they choose, prepare and store their food for themselves and their families. These clean eating trends are shaping kitchen design by driving demand for better food storage, smarter appliances and technology that supports wellness and health tracking. Here's what to keep in mind:
Smarter appliances support a cleaner diet
Meats and cheeses need to be stored at the optimal temperature to prevent spoilage. And fresh fruits and vegetables are easily perishable. The latest generation of appliances not only helps keep food fresh longer but also minimizes food waste and contamination, and all with high efficiency and low power.
Start with the refrigerator, which maintains a cool temperature (ranging from 33°F to 40°F) to slow the growth of bacteria as it regulates humidity and keeps food from getting damp. But not every food should be stored at the same temperature. That's where flexible zones come into play. Samsung Bespoke Counter Depth 4-Door Flex Refrigerator with AI Family Hub+ and AI Vision keeps precise temperature and humidity controls in three zones, matching the appropriate degrees with the specific items. This keeps the food both safe and fresh for a longer time, and even when the door is open, the fridge retains the cold.
With a focus on clean eating, when it comes to cooking, steam ovens are a good way to retain freshness and nutrition. But food can leave grease and residue on range surfaces and in the oven. This is why a high quality self-cleaning feature can be so important. Samsung Bespoke Smart Slide-In Electric Range with Flex Duo and Illuminated Precision Knobs offers three time options — two, three or five hour — for a full self-clean, as well as a lighter steam clean that's done in 20 minutes.
And clean-up can be easy with an innovative dishwasher, such as Samsung Bespoke AutoRelease Smart Dishwasher with StormWash+ and Smart Dry, which has an automated door release so dishes air dry. Drying dishes accounts for 15% of the total energy use of a dishwasher. Samsung counters this by employing a Smart Dry with AutoRelease Door, which circulates warm air to deliver 2.5 times better drying performance — intelligently sensing and adjusting the temperature and time to save energy.
Air quality is top of mind for healthy living. A range hood is essential to draw away the odors, smoke, fumes and grease caused by cooking. Whether wall-mounted or under cabinet, Samsung has low-noise options with powerful ventilation and digital controls, even sensors to monitor air quality 24 hours a day.
Get smart about health
Consumers interested in healthy eating are likely interested in healthy living overall. They often use health-focused apps and smart home systems that extend beyond the kitchen. In fact, the Fitbit app, counted 38.5 million active users in 2023 and 128 million registered users.
Samsung Health hits all those notes with a comprehensive health and fitness tracking app. It serves as a central hub for collecting, organizing and visualizing health data from various sources, including wearables and third-party devices such as Galaxy Watches. It even has social feature, so users can engage in challenges with friends. Among its other features are:
· Activity Tracking: Monitors steps, calories burned, workout intensity and other activity metric
· Diet Tracking: Allows users to log meals, snacks and caffeine, helping them develop healthy eating habits
· Sleep Monitoring: Tracks sleep patterns, including sleep stages, heart rate and snoring.
· Body Composition Analysis: Measures body composition and can track changes with a Galaxy Watch
· Wellness Tips: Provides personalized advice based on user data and activity patterns
· Samsung Health on TV: Allows users to access health and wellness content via Samsung Smart TVs.
A family of technologies
Technology changes quickly, and AI is now used daily by millions. That same goes for health and safety. By combining AI, connected devices and partnerships, Samsung is striving to make digital health more accessible, personalized and effective for individuals and communities around the world. And there are more digital solutions on the way to fit health goals like staying fit, gaining muscle mass, sleeping better and addressing physical and mental health issues
Samsung and its family of health apps help make it easier to track health conditions and manage health data. But the Samsung vision goes beyond basic health tracking to encompass proactive disease prevention and early detection. For example, with its Health Software Development Kit Suite, Samsung partners with health and other technology companies and research institutions to leverage their expertise and technology to help build health applications. For example, Samsung has been working with Stanford University to create AI algorithms for wearable tech to help detect issues such as sleep apnea.
This same sense of connection goes into Samsung appliances to help create kitchens can make healthy eating and healthy living more accessible, personalized and effective for individuals and communities around the world. With its suite of connected devices and partnerships, Samsung helps make this so. A great example is the AI Vision Inside feature in Samsung refrigerators. Not only will it automatically track the food in the refrigerator, it will let a user know if the item's expiration date is running low —even adding it to a grocery list. Then, a companion service, Samsung Food, can suggest healthy recipes based on user preference and data drawn from Samsung Health.
Kitchens of wellness
AI-powered refrigerators and other smart kitchen appliances can help improve food management, healthy eating habits and holistic wellness. Samsung takes this to new levels in the quality, efficiency and innovation of its home appliances — offering homebuilders and kitchen designers new opportunities to connect the clean eating trend with customer desires in a positive and powerful way. Healthier customers and clients also remain active ones for longer.
Discover the full range of smart appliances by Samsung that help make kitchens healthier and safer.