| Free soul food recipes are moving toward the end of | | | | prepared. The large amounts of fat and calories it |
| this year leaner, healthier and with less calories than in | | | | contains has also worked to keep much of the |
| previous years. To meet the growing demand for | | | | younger generation at away, as well as the older |
| more user-friendlier dishes, more websites are offering | | | | generation. These two groups represent one of the |
| recipes with healthier ingredients. This is in response to | | | | larger potentials for growth, but they represent the |
| a growing need for changes in the preparation and | | | | health conscious segment of the market. This group |
| cooking methods of this southern cuisine. The popular | | | | loves the taste of southern cooking, but has a need to |
| southern cuisine has had the dubious reputation of | | | | eat healthy and lighter than what traditional southern |
| having large amounts of calories, salt and fat, despite | | | | recipes is known for. |
| glorious taste southern food is known for. The race is | | | | This demand has given most free soul food recipe |
| now on among restaurants, manufacturers and recipe | | | | sites the opportunity to meet the needs of one of the |
| publishers on who can make healthy recipes that taste | | | | fastest growing segments of an emerging market. |
| good. Because of - or despite the recession, more | | | | The healthy eating market continues to grow by leaps |
| people are more aware of their diet and what they | | | | and bounds. This has caused many publishers to rush |
| put in their bodies. | | | | in to fill this growing need with healthy recipes that also |
| Large numbers of consumers love this popular | | | | taste good. These changes are expected to expand |
| southern food, but not the unhealthy ingredients | | | | in the coming year as more people move toward |
| associated with the traditional way it's cooked or | | | | healthier eating. |