Soul food recipes have grown into the one of the fastest growing cuisines today.  Perhaps because of the comfort food feeling it gives. For example, the robust flavors,  the in your face seasonings or the decadent desserts. Whatever the reason, traditional soul food recipes continue to stand the test of time, despite the criticisms for its high  calorie, sodium and fat content  recipes.

Like all classic cuisines, soul food continues to adapt to the changing needs of the consumer. Now with more consumers demanding healthier recipes and ingredients,  the recipes have started to adapt to this growing consumer need.  As a result more soul food restaurants, books and websites are seeing and acknowledging this fast growing trend.

Now you can find tasty soul food recipes that contain no artery clogging fat back, ham hocks or bacon as a seasoning for vegetables. Now you’ll see recipes calling for smoked turkey, which contain up to 95% less fat than ham hocks, fat back or bacon.  You can even find recipes that call for less or even  no table salt to flavor recipes. Instead you’ll find recipes calling for kosher or sea salt, which contain less sodium content.

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These new changes have won applause from medical experts, health officials as well as consumers.  The biggest hurdle the soul food recipes movement have had to overcome is winning hard boiled traditional soul food lovers over.  Many were concerned changing from traditional seasoning to healthier seasonings would change the taste of the soul food recipes. But taste continues to convince more traditional soul food lovers they can eat healthier without sacrificing the taste they’ve grown accustomed to.

Soul food recipes continue to change for the better – and the healthier, as the industry continues to raise the bar on tastier recipes without the health risks of the past.  The healthier changes come from reduced fat content,  lower sodium and less cholesterol content.

Many health experts find these new changes excellent choices.  More consumers are coming back to this popular southern cuisine who previously left it for health concerns.  The biggest challenge was making sure the  taste and satisfaction soul food is known for remained. One of the assumptions when thinking healthier is less taste.  But thanks to creative cooks,  healthier and tastier is the result of the new changes taking place with today’s soul food recipes.

Lighter and more natural seasonings is the order of the day that has made soul food recipes more health friendly. We’ll continue to keep you informed of more healthier changes that take place in the future. Stay tuned.

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No one wants to run out of food at their wedding. And yet, no one wants to spend excessively. So you need to take certain steps to ensure that you have enough food for your guests…food that they’ll appreciate…and still save money. First study your guest list, figure out if there are any vegetarians among them. If there are any vegetarians, order fewer dishes which contain meat or fish in them. Don’t order too many kinds of appetizers – ordering larger quantities of the same dishes will help you cut down on costs.

If you decide on around three kinds of appetizers along with a salad, you may not require a five course meal to follow. If you have a large wedding cake, you can reduce the number of desserts you serve. Also, decide on the combination of dishes you’ll serve based on the costs of individual dishes. For instance, seafood items tend to be more expensive. So you can opt for chicken and fish for your main courses. And again, keep your vegetarian guests in mind – they shouldn’t be left without choices.

Of course, it is very important to base your decision on the time of day for your wedding reception. If it’s in the afternoon, or early evening, you can order heavier food, and more of it, from the catering service. If you’re inviting people at night, the food can be lighter and in smaller quantities since people usually prefer to eat light at night. Try to avoid ordering rich, fatty foods for dinner and include more salads and soufflés.

However, many people these days like to have themes for their weddings. So you may find yourself ordering dishes that are relevant to your theme. But you can still follow these basic guidelines in order to cut costs on the catering service for your wedding reception.

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