| Soul food restaurants around the country continue to | | | | seriously into preparing more healthy southern dishes |
| face a major challenge that's growing everyday. The | | | | to it's patrons. Restaurants are starting to realize if |
| challenge is causing many restaurants to go out of | | | | they want to stay in business they'd better find a way |
| business. That challenge of providing tasty, satisfying | | | | to not only serve tasty, satisfying food, but they'd |
| dishes like fried chicken, peach cobbler and other | | | | better find healthier ways to do it. |
| southern cuisine favorites - without the health risk. | | | | Although this presents a problem to many restaurant |
| "The term healthy soul food continues to flow from | | | | owners, this can also offer open door opportunities to |
| the growing number of health conscious customers | | | | creative minded entrepreneurs in the food industry. |
| coming into my soul food restaurant ".says one | | | | Restaurants who can't or won't adapt will quickly be |
| challenged restaurant owner. I'm constantly looking for | | | | replaced by those who can and will. That's the quiet |
| new ways to prepare my signature dishes in a | | | | revolution taking place in the business now. |
| healthier way without losing the taste and feeling of | | | | African Americans continue to have the largest |
| satisfaction my customers demand. | | | | number of health related ailments such as high blood |
| The badge of honor southern recipes have always | | | | pressure, diabetes and obesity, all attributed to diet. |
| had was for the tasty, satisfying and filling qualities it | | | | Soul Food restaurants are also discovering if they |
| possessed. This gave a sense of value to many of it's | | | | want to attract the younger crowd to their |
| African American cash strapped customers, because | | | | establishments and keep them coming back, they'll |
| the food stayed with the person eating it longer than | | | | have to serve healthier meals. That's the challenge, |
| the average food did. | | | | because when you think healthy you automatically |
| The draw back of many of the menu items was the | | | | think tasteless and bland. That's the marketing |
| health risk of consuming the tasty southern food. Many | | | | challenge facing restaurants who specialize in food for |
| who over indulged in the popular African American | | | | the soul, as many fans affectionately call it. |
| recipes fell into obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes | | | | Healthy soul food seems like an oxymoron, but more |
| other health ailments. | | | | and more creative cooks continue to turn this daunting |
| Because of the health risk, soul food restaurants | | | | challenge into a pleasant and health preserving reality |
| experienced a drop in business over the last few | | | | for more people. The reward for their trouble? The |
| years, according to a recent restaurant industry report. | | | | sound of their cash registers ringing. |
| To reverse this trend, more restaurants are looking | | | | |