| There's a quiet controversy growing on more | | | | down recipes. |
| websites featuring free soul food recipes that's starting | | | | The two schools of thought have drawn a line in the |
| to catch the attention of more industry experts and | | | | sand when it comes to taste and health. The side that |
| watchdogs. The battle is increasing between the health | | | | currently has the strongest momentum is the health |
| conscious and the traditionalist who resist the changing | | | | conscious crowd. This side represents the younger |
| landscape and direction soul food cooking is going in. | | | | generation, who is less tied to tradition and more |
| The healthy recipe crowd has formed a crusade of | | | | concerned about their diets and eating healthy than the |
| using healthier ingredients and eliminating traditional soul | | | | older generation. When it comes to southern cooking, |
| food recipes, which contain high calories, sodium and | | | | traditional southern cuisine is almost like a religion to |
| fat. For example, those ingredients they're attempting | | | | some people. |
| to eliminate include fat back, ham hocks, bacon and | | | | The answer many traditionalist have is to eat in |
| other pork products that have been traced to many | | | | moderation and exercise but keep the traditional |
| health ailments. For instance, high blood pressure, | | | | southern cooking intact. They claim by doing this soul |
| strokes, obesity and other medical ailments. | | | | food recipe lovers get the best of both worlds. |
| The traditional soul food recipe crowd have their own | | | | As strong as this debate appears to grow, many |
| complaints. They complain that taking away traditional | | | | experts believe the deciding factor will come from a |
| ingredients will also take away what has made | | | | neutral third party. This deciding factor will unemotionally |
| southern cooking famous. The robust flavors, smells | | | | choose which side will come out ahead in this |
| and most important taste that made this popular | | | | controversy. What's that you ask? It's time, Yes. |
| southern cuisine world famous will be loss forever. | | | | Eventually time will decide who will prevail. Stay tuned! |
| They predict bland food, bland eating and watered | | | | |