| ul recipes, available on the internet is attracting more | | | | (baby boomers, generation X'ers, generation Y's and |
| budget starved consumers, reveals a current | | | | below), cooking at home is quickly the style of the day. |
| University study. With soul foods low cost and high | | | | This is especially true because of tightening budgets |
| quality ingredients this southern food has a long | | | | and shrinking incomes growing numbers continue to |
| reputation for it's staying power and the ability for filling | | | | experience in this economy. Because food cost is one |
| the belly. | | | | of the largest items in most families budgets, soul food |
| The best southern foods such as collard greens, | | | | recipes continue to work as a life preserver for more |
| sweet potato pie, southern meatloaf, peach cobbler, | | | | low income families. |
| hot water cornbread and other tasty treats continue | | | | In the past soul food helped to stretch the dollars of |
| to make a strong comeback with many struggling | | | | many cash starved people, now the tasty, nutritious |
| families. As households struggle to meet growing food | | | | and satisfying food is sought after by people longing |
| cost, soul food continues to roar back as a life | | | | for the nostalgic feeling of this popular comfort food. |
| preserver for more and more families across America. | | | | Cookbooks, cooking classes and other home making |
| Home cooking, comfort food, and food that sticks to | | | | skills are again in style. June Cleaver is no longer |
| your ribs are descriptions more families are looking for | | | | laughed at or ridiculed like in the past. |
| to stretch their food dollar. An increasing number of | | | | Like in the past, soul food helped a generation of |
| families are starting to ride past fast food arches and | | | | African Americans get through tough times, tight |
| drive-thrus and straight home to cook their own meals | | | | budgets and low incomes. Now to help fight bulging |
| in growing numbers. | | | | food cost at the checkout counter home cooked |
| It's estimated the average family of four can save | | | | meals like soul food continues to increase in demand .. |
| hundreds o f dollars a month by skipping the Burger | | | | and there's no end in sight. |
| and Fries, Pizza and other fast food stops by simply | | | | Yes, with tightening bank accounts, job lay offs and |
| cooking more meals at home instead. This startling | | | | shrinking budgets cooking at home is in. Free soul food |
| statistic is what's causing the growing popularity of | | | | recipes is a good place to start if you're looking for a |
| easy soul food recipes available on the internet. | | | | food cost - stretching solution. Another benefit of this |
| Recipe clubs, cookbooks and newsletters continue to | | | | growing trend? Fighting obesity. Home cooking helps to |
| increase in popularity for struggling families, single | | | | fight obesity. |
| mothers and down-sized employees. The increase in | | | | You can avoid many of the high calorie, high sodium, |
| food cost is another reason more families continue to | | | | high fat ingredients fast-food is known for by preparing |
| choose eating in ... instead of eating out. | | | | more of your meals at home. Take advantage of the |
| With a generation of families accustomed to eating out | | | | many free soul food recipes available to you online. |