Famous for its rich flavor and comforting qualities, Southern food is
also notorious for its high fat content and for cooking procedures that
destroy nutritional value. The author of several best-selling books on
Southern cooking, Daisy King fully understands the qualities that make
Southern food so appealing. In Miss Daisy's Healthy Southern Cooking she
applies her expertise to creating healthy versions of her famous recipes
and providing healthy alternatives to many popular Southern dishes. Year
after year,"" she writes, ""guests who patronized Miss Daisy's requested
low-fat, low-cholesterol, and low-calorie recipes and menus. During
those years I continued to develop, collect, and file recipes for a
cookbook containing healthier versions of traditional Southern
recipes."" Miss Daisy's Healthy Southern Cooking is filled with those
recipes, and it provides ways to fine-tune a healthy lifestyle though
carefully developed and tested recipes for lighter, healthier foods that
really taste good. More than just a cookbook, Miss Daisy's Healthy
Southern Cooking is a guide to a healthy lifestyle. Miss Daisy offers
helpful hints on how to shop for groceries, plan menus, dine at
restaurants, order fast food, and understand the nutrition labels
mandated by the federal government. She discusses health concerns and
the effects of diet on health, thus making it a revelation for everyone
who wants to eat Southern and eat healthy.""
