The Soy Ploy
I can recall once when my son opened the refrigerator and saw a package of Tofu on the shelf, in full dramatics he slammed the door shut and ran off yelling that, "Tofu will kill him!" Months later I came to him and told him that he was correct.
When I took the Dairy out of our home the only natural inclination was to replace it with Soy products. Soy milk, cheeses,whipping cream,yogurts,ice creams and coffee creamer, putting little thought into how soy could adversely effect either me or my child. I've learned a thing or two. Allow me to K.I.S.S. this out here:
1. The most obvious-In it's non-fermented state it is processed and Soy is genetically engineered for mass production (Just say no to GMO).In the processing toxic lysinoalanine and highly carcinogenic nitrosamines are produced as well as high levels of aluminum and MSG.
2. Soy foods can cause deficiencies in calcium and Vitamin D and the Vitamin B12 found within Soy products actually cannot be absorbed by the human body.
3. Lastly and the biggest reason why I chose to black list it from Austin (...I still use the Silk Hazelnut Creamer, I do admit)is that Non-fermented soy is high in phytoestrogens which will decrease sperm count for males (granted this is certainly a LOOOOOOOOOOONG term concern) and that Genistein, the main phyto-estrogen in soy will replace human estrogen and speed up the onset of puberty. Frankly, I'd like to postpone this as long as humanly possible.
Now mind you there are many healthful benefits to soy as well but like anything else I think it is best to consume it in it's natural state. As for the Dairy replacement; We just omitted it entirely.
Examples of Fermented Soy Products (The Good):
natt
miso
tempeh
traditional soy sauce
Examples of Non-Fermented Soy Products (The Bad):
soy milk
tofu
modern soy sauce (which is actually mostly wheat!)
soy oil
additives to thousands of commercial shelf products
6 comments:
I had been considering replacing my milk with soy milk... Are there any soy milk brands out there that are better than others? What's your take on rice milk?
Almost forgot... what about almond milk?
I use rice milk as my milk substitute. Is that a bad idea?
We use almond milk but with a total fight-Austin complains each and every day. Rice milk is good too. Ill look into this further but again watch out for GMOs. I think its best to err on the side of caution on any product that is produced in mass quanity for multiple purposes.
What brand of almond milk do you use? You have me paranoid in a good way... I'm trying to make my own tonight but it would be SO much easier to just buy some.
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