Soy products?

Well if you allergic to soy milk it wouldn't be any different with any soy
product since it is made from the same thing. I just finished a delicious
soy chicken patty from Veggie Patch. Some of the meatless soy products are
really great, other are horrible. This one is a winner and tastes like
chicken.
Roxan
"Ignoramus3739" wrote in message
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I have been reading some ideas about benefits of soy products, but I
am not very familiar with them. Does anyone know if those benefits are
really valid, and also which soy products are good. I am allergic to
soy "milk", for sure.

i

On 29 Sep 2003 15:06:08 GMT, Ignoramus3739
wrote:

I have been reading some ideas about benefits of soy products, but I
am not very familiar with them. Does anyone know if those benefits are
really valid, and also which soy products are good. I am allergic to
soy "milk", for sure.

i

http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/

http://www.mercola.com/2001/jun/30/soy_comments.htm

http://abcnews.go.com/onair/2020/202...y_feature.html

Ignoramus3739 wrote:
In article , roxan wrote:
Well if you allergic to soy milk it wouldn't be any different with any soy
product since it is made from the same thing. I just finished a delicious
soy chicken patty from Veggie Patch. Some of the meatless soy products are
really great, other are horrible. This one is a winner and tastes like
chicken.

It seems to be specific to soy milk Roxan.

I wanted something less processed that soy burgers. Some tofulike
stuff maybe, or soy nuts or some such.

You earlier questioned the validity of claims of the benefits of soy, and
though I know little about them, I do like may soy products. I use tofu
in many forms (silken makes nice puddings, firm is good in stir-fry and
just marinated and cooked), roasted soy nuts (especially the honey roasted
ones from Trader Joe's), and tempeh, which is pretty high in protein and
fiber (fat too), and can be prepared in tons of different ways, including
burger-style. It's substantial and not highly processed, but as a
fermented soy product, it may take some getting used to.

I also like most meat analogs (Boca, Yves, Lightlife) but those are more
processed than what you're looking for. They tend to be pretty high in
sodium.

-Alison

If you're allergic to soy milk you may be allergic to
all soy products. Have your doctor test you. Get a
second opinion if necessary. Doctors are new to the
idea of soy allergies.

Ignoramus3739 wrote:

I have been reading some ideas about benefits of soy products, but I
am not very familiar with them. Does anyone know if those benefits are
really valid, and also which soy products are good. I am allergic to
soy "milk", for sure.

i

"Alison L Miles" wrote in message
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Ignoramus3739 wrote:
You earlier questioned the validity of claims of the benefits of soy, and
though I know little about them, I do like may soy products. I use tofu
in many forms (silken makes nice puddings, firm is good in stir-fry and
just marinated and cooked), roasted soy nuts (especially the honey roasted
ones from Trader Joe's), and tempeh, which is pretty high in protein and
fiber (fat too), and can be prepared in tons of different ways, including
burger-style. It's substantial and not highly processed, but as a
fermented soy product, it may take some getting used to.

I also like most meat analogs (Boca, Yves, Lightlife) but those are more
processed than what you're looking for. They tend to be pretty high in
sodium.

-Alison

Have you tried any of the soy cheeses out there? Just curious. DH has been
my guinea pig for lots of new things until I can eat them, but he refuses to
even consider the idea of soy cheese

Jenn

In article , Ignoramus3739
wrote:

Sounds exciting...

i

In article , Jennifer Austin wrote:

"Alison L Miles" wrote in message
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Ignoramus3739 wrote:
You earlier questioned the validity of claims of the benefits of soy, and
though I know little about them, I do like may soy products.

Hope you don't have a thyroid condition as soy is not good for it or
for gastro intestibnal diseases.

Ignoramus3739 wrote:
Thank you. I would try some soy nuts if they were not honey
roasted... oh well...

i

Trader Joe's does have "regular" and unsalted soy nuts, as well. Most
grocery stores in my area have started to carry roasted soy nuts,
actually; most brands come in regular and unsalted, and some come in BBQ
too.

-Alison

Jennifer Austin wrote:

Have you tried any of the soy cheeses out there? Just curious. DH has been
my guinea pig for lots of new things until I can eat them, but he refuses to
even consider the idea of soy cheese

Jenn

I'm curious about them too; I randomly selected one to try the last time I
was at Whole Foods. It was Soya Kaas fat-free pepper jack. I wouldn't
recommend starting with this one as you may need to get used to soy cheese
before transitioning to fat free soy cheese. I didn't try it IN anything
or try to melt it--I just ate it straight from the fridge. It had a
rather odd texture that wasn't like normal cheese and a kind of weird
flavor (I don't know if it was the "cheese" or the pepper jack part).
The brand I've seen most often is Galaxy Foods "veggie" line, so buying a
package of their slices may be a less scary way to start out (I just
bought some of their rice slices but haven't tried them yet).


-Alison

On 29 Sep 2003 16:37:13 GMT, Ignoramus3739
wrote:


I wanted something less processed that soy burgers. Some tofulike
stuff maybe, or soy nuts or some such.


You can buy soy protein powder anywhere nutritional supplements are
sold, like the supplement counter in your supermarket. You can use it
in shakes or add it to breakfast cereal. Also, many nutritional
shakes and bars are made with soy protein.

Soy nuts and tofu are good complete soy sources -- with carbs and fat
in addition to soy protein.

Chris

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 03:54:24 -0400, Carol Frilegh
wrote:

Hope you don't have a thyroid condition as soy is not good for it ...

You can find varying information on this on the web. I've discussed
it a lot with my endocrinologist (I'm hypothyroid). He believes that
soy is not a problem as long as it is not consumed close to the time
you're taking your thyroid hormone. I have used soy-based supplements
the whole time I've been dieting, and don't seem to have any resulting
problems. My endo is also hypo and also uses soy. (He has lost some
weight lately doing something like South Beach. Or so he says -- I
never thought he was heavy before and don't see him that often :-) .)

But everyone should make their own decision, of course.

Chris
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