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    Opinions on soy?

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    • Posts: 9 Member
      I try to avoid soy, because it found in so many things as it is. Of course, when I'm eating clean, I can avoid it pretty easily ha.... but I also have a finicky thyroid, so I avoid it even more so. I prefer almond and cashew milk over soy milk (we do not drink cows milk anymore) .

    • Posts: 3,563 Member
      If this has already been mentioned, please disregard. In the US, for most foods, it's required to state on the label if the food contains any of the big-hitter allergens, like soy, wheat, nuts, dairy to name a few. It's also required to state whether the product was manufactured on shared equipment or in a shared facility with any of the allergens. this can be really helpful if you're trying to avoid specific foods. I don't know if this is true in other countries.
    • Posts: 2,171 Member
      @mph323 the EU, Britain, and now the USA do not require special disclosure for soybean oil.
    • Posts: 1,787 Member
      VeryKatie wrote: »
      Maybe I'll give it a try, depending on the nutrient profile. I'll check it out in the store next time I go.

      I do like to try new things, just to be sure haha.

      I bought cashew milk based on this thread; the taste is great, very creamy, and I prefer it now to almond milk. However, if you're looking for a protein source -- these don't do it. They have a lot less protein per ounce than soy.
    • Posts: 12,033 Member
      edited August 2016
      Christine_72 wrote: »
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      I thought there may have been naturally occurring sugars floating around in there like in cows milk which is also unsweetened, as honestly i never thought to check the sugar content in my Almond milk.. until now.
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      I dare say i consume plenty of things on that list, i only got up to page 3. Honestly i wouldn't be comparing the FDA to FSA, there are many substances available in America that are totally banned here.

      But yeah, soy and aspartame are pretty easy to avoid, and that's what i'm doing. The title of this thread is opinions, and i gave mine.

      And i know the comeback will be if you believed everything you read you'd be living on air, as there are pro and con articles on everything, and yes i said articles, not studies because i know that will be thrown back at me too. The bottom line is you do you, i'll do me, simples.
      @Christine_72
      :smiley::+1:


      The link above takes me to this... FDA Internet Application Site (Accessdata) Error
    • Posts: 3,563 Member
      tomteboda wrote: »
      @mph323 the EU, Britain, and now the USA do not require special disclosure for soybean oil.

      Thanks for the info, I didn't realize that. Makes the allergen disclosure a lot less useful.
    • Posts: 572 Member
      Soya milk hasn't killed me, yet.

      My analysis of "almond milk" is that you might as well drink sugar water.
    • Posts: 2,248 Member
      Soy in excess destroys my stomach....the isolated soy protein destroys my actual stomach and then soy in general just causes some issues in the bowel area...don't want to get too tmi lol
    • Posts: 71 Member
      I became lactose intolerant in my early-20s and I immediately switched to soy milk... within the year I also obtained a soy allergy. I wasn't even consuming much.

      At this point in my life, I don't drink (almond, rice, cows, soy etc...) milk at all but I DO occasionally add coconut milk to my coffee!
    • Posts: 1,445 Member
      My opinion on soy is that I like some soy products and they have never bothered me, and they help my little brother's lactose intolerance, but since my boyfriend is deathly allergic to soy products and legumes we tend to keep it out of the house except in soy sauce form. And I know some aren't fond of almond milk in this thread but I drink chocolate almond milk almost every morning and I adore it :)
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