Silk Milk

TracieJ65

I have a question for those of you who use this and are familiar with it! I got a soft serve ice cream maker, today, so I can start making my own frozen yogurt and ice cream but lower in calories. I am going to try a raspberry frozen yogurt tomorrow and hopefully a mocha latte frozen yogurt the next night. But, both call for a cup of whole milk and I was wondering if I used silk milk would it be the same? I know that the whole milk helps to make it creamier but I am not really familiar with the soy milks so I don't know if it will make the same consitency or not? Any information is appreciated.

knittygirl52

I've not used the "modern" soy milks. Years ago I had an ice cream maker and made ice cream with a canned product called "Milnot." Which is basically something like soy milk with vegetable oil added. I've looked into it recently, and it has the same calories as whole milk. I've tried using lowfat milk, and it freezes completely SOLID--like a chunk of ice. So I think it must need at least some fat of some sort.

tcac

Be careful with soy milk and any soy products. They are not healthy. Read about GMO free and it will make you wonder how these things can keep being sold as "healthy" Just my opion after reading and studying. I am a vegetarian so blindly used soy for awhile.
linda

TracieJ65

That is what I was thinking, the fat, that is. I tried using fat free half and half once, in a similar situation, and it did not turn out well, either. The raspberry is not to bad in calories, to begin with, 89 for a half a cup, but I thought if I could cut it down even more, would be great, plus I could have some more. But, I don't want to do it and find that my anticipation of having homemade frozen yougurt is ruined because I needed that bit of fat. Thanks for your information.

❤B☩❤

I make all my shakes with Soy (Silk) and they are as creamy as if they were made with 2% or 1% milk. I haven't had milk in about a year and I don't miss it one single bit! I don't get that bloated feeling anymore like I used to get with milk. When my husband has his shakes, I make them with the chocolate and it is YUMMY! It is a good choice. The way I look at it is cow's milk was made to fatten up baby cows. Hmmmmmmm! Have fun with your new toy!!! : )

❤B☩❤

@ tcac: I just read your post. I am wondering what GMO free is (hope I don't sound numb asking that question..) I will look into it, tho. Thanks for the heads up : )

HealthyChanges2010

@ tcac: I just read your post. I am wondering what GMO free is (hope I don't sound numb asking that question..) I will look into it, tho. Thanks for the heads up : )

GMO = Genetically Modified Food/Organisms

Soy is far from the only product out there that is GMO (and not ALL soy is), lots of things on the food shelves are, some are labeled some are not unfortunately.

Several years back there was a big story in the news about Taco Bell switching over to GM corn in making their taco shells. The FDA pulled them all and (it effected the reputation of Taco Bell quite a bit from news articles)and would not allow them to be sold (aka huge recall). Since then they have the yellow ones again but have no clue if they are GM's or not.

It's all over the place and I think the FDA has once again become lax (oh wait! they've always been:ohwell: ) in enforcing it since it's such a big money maker for corn producers etc. etc.

You could do a Google search and find out more than what I just shared.
Hth
Becca

HealthyChanges2010

I've not used the "modern" soy milks. Years ago I had an ice cream maker and made ice cream with a canned product called "Milnot." Which is basically something like soy milk with vegetable oil added. I've looked into it recently, and it has the same calories as whole milk. I've tried using lowfat milk, and it freezes completely SOLID--like a chunk of ice. So I think it must need at least some fat of some sort.

I wonder if it's because low fat/skim milk has far more water in it than whole as well?