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Re: Soymilk

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  1. "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Okay, it's no secret, I'm a wuss about trying new foods. Yes, I am.
    I've come a long way, but you people talk about some scary stuff.

    So, I got some Silk milk (soy milk). The reason is that I don't
    tolerate milk very well (if you get my drift), but my sinuses suck and
    milk is mucus producing. Sorry if you're eating. I just have to lay
    off the milk.

    Well, you know the minute you can't have something, you just have
    to have it. Me, it was a bowl of cereal. I worked up the courage
    and poured some soy milk over some rice krispies. Not as bad as
    I expected. I can deal.

    Here's my question. Is soy milk mucus producing, too? And, what
    does it have to offer to compare to milk, nutrition wise? I imagine I
    could look that part up myself. It kinda creeps me out how far away
    the expiration date is, but that's me. A wimp. Any insights from you
    guys about soy milk?

    They've fortified it to be essentially equivalent of dairy milk in terms of
    calcium and B vitamins, but without the saturated fat, cholesterol, or
    lactose. Plus, you get the benefits of soy protein and phytochemicals. Your
    issue with the expiration date implies that you are comparing it with dairy
    milk. It is not dairy milk, it has it's own properties - including taste.
    It's fine in cereal but don't cook with it the way you'd cook with dairy
    milk. And do try the chocolate flavored - no need to go back to dairy!

  2. "C. James Strutz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Here's my question. Is soy milk mucus producing, too? And, what
    does it have to offer to compare to milk, nutrition wise? I imagine I
    could look that part up myself. It kinda creeps me out how far away
    the expiration date is, but that's me. A wimp. Any insights from you
    guys about soy milk?

    They've fortified it to be essentially equivalent of dairy milk in terms
    of calcium and B vitamins, but without the saturated fat, cholesterol, or
    lactose. Plus, you get the benefits of soy protein and phytochemicals.

    Okay, gotcha.

    Quoted message said:

    Your issue with the expiration date implies that you are comparing it with
    dairy milk.

    Without question, I don't deny it. This is like a foreign animal to me,
    that's all. I'm just working through it.

    Quoted message said:

    It is not dairy milk, it has it's own properties - including taste. It's
    fine in cereal but don't cook with it the way you'd cook with dairy milk.
    And do try the chocolate flavored - no need to go back to dairy!

    Okay, thanks for the heads up about the cooking thing. And I can't
    deny I love chocolate milk! (smile)

    nancy

  3. On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 22:33:43 -0500, "C. James Strutz"
    <[email hidden]> connected the dots and wrote:

    ~
    ~"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    ~news:[email hidden]...
    ~> Okay, it's no secret, I'm a wuss about trying new foods. Yes, I
    am.
    ~> I've come a long way, but you people talk about some scary stuff.
    ~>
    ~> So, I got some Silk milk (soy milk). The reason is that I don't
    ~> tolerate milk very well (if you get my drift), but my sinuses suck
    and
    ~> milk is mucus producing. Sorry if you're eating. I just have to
    lay
    ~> off the milk.
    ~>
    ~> Well, you know the minute you can't have something, you just have
    ~> to have it. Me, it was a bowl of cereal. I worked up the courage
    ~> and poured some soy milk over some rice krispies. Not as bad as
    ~> I expected. I can deal.
    ~>
    ~> Here's my question. Is soy milk mucus producing, too? And, what
    ~> does it have to offer to compare to milk, nutrition wise? I
    imagine I
    ~> could look that part up myself. It kinda creeps me out how far
    away
    ~> the expiration date is, but that's me. A wimp. Any insights from
    you
    ~> guys about soy milk?
    ~
    ~They've fortified it to be essentially equivalent of dairy milk in
    terms of
    ~calcium and B vitamins, but without the saturated fat, cholesterol,
    or
    ~lactose. Plus, you get the benefits of soy protein and
    phytochemicals. Your
    ~issue with the expiration date implies that you are comparing it with
    dairy
    ~milk. It is not dairy milk, it has it's own properties - including
    taste.
    ~It's fine in cereal but don't cook with it the way you'd cook with
    dairy
    ~milk. And do try the chocolate flavored - no need to go back to
    dairy!
    ~

    Actually, I found soy milk was better cooked into something than on
    it's own. I kept expecting milk-flavor, and got the soy flavor.
    Makes good pudding, custard, pumpkin pie. I also mix it with my
    morning hot cereal, where it did not skin over like milk does, it also
    worked well as the liquid in white sauces, chowders, baking breads,
    cakes, cookies. And now that Stop&Shop has a brand for 99cents a
    quart, it's not an unreasonable price.

    maxine in ri

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