Benefits of Soy Milk?

[BetaOrionis]

So I was glancing over the nutrition facts of Soy Milk, comparing it to regular Whole Milk, and soy milk seems to be nutritionally better in almost every respect. Less sugar, fat, and cholesterol, more vitamins and minerals, more kinds of vitamins and minerals, etc.

It seems to be better for the environment. Takes less space to manufacture, creates less waste, and doesn't harm cows (if you care, I don't).

Why don't more people drink it? Is it the taste?

I introduced myself to soy milk about two years ago, and found the flavor and consistency . . . unfulfilling. So I mixed the milks. Regular milk, with a hint of soy milk. I gradually shifted the proportions, and now I prefer to drink soy milk with a hint of whole milk, or just chocolate or vanilla soy milk (Vitasoy is the best brand for flavored soymilk, followed by MastersChoice and Nature's Promise. Stay away from SoyDream and EdenSoy). Whole milk now tastes a bit sour to me, and I hate drinking it plain. It's still better for use in cooking, though.

Soy milk is healthier, and better for the environment. What's stopping you guys?

[Gagsy]

Taste and cost.

[iGrieveForUrLoss]

because most people stereotype anything made with soy as hippie food...though i myself also happen to like soy milk.

[unownedJR]

the truth behind soy milk

i dont drink milk

[Ozcar]

At 4/20/09 11:30 AM, Gagsy wrote: Taste and cost.

I have to agree... Because, Soy its lactose free, same proteins (And even more) and cheaper :)

[Pounce]

Because it tastes like shit.

Disregard it was what was used to keep me alive at infancy.

[Ozcar]

At 4/20/09 11:33 AM, unownedJR wrote: the truth behind soy milk

i dont drink milk

Sounds fake to me.... Also, Milk makes a lot of worse things in your body... like colon cancer...

dun dun dun!

[TheSilverGuitar]

At 4/20/09 11:33 AM, unownedJR wrote: i dont drink milk

I bet your bones are like dust, puny human.
I spit on you.

[SteveGuzzi]

I drank a glass of soy milk once. It tasted nasty aaaannnnd I had a really bad allergic reaction to it as well.

[snowy556]

mostly because whole milk is not healthy for you, 2% is the normal milk people drink, whole milk is almost exactly straight out of a cow's udders.

[RubberTrucky]

I live at home still and they determine what I drink. It's sad, yes.

Soy milk tastes different, a bit sweeter then regular milk. Tastes yummy. But I do think it's rather expensive. (compared to regular milk)

Come to think of it, maybe it's better to bet on something that is squeezed out of a plant, then something that is squeezed out of the tits of an animal. It's disgusting, when you think about it.

[redsN64]

I happen to like the taste of soy milk, just for some reason I never drink it. I guess I should more often.

[BetaOrionis]

At 4/20/09 11:53 AM, snowy556 wrote: mostly because whole milk is not healthy for you, 2% is the normal milk people drink, whole milk is almost exactly straight out of a cow's udders.

I'm pretty sure that your whole milk is pasteurized, homogenized, and has vitamin D added, but okay. 2% isn't much different nutritionally.

[JadeTheAssassin]

I got a bottle of chocolate soymilk in the fridge I've been meaning to try.

I'll see how it is when I get back--need alternatives for milk other than cheese, and lactose-free chocolate milk is good and all, but ehhhh. They didn't have any when I went to the store.

[unownedJR]

At 4/20/09 11:48 AM, TheSilverGuitar wrote:

I bet your bones are like dust, puny human.
I spit on you.

calcium supplements

[Ozcar]

At 4/20/09 11:53 AM, snowy556 wrote: mostly because whole milk is not healthy for you, 2% is the normal milk people drink, whole milk is almost exactly straight out of a cow's udders.

But that sounds tasty... Doesn't it? :)

[BetaOrionis]

At 4/20/09 12:01 PM, JadeTheAssassin wrote: I got a bottle of chocolate soymilk in the fridge I've been meaning to try.

I'll see how it is when I get back--need alternatives for milk other than cheese, and lactose-free chocolate milk is good and all, but ehhhh. They didn't have any when I went to the store.

I can't stress enough how important it is to try a few different brands. I can't tell one whole milk from another, but if Edensoy was the first soy milk I'd ever tried, I would never have given it a second chance.

[WilliWowza]

Soya Milk is the only milk I drink. Now admittedly it does taste bad, BUT the Light Soya Milk tastes substantially better and now I couldn't go back to drinking normal milk. Consideirng the amount that I drink I'm glad it's better for my health and my skin.

[WolvenKind]

Love soy milk, alpro soy milk that is.

And it doesn't taste bad, in fact it's way better than any ordinary kind of milk.. Not sure of they sell this in the US since it's a European company, it's the best.

[Ejit]

At 4/20/09 11:28 AM, BetaOrionis wrote: and doesn't harm cows (if you care, I don't).

you're such a badass

I DONT GIVE A FUCK

[Joshiwa]

I have been wanting to switch to soy milk. An ex girlfriend of mine was lactose intolerant and she introduced me to chocolate soy milk which was actually really good.

[Swerve]

Soy milk contains estrogen, which gives me a small penis, boobs, and messes up my menstruation cycle. Bad stuff. My mom drinks a lot of it though.

[Dark-Phire]

Of course, if you compare it to WHOLE milk, you are going to get a better product, nutritionally, with soymilk. Are you lactose intolerant? If not, just drink skim. If you are, then stick to soy milk. It'll get pretty damn costly, though.

[Wtfpwn]

well no shit its better for you than whole milk. whole milk is fucking terrible for you. only infants and baby cows should drink whole milk. if you choose milk based on nutritional content, fat free milk beats the piss out of soy milk so there ya go. buy it, drink it, love it.

[ngman7]

Raw milk is best:

http://www.raw-milk-facts.com/

[Sensationalism]

I drink Silk soymilk, usually vanilla.

I didn't really like it at first, I really liked cow's milk. So I started eating it just in cereal and eventually I was able to drink it straight. I love the stuff now.

[Legionnaire-X]

I think chocolate soy milk tastes better than normal chocolate milk.

[Armslock]

Nothing, it's tastes like crap and it's made for pussy vegetarians.

iamrite

[halfangelfreak]

I drink Skim Milk, sometimes Soy Milk.

Just depends on what I'm eating it with....