So there is an article that I saw the other day, which seems to be floating around the internet. It talks about the downfalls of processed soy. Many people seem to be misinterpreting the article, so I want to set the record straight.
The article does not say to never drink soy milk.
What it does do is give you a list of items to check the ingredients list for. IE, “hydrolyzed soy protein,” “soy lecithin,” and “soy protein isolates”.
I've never really been a fan of milk of any kind. You won't find me just drinking it out of a glass (unlike my sister-in-law, who drinks several glasses a day), but I do like it on cereal (not the sugar-loaded, high fructose corn syrup kind of course), in coffee, and in my daily, all-natural, full-nutrient meal replacement shake.
We happen to have Silk brand soy milk in our fridge right now, which is natural, and does not contain processed soy. I'm also pretty sure that you can find organic soy milk (if not at the regular grocery store) at places like Whole Foods.
I do agree with the article recommending almond milk instead of soy, but my reasoning is because almond milk has 30 to 40 less calories per cup, and we all know that almonds have lots of nutritional value.
Our world does contain a lot of processed foods and ingredients these days. But the point is to educate yourself on how to pick out the ones that aren't processed, not just avoid that food all together. That would be like never eating cereal, just because many varities contain high fructose corn syrup. In fact, if you cut out all foods that have varities which contain hfcs, there wouldn't be much left for you to eat.
My advice is the same as always. Check the labels before you buy/eat it. It's that simple.
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