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I'm actually making the recipe this weekend. I love making special treats like that. Laura, to answer your question (without writing a book) I think these links best sum it up.
http://www.soytoy.com/soydanger.html
http://www.healingdaily.com/detoxification-diet/soy.htm
Just so everyone is clear on this, I do not think you're a bad person, parent or caregiver if you feed soy products to your family. This is simply the road Jason and I have chosen to take for our family.
I'm not a fan of dairy products in general (though I think they taste divine!) but I am yet to find healthy and safe alternatives for them. Our kids are not your typical milk drinking kids. They do drink milk, just not as many glasses a day as some. I'm a big fan of drinking water and for added calcium, they eat a lot of dark leafy greens and other healthy sources that give their bodies the calcium they need.
We typically stay away from High Fructose Corn Syrup, too much sugar (unless its grown in the food, such as fruit) and I do NOT feed our kids any artificial sweeteners of any kind. We eat mostly whole grains; brown rice only and try to bake without using flour, if at all possible. Which often times is just not possible to avoid. Whole wheat flour has been a God send, though many of you know you can't always use that when baking or your food will turn out... flat.
We also don't eat food with MSG in it. So, it makes shopping (and eating out) a bit harder for us, but its doable. We're not freakishly paranoid over here either. You will always find some sort of ice cream in the freezer, candy in the pantry and other such evil foods lurking around.
These are pretty much guidelines we follow and don't expect everyone else to agree. This post isn't meant to be a debate, but to answer a friend's question.
SoySubmitted by sfopcmommy on Wed, 2007-09-12 15:56.
Thanks for answering my question. :-)
Those are great articles. I've read one of them before and lots of other info about soy. I agree it comes with it's own set of problems which is why we avoid eating a lot of it. We don't let Jenna eat any soy products. I'm still a sucker for some Japanese food though - No MSG but I can't resist miso soup or salmon teriyaki (which of course has soy sauce).
I think more than anything all of the research out there on soy or dairy (or any other foods that are possibly dangerous) shows the answer is to keep as much control as you can over your food. Buy the basic ingredients and make your food at home, avoiding packaged, processed foods as much as possible.
Parenting brings on such a host of decisions - the best you can do is pray about it, do as much research as you can and do what you think is best (don't I sound all relativistic? :))
Yes, being parentsSubmitted by stef on Wed, 2007-09-12 19:50.
Very interesting. I drinkSubmitted by shaneNotSean on Thu, 2007-09-13 19:52.
Very interesting. I drink only soy when I want something that is usually milk based. I am very allergic to Milk and most dairy, BIG time allergic. I visited both links, and looking at both sites, I do not think they are very sound. One is selling a product, and the other is an independent site run by one guy. But there is a pretty balanced article that somewhat agrees with both sites, but gives more info over at CNN (by way of WebMD).
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/diet.fitness/06/23/soy.danger.wmd/index.html
God bless!!
Yeah... I wasn't tooSubmitted by stef on Thu, 2007-09-13 23:22.
Yeah... I wasn't too thrilled with the 2 sites I found and didn't have the time to track down my actual favorites. I figured it would at least get my concerns/reasons across to her.
My main issue with all dairy in general is that I am very bothered that, as Americans, we think that's the one and only best way to get our calcium and other vitamins. I highly disagree with that and think we can get those things much better from healthy, whole grain, and natural foods... not from milk, yogurt and cheese. Not to say those 3 things are bad for you, per say, just that I think we over do it, here in America. But you know, in the large scope of things... who cares?!
I hear yaSubmitted by shaneNotSean on Sun, 2007-09-16 16:30.
Totally.Submitted by stef on Sun, 2007-09-16 16:51.