manual_overide

I bought a half gallon of soymilk for the first time today, and I really like the taste of it!! Everyone I've talked to said that soymilk tastes like crap. Am I supposed to like this stuff? Really I don't care if everyone hates it, because I'm the one drinking it, but I'm curious to find out how weird my tastes are. Before the soymilk, I only drank skim milk, which everyone seems to rip on as well, so maybe my tastes are really screwed up!

Also, is buying soymilk really worth it? It's about 2 times as expensive as my regular skim milk.

late

Soy milk is better than skim for making fruit shakes. Milk masks fruit flavors.
Next time get unsweetened soy milk. Most have a ton of sugar. If you need a little sweetener, add honey.

If you already drink skim milk, the usual benefit of cutting back on bad-for-you fat doesn't apply. Sounds lke 6 of one, and a half doezen of the other...

Machka 

I HATE the taste of real milk. But I like the taste of soy milk ... I can't imagine who would have told you it tastes bad!

'nother

I like soymilk, but not as a general substitute for regular milk. Actually I like chocolate soymilk the best. Even better than regular chocolate milk.

Pedal Wench

Love the stuff.

I used to use milk sparingly, but someone (here, I think) said that real milk's purpose is to make baby cows grow into big fat cows. Gives you something to think about if you're trying to watch your weight...

juf2m

I looooooove soy milk. Especially the Silk Unsweetened, and the 8th Continent Chocolate! *drool* It tastes so creamy. The only think I hate soy milk in is coffee. Then it's just blech.

SandySwimmer

I love soymilk. They've done a lot to improve flavors. Many people who don't like it haven't tried it in at least 5 years.

An added plus to liking it is there are lots of studies to show the healthy benefits of soymilk.

AnthonyG

I'm sure you believe that but can you find these studies.

One of the many problems with soy is that its an estrogen mimic. Thats BAD news if your male and not realy good for women either. See, https://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html for the gory details.

Regards, Anthony

SimiCyclist

I've been using soymilk on cereal now for several years. Tastes much better than skim milk.

catbus

Kikkoman Pearl Unsweetened!

aikigreg

soymilk is great, but it makes men grow boobies. Do some research on phytoestrogens and put down the soy!

Pedal Wench

Anyone with any experience with powdered soymilk? I need to take some on a backpacking trip, and I can't carry a week's worth of real Silk soymilk.

wonkemtel

Like anything...moderation is good.... if soy was so bad for you etc why is it that we in the US have a high cancewr rate but they don't in say china where soy is a staple. They have a huge percentage of the worlds population...If soy was such a killer wouldn't we see it there in loads and loads?!!?

Wulfheir

My wife and I have been soy drinkers for many years now.

SandySwimmer

soy also reduces certain cancers that men get . . . in addition to reducing the cancers that women get. Lots of studies out there -- AMA, Harvard, MD Anderson.

Plus it tastes good.

mrfreddy

studies all sponsored by the producers of soy milk and other fine products, no doubt...

tekhna

Plus that significant amount of estrogen in Soy. No thanks. Especially considering where 90% of the worlds Soy comes from, and how it's produced.

donrhummy

Well, I like Soy Milk, but are you really drinking soy milk or are you drinking the usual Sugar + Salt + "Natural Flavors" soy milk that most grocery stores carry? I drink the real stuff (make it myself from soy beans with NOTHING added), and trust me, I have yet to meet someone else who likes the stuff.

DannoXYZ 

You can get good soy-milk in the Asian food stores. Typically is processed and aged properly and sweetened with sugar-cane.

manual_overide

the stuff i have is 8th continent regular flavor. I read some of the studies. From what I gather, soymilk is good for you, but can affect your testosterone levels if you are a man. It won't grow boobies, but can affect sexual performance. The ingredients on my soymilk also list sugar, so I'm assuming it's really just not as good for me as regular skim milk. If that's the case, the skim will be back in the fridge after this soymilk is gone.

randring

I don't think your tastes are screwed up at all. I love it. And you shouldn't care what others think. I eat and drink whatever I want to..... in moderation..... most times. So just be you.

Mphetameme

Ironically, "plain" fortified soy milk (SILK brand) tastes sweeter than 2% milk but contains LESS sugar. This particular brand is sweetened with evaporated certified organic sugar cane juice. My advice is to do a side-by-side comparison on the labels. The SILK I have and the 2% milk (from Canada... I would assume all milk is the same but maybe Canadian cows are uhh... sweeter?) says:

soy milk: 6g sugars per 250ml
2% milk: 12g sugars per 250ml

aikigreg

I didn't say it was a killer - I said it makes men grow boobies. There is a ton of scientific peer-reviewed medical studies, unfunded by big business, that prove the damage these can cause.

And as for China, and Japan, places where soy is a staple, I would challenge you to look at the difference in musculature and testosterone. But I'm not trying to covert anyone. Drink it all up. I just thought I'd makethe OP aware of the other view.

SimiCyclist

I've been drinking the stuff for over two years and I'm not even close to an A cup.

*cough

Actually, I think they have just as high cancer rates but they tend to have different cancers and diseases, like westerners have high heart and cardiovascular diseases and asian cultures have high stomach cancers and some other stuff. I'll look it up if anyone wants.

I've also heard about the dangers of soy. I wouldn't trust that westonaprice site as sites like that tend to be pretty biased (like anti aspartime people).

We have both soy and regular milk in our fridge and when I need milk I think about the soy phytoestrogen stuff then I go for regular milk and think of that Monsanto milk issue..!!!!!!
I usually settle for water.