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?

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> 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?
> nancy

Unless it's added, soymilk is no calcium. Get calcium from tums.
Edrena

"The Joneses" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> And, what
>> does it have to offer to compare to milk, nutrition wise?
>
> Unless it's added, soymilk is no calcium. Get calcium from tums.
> Edrena

Good one! Thank you.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> "The Joneses" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >> And, what
> >> does it have to offer to compare to milk, nutrition wise?
> > Unless it's added, soymilk is no calcium. Get calcium from tums.
> > Edrena
>
> Good one! Thank you.
> nancy

And getting English good from posters other from Elbania not.
Edrena caffiene cutting

"The Joneses" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> "The Joneses" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Nancy Young wrote:
>> >> And, what
>> >> does it have to offer to compare to milk, nutrition wise?
>> > Unless it's added, soymilk is no calcium. Get calcium from tums.
>> > Edrena
>>
>> Good one! Thank you.
>> nancy
>
> And getting English good from posters other from Elbania not.
> Edrena caffiene cutting

(laugh!) I got the idea and I did take Tums. Thanks again, Edrena.
Good luck with the caffeine thing.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> 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!

"C. James Strutz" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message

>> 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.

> 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.

> 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

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> 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?

I gave up on cow's milk in my house because I never could get
through even a quart fast enough and always ended up throwing it
down the drain. I've become used to soy milk and find the extended
expiration date an advantage. Now cow's milk shows up in my house
only when company does.

Chocolate soy milk, as other folks have pointed out, is excellent --
you'll never miss cow's milk chocolate milk. But you probably bought
either "original" or "vanilla" flavor soy milk for your cereal.

I found the original or vanilla flavors too sweet for some uses (for
example, I'll cut mashed potatoes with soy milk, but I disliked
using the sweet stuff). Silk sells an aseptic pack (on the grocery
shelf) labeled "Unsweetened" that is perhaps a more-acquired taste,
but far more useful in substituting for cow's milk, IMHO.

sd

Nancy Young wrote:
> Okay, it's no secret, I'm a wuss about trying new foods.

Good for you!

Silk is probably one of the best brands - I buy vanilla for cereal.
IIRC it's nutritionally about the same as milk without the cholesterol.

see http://www.silkissoy.com

-L.

On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 23:31:04 -0600, sd > wrote:

>In article >,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
>I gave up on cow's milk in my house because I never could get
>through even a quart fast enough and always ended up throwing it
>down the drain. I've become used to soy milk and find the extended
>expiration date an advantage. Now cow's milk shows up in my house
>only when company does.

I keep talking about ultrapasteurized dairy products here. They last
forever. I love them. Simply Smart is one type of ultrapasteurized milk
that's lower in fat but still tastes good. I also get ultrapasteurized
cream and half and half. They never go bad on me, and I keep them for,
easily, a month and a half.

Not saying don't use soymilk, just saying it's possible to keep milk around
for longer periods for cooking purposes (which is why we don't go through
so much milk here).

--
Siobhan Perricone
Humans wrote the bible,
God wrote the rocks
-- Word of God by Kathy Mar

My wife started Silk soy milk several years ago when she found out that she
was allergic to regular milk and her sinuses were acting up as you
described.

Since then I have found that I cant even use regular milk over two days in a
row in my cereal (I never did drink milk). In my case, eating Dairy King
ice cream immediately causes gas, and drinking milk causes diarrhea.

She buys the vanilla flavored one and we use it in cooking and cerial, plus
she drinks it like milk. I have never heard anything really bad about using
it, but have heard piles of good stuff about how good it is for you.

Dwayne





"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> 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?
>
> nancy
>

In article >,
Siobhan Perricone > wrote:

> I keep talking about ultrapasteurized dairy products here. They last
> forever. I love them. Simply Smart is one type of ultrapasteurized milk
> that's lower in fat but still tastes good. I also get ultrapasteurized
> cream and half and half. They never go bad on me, and I keep them for,
> easily, a month and a half.

Thanks for the tip! I don't have an intolerance to lactose -- just
an intolerance to spending good money on something I'll just have to
throw out later.* I'll check out what is ultrapasteurized around
here.

sd

* Excepting George Carlin's observation that "Flowers are the only
thing that you buy...you bring them home...and they die...and you
[don't] want your money back.