Soy Milk

[MACDRIVE]

Has anyone tried this stuff? Does it taste anything like real milk? :confused:

[Queso]

Depends on the brand. Alpro (note, not Alpo!!) tastes quite similar, but some other brands taste like cardboard.

And I have it all the time. Prefer it to normal milk in most cases.

[MACDRIVE]

I'll look for that brand on the next trip to the store - thanks. :)

[PlaceofDis]

i only drink soy milk. Silk is the best i've found personally. their plain flavor tastes just like regular milk. good stuff.

[AVID]

soy milk does not replace cow milk in terms of nutrients. But it has other benefits...

[MACDRIVE]

i only drink soy milk. Silk is the best i've found personally. their plain flavor tastes just like regular milk. good stuff.

Yeah I know for certain that brand's at my local grocery store - thanks. :)

[srf4real]

i only drink soy milk. Silk is the best i've found personally. their plain flavor tastes just like regular milk. good stuff.

My wife buys Silk too, she's lactose intolerant.

[lancestraz]

i only drink soy milk. Silk is the best i've found personally. their plain flavor tastes just like regular milk. good stuff.
Another vote for Silk!
I've tried several brands and found Silk to be the best.

[MACDRIVE]

My wife buys Silk too, she's lactose intolerant.

How would they have Silk all the way over in Australia? :confused:

[kretzy]

How would they have Silk all the way over in Australia? :confused:

Huh? Who said anything about Australia? :confused:

For the record we don't have Silk here as far as I know.

[MACDRIVE]

Huh? Who said anything about Australia? :confused:

For the record we don't have Silk here as far as I know.

Isn't srf4real over in Australia? :confused:

[Queso]

Isn't srf4real over in Australia? :confused:
I always thought he was Floridean.

[skunk]

'Sright.

[MACDRIVE]

I always thought he was Floridean.

I got the idea in my head that he was from Australia for some reason. :confused:

[Abstract]

Is it because all 2987 photos he has posted at MacRumours is of surfers at the beach? ;)

[devilot]

I got the idea in my head that he was from Australia for some reason. :confused:Nope. Dynamicv's right.

It's weird to see soy milk sold "everywhere" and in it's different forms. All growing up I had access to soy milk but from Asian markets and restaurants and the way I consumed it probably seriously detracted from any potential health benefits. :p

It's "doh- jiang," right? We have it as a sort of weekend brunch type thing. There's the sweet preparation of it and there's my favorite, the salty kind (it has chili oil, bean curd, some deep fried doughy stuffs, cilantro, green onion, and probably other stuff that I'm forgetting :o). It's scrumptious. Mm.

[Winterfell]

Ick, I've tried soy milk when that was the only thing available, but the sweet aftertaste leaves a very sour taste in my mouth. :p I've had Silk and some other brands. It just makes me feel like I want to gag.

I like real milk. 1% is my favorite as it's a good balance; whole tends to be too creamy and skim milk is just not an option (yuck!).

[Abstract]

Why does soy milk taste so different between companies? The variation in taste in cows milk companies is so much smaller. There must be something very weird in the way they produce and "prepare" soy milk to get such great variability. Maybe the method is very artificial, and so the results vary depending on how they do it.


Anyway, I drink soy milk everyday when I have cereal, but I never drink it straight.

soy milk does not replace cow milk in terms of nutrients. But it has other benefits...

Well you don't need to drink cow milk at all. I wouldn't replace cow milk in my diet with something else since I don't drink it. Actually, I'll eat ice cream and some cheese, but that's pretty much it, I think.

[wongulous]

MACDRIVE, I much prefer rice milk. If Silk or whatever soy milk you pick up isn't your cup of tea (make sure you try the chocolate version of it too if you don't like the plain or vanilla 'white' variants which most people reach toward first), I would also recommend Rice Dream.

Is there a reason you're averse to dairy milk? It's got much more protein, more protein bio-availability, and just the perfect amount of simple sugars for a little insulin boost along with the protein. Though non-organic milk is creepy, and non-free-range cow milk does make me sad (having grown up on a dairy farm which was ethical but having seen others that were not). And I agree with a vegan friend of mine that it is pretty weird to drink the mammary fluids of another species, indefinitely... but I find milk to be sustainable, along with a lot of other animal products and byproducts, thus I still drink it.

[juanster]

i love soy milk, i use "silk" or "sogood", whiever one is on sale that week agahha one of the two is always on sale at my grocery store and i love them both.... i find it gives an amazing taste to my protein shakes instead of using regular cow milk....

[juanster]

MACDRIVE, I much prefer rice milk. If Silk or whatever soy milk you pick up isn't your cup of tea (make sure you try the chocolate version of it too if you don't like the plain or vanilla 'white' variants which most people reach toward first), I would also recommend Rice Dream.

Is there a reason you're averse to dairy milk? It's got much more protein, more protein bio-availability, and just the perfect amount of simple sugars for a little insulin boost along with the protein. Though non-organic milk is creepy, and non-free-range cow milk does make me sad (having grown up on a dairy farm which was ethical but having seen others that were not). And I agree with a vegan friend of mine that it is pretty weird to drink the mammary fluids of another species, indefinitely... but I find milk to be sustainable, along with a lot of other animal products and byproducts, thus I still drink it.

hahahi completely agree with youuuu.....i am i n no way a vegie, i love meeeat, pretty much anyting that was once alive, i ll eat...but drinkin fluids from an animal ewwww.hahahaha i know it sound sstupid and childish and i stilld rink milk and love it, i just really have to force myself not to think of a cows titty while im drinking it... it really did not bother me until a year ago when i went back to my home country, Colombia and we went to a farm, the guy that lived there asked me if i wanted some fresh milk i said "hell yeah I love milk" thne he brough me a mug with milk i started drinking it and it was warm so i was like hmm okay tastes really good and he s like yeah it's so fresh it's still warm, we just finished milking the cows like 5 minutes ago and theeeeeeeeeeennnnn it hit meee.... and ever since then i have to work hard and not think about cow titties when i drink milk lol

[Sutekidane]

I only like the 8th Continent brand soymilks.

[baby duck monge]

(make sure you try the chocolate version of it too if you don't like the plain or vanilla 'white' variants which most people reach toward first)

Seconded! I <3 chocolate Silk.

[furcalchick]

I got the idea in my head that he was from Australia for some reason. :confused:

probably because of the whole melborne thing.

but personally, i drink silk. great stuff. haven't drunk it in a while though, planning to buy it again soon.

[it5five]

Seconded! I <3 chocolate Silk.

Agreed. Except I like the Light Chocolate. Only because I think it has a better balance of chocolate flavor. Not too overpowering.

Vanilla is also really really good. I haven't had dairy milk straight in a long time. I'll still use it for cereal and stuff, but that's about it.

[Sesshi]

Makes me fart.


(more than usual)

[fotografica]

Another Silk drinker here..Makes great smoothies and protein shakes.Give it a shot...

[sorryiwasdreami]

Silk is very good for white milk. I also recommend 8th Continent's chocolate.

[aristobrat]

soy milk does not replace cow milk in terms of nutrients. But it has other benefits...
Are you talking about unfortified soy milk?

Brands like Silk and 8th Continent seem to add most missing nutrients back in, no?

Here's the Silk nutrient label:

[MACDRIVE]

Is there a reason you're averse to dairy milk?

I'm not averse to dairy milk and I like drinking it; however, there are two reasons why I've considered switching over to soy or rice milk:

(1) I've got a serious weight problem, and I'm thinking the soy milk could be beneficial with its lower calories.

(2) I'm extremely concerned and distressed by the thought of cows having to be in a cage all day. I think a lot of us milk drinkers envision in our minds of the cows roaming around freely on a nice green pasture, but I suspect that hasn't been the case for many years. :(

[livingfortoday]

I only like the 8th Continent brand soymilks.

Yes! It's delicious. I love the 8th Continent Vanilla soymilk, and the chocolate stuff is fantastic, too.

[fivetoadsloth]

Im a vegetarian not quite vegan, still occasional eggs and chocolate, however I dont generally drink milk, Silk is fairly common in my house ANd i like most flavors

Another interesting vegan drink is Almond milk, specifically Chocolate Almond Breeze, I find it Quite Good.

:)

[Foxglove9]

I also drink Silk. I prefer the Vanilla flavor because well, that's the only flavor I've tried so far. I use it for my coffee in the morning and with my cereal at night. Much tastier than milk, but as a stand alone drink or to dip with cookies I prefer regular milk (lowfat or whatever).

[Sutekidane]

Lots of silk drinkers here. you guys should give 8th Continent a try. May find it better than silk (or worse). I couldn't go back to silk after tasting 8th Continent.

[livingfortoday]

Lots of silk drinkers here. you guys should give 8th Continent a try. May find it better than silk (or worse). I couldn't go back to silk after tasting 8th Continent.

I second that. Though it doesn't mix well with coffee, I've found. But I love the taste of vanilla 8th Continent straight.

[FreeState]

Has anyone tried this stuff? Does it taste anything like real milk? :confused:

I have tried most of the soy milks. Some of them are great.

Also for anyone here that has thyroid problems you are going to want to avoid Soy at all costs. Try rice milk. I like it better, its not as "rich" and it taste great with cereal.

here is some great info on Soy and the dangers over consuming it can cause:

"According to the Soy Online Service, for infants, any soy is too much. For adults, just 30 mg of soy isoflavones per day is the amount found to have a negative impact on thyroid function. This amount of soy isoflavones is found in just 5-8 ounces of soy milk, or 1.5 ounces of miso."

http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/soydangers.htm

[macmama]

Makes me fart.
Apparently you are not alone (http://westonaprice.org/soy/soyflatulence.html), Sesshi.

and ever since then i have to work hard and not think about cow titties when i drink milk
I hear that. Lactating for a few years will also put you in the contemplative camp re: drinking the milk of another species, intended only for their young.

MacDrive, I think the taste of rice milk is better than soy, but it's really pretty low in nutritional value, and can be constipating. There is also a pretty big controversy on the benefits vs. risks of soy in terms of the effects of phytoestrogens and soy isoflavones on the body. I say go for alternative beverages. Hopefully you're eating a varied diet of healthy foods and don't need to rely on the various milks for too much nourishment. Good luck to you!

[MACDRIVE]

Silk Plain Flavour

I finally worked up the courage to try some tonight. I've had a quart sitting in the fridge for 2 days now. I first tried a little bit in a new paper cup. My initial taste interpretation was that of barley; it tasted like barley for some reason. :confused:

Another thing I noticed was the colour; it's not a bright shade of white like real milk is.

[wongulous]

MACDRIVE! Why are you so timid? :)

[mad jew]

I agree that it tastes like some sort of grain, although it's verging on cardboard. My housemate loves the stuff and when we're out of the normal full fat stuff, I drink hers. Her milk doesn't taste all that good.





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[MongoTheGeek]

I've tried soy milk and can't stand the stuff. It tastes like grass almost.

[MACDRIVE]

. . . when we're out of the normal full fat stuff, I drink hers. Her milk doesn't taste all that good.


I'll give you a break this time MJ. :p

[balamw]

I'll chime in only to day that we've had Rice Dream in our house almost exclusively for about 4 years, and I actually prefer the taste of that now over cow's milk. (Helps that I've become lactose intolerant after giving up dairy).

As far as soy milk goes, I actually prefer the stuff that tastes like soy, at least in small doses. Silk and Soy Dream are nice substitutes for cow's milk, but the stuff you get at Chinese supermarkets has it's own delicious taste. Whole Foods also carries VitaSoy http://www.vitasoy-usa.com/ which is one common brand.

Plus, MACDRIVE, keep in mind that all of these milk substitutes soy, rice, almond (I don't like it, but my wife does) all have lots of fat (oil) and sugars to approximate the taste of cow's milk. The other advantage of traditional unsweetened soy milk is that it has lots less calories.

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[ezzie]

i really prefer the 8th continent light vanilla soymilk, but recently i bought the silk vanilla, and it was pretty good. i had tried silk in the past but really didn't care for it, but i think they're changed their formula since then.

i have tried the plain soymilk time and time again, and for some reason it does just taste kinda like cardboard. :( i used to drink skim milk only, so the light soymilk has the same consistency and seems more like moo milk to me...the vanilla just masks the cardboard flavor. :)

[aristobrat]

(Helps that I've become lactose intolerant after giving up dairy).
Me too, which really made me wonder if that's why the dairy people market as much as they do. (i.e. if people give up dairy for a fair amount of time and try to go back, they're likely to find that they're intolerant, ... so they market so people won't give dairy up...)

[mattscott306]

I'll jump in on this though I'm a bit late.
I've started drinking soon recently, and like PlaceofDis said- Silk is the best (That I've tried). My only problem with the stuff is it has a very watery consistency.

[Andrew D.]

I enjoy the SILK Soy Milk Berry Vanilla. Occassionally the Chocolate flavor, but yeah.

[Gentile]

Has anyone tried this stuff? Does it taste anything like real milk? :confused:

They do not taste the same. However that is not necessarily a bad thing. Your tastes and preferences change over time. For example, if someone switches from 2% fat milk to 1/2% milk and then tries 2% again they will likely say "how did I ever drink 2% - it is too thick." In the same way, your tastes will change to prefer soy or rice milk.

Many people probably like Silk because it has added sugar. I prefer a vanilla soymilk with no added sugar. Westsoy is one brand I use, but sometimes I buy a grocery store's own brand.