Got soy milk?

There is an ongoing debate about the benefits of drinking soy milk over drinking whole/1% milk. So I'm going to weigh in on the topic.

First, Soy milk tastes pretty good... but you definately have to get used to it. It does NOT taste like regular milk. Since it is not actually dairy and does not have the fat content of normal milk you will feel at first like you are drinking water. For your first try get a flavored soy milk such as Vanilla or Chocolate. I prefer the vanilla- it's great to drink and super goood on cereal and in coffee.

So what are the benefits of soy milk? Well, it lower cholesterol. Also it lowers triglycerides. This means your heart will be healthier. So if you can stand to drink it and it makes you healthier, why don't you?

Here's another fact about soy milk:

One glass of soy milk provides ~8g of soy protein. In addition, soy milk is rich in Isoflavones, a type of phytoestrogens that have structure similar to that of human estrogen. Numerous studies indicated that populations that consume soy products (as in Japan and China) have lower incidences of breast, colon and prostate cancers. More and more researchers now investigate the benefits of soy milk in cancer risk. (http://www.healthcastle.com/benefitsofsoy_heart.shtml)

So what does Ms. Mystery have to say about Soy?

Drink it and Enjoy. xxo