I just have to rave about something.

[djeaton]

What is almond milk made from?

Ground almonds & water, I believe.
D.

 

[Melissa]

I can drink regular milk but I prefer to drink soy milk for the soy isoflavinoids (which are good for us, particularly women). I buy the regular and/or the unsweetened. It is delicious! .

My doctor told me the opposite. Saying that women shouldnt drink soy milk if they can avoid it. Im assuming its for the reasons given below. Maybe the chemicals are carcinogens causing cancers in us women.

Something like 80-85% of the soybeans here in the US are genetically "enhanced" to not be killed by Roundup weed killer. It absorbs the chemicals, but doesn't die. This sticks around in the beans. It's hard to get away from now because it produces larger yields at lower costs for the farmers. Most products that use soy now use this. Might have something to do with Silk quietly dropping the "organic" label off their packaging after getting sold to that new owner.

Off Topic.. So I may sound a little airheaded/flaky in asking this but are these soy beans they same things as the white things in asian rice? Because I totally hate those things!

 

[eroomlorac]

Something like 80-85% of the soybeans here in the US are genetically "enhanced" to not be killed by Roundup weed killer. It absorbs the chemicals, but doesn't die. This sticks around in the beans. It's hard to get away from now because it produces larger yields at lower costs for the farmers. Most products that use soy now use this. Might have something to do with Silk quietly dropping the "organic" label off their packaging after getting sold to that new owner.

I don't really want to argue this but it says right on the carton "Silk soy milk does not use genetically modified soy beans".

 

[djeaton]

I don't really want to argue this but it says right on the carton "Silk soy milk does not use genetically modified soy beans".

I'll take your word for it. Why did they drop the "organic" label though? From what I read, it was because so much of their soy purchases come from international sources now and the growing conditions there are uncertain. They can no longer certify how it is grown. It's just questionable in my mind. I prefer the almond milk better. Chalk it up to an over abundance of caution. My mom drinks that Silk stuff religiously. And she'd had two bouts with the exact same kind of cancer as what this GMO stuff gave lab animals. Coincidence? Maybe. But maybe not.

Also wanted to mention another idea. My brother had lactose issues growing up. For a while, the family switched to goat's milk and to whole milk right from the dairy (before any processing or even refrigeration for that matter). He seemed to do better with that.
D.

 

[eroomlorac]

I sometimes drink goat's milk, too, but it is very expensive. What kind of cancer did your mother have to deal with that was the same as the genetically engineered soy study? I'm not saying I can't be talked out of soy milk but I have been drinking it for a long time and thought it was healthy. Can you link me to that study?

And there is also Hemp milk. Has anybody ever tried that yet?

 

[Courtney]

What is almond milk made from?

Almonds and water.

 

[djeaton]

What kind of cancer did your mother have to deal with that was the same as the genetically engineered soy study?

Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Studies from 2006 not only linked it to cancer, but also showed that "more than half of the offspring of rats fed on modified soya died in the first three weeks of life, six times as many as those born to mothers with normal diets. Six times as many were also severely underweight" Don't get me wrong. I eat a lot of stuff that isn't good for me. And I'm not in shape (unless "round" counts). But there is a difference between eating something that isn't necessarily good for you and making a conscious decision to start consuming something that might be dangerous. But in this day and time, it isn't like dairy milk is that great for you either. Ever been to NotMilk.com? So for me, if I was going to search for a milk substitute, I'd go with the almonds over the soy.

Here is more from the soy study:

The scientist added flour from a GM soya bean - produced by Monsanto to be resistant to its pesticide, Roundup - to the food of female rats, starting two weeks before they conceived, continuing through pregnancy, birth and nursing. Others were given non-GM soyaand a third group was given no soya at all.

She found that 36 per cent of the young of the rats fed the modified soya were severely underweight, compared to 6 per cent of the offspring of the other groups. More alarmingly, a staggering 55.6 per cent of those born to mothers on the GM diet perished within three weeks of birth, compared to 9 per cent of the offspring of those fed normal soya, and 6.8 per cent of the young of those given no soya at all.

D.

 

[Lynn & The Chins]

I sometimes drink goat's milk, too, but it is very expensive. What kind of cancer did your mother have to deal with that was the same as the genetically engineered soy study? I'm not saying I can't be talked out of soy milk but I have been drinking it for a long time and thought it was healthy. Can you link me to that study?

And there is also Hemp milk. Has anybody ever tried that yet?

Don't Bogart that milk, my friend!!! :neener:

 

[eroomlorac]

"Do Silk products contain genetically engineered (GMO) soybeans?
No. At Silk, we use soy beans that were produced without the use of genetic engineering or gene manipulation in all of our products. We aggressively monitor our growers to ensure that our soy beans are of the very best quality.

We have comprehensive testing protocols in place to detect GMOs, pesticide residue and other potential contaminants – all of which go above and beyond regulatory requirements. From the time they are planted to when they are manufactured, our beans are tested four times to ensure they are GMO-free."


"Why doesn't your packaging say GMO-Free or Non-GMO?
Until recently the terms Genetically Modified Organism (GMO), GMO-Free and Non-GMO were used to help identify foods that contained genetically altered ingredients. These terms are no longer recognized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and therefore cannot be used on food packaging.

According to the National Organic Standards, products that are certified organic by definition cannot contain genetically modified ingredients. At Silk, we use only Non-GMO soybeans. Look for the biotechnology statement on our packaging, under the list of ingredients: "This soy milk is made from soybeans that were not genetically engineered."

http://www.silksoymilk.com/FAQ.aspx#AL-38