why is soy in EVERYTHING?

[chad]

doing some prep rotation this morning. boxing up old stuff that expires in a month or 2 and sending it off to the food pantry.

i'm looking at the ingredients of some of the old stuff i bought a few years back, and soy seems to be in everything.

everything.

potato flakes, pasta mixes, cereal bars, etc. why do you need soy in potato flakes?

i don't know much about soy, but if it's in everything, i figure it's bad.

[Shami-Amourae]

Because its a cheap flavorless filler. Big corporations love it since of this. The problem is it kills your thyroid and SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS!!! This is one of the significant reasons for the obesity epidemic, along with all the people eating too much grains/breads (which you shouldn't eat to begin with either.)

Only fermented soy is remotely safe (soy sauce, miso, stinky tofu.)

[Dogman]

What Shami said, Plus the oil and the high protein soy has.

[Son-of-Liberty]

Soy also contains phyto-estrogens that wreak havoc on both male and female endocrine systems. One of the things that turns off testosterone production in men is elevated estrogen. What do you think eating lots of soy does?

I don't buy products that contain soy.

[chad]

i'm making an extra effort to avoid it now. really amazed that it's literally in everything.

[ShortJohnSilver]

i'm making an extra effort to avoid it now. really amazed that it's literally in everything.

100% whole wheat bread even has it, unless you are careful and look over the ingredients - of course, try finding a bread that doesn't contain either HF corn syrup and/or bromine laden flour.

[Ponce]

Soy = Soylent Green? hummmmmmmmmm, cheap filling.

[nunaem]

100% whole wheat bread even has it, unless you are careful and look over the ingredients - of course, try finding a bread that doesn't contain either HF corn syrup and/or bromine laden flour.

There are worse things in bread than soy. Read about gluten: http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/09/19/paleo-diet-solution/

[LastResort]

I always wondered how some of these burger joints were able to offer 2 burgers for 2 dollars.... It literally is in everything.

[Canadian-guerilla]

Hidden Names for Soy

Avoiding soy and soy derivatives

Make sure you read product labels carefully to avoid products that contain soy and soy derivatives. Avoid food and products that do not have an ingredient list and read labels every time you shop. Manufacturers may occasionally change their recipes or use different ingredients for varieties of the same brand. Refer to the following list before shopping:

Other names for soy

Edamame
Kinako
Kouridofu
Miso
Mono-diglyceride
Natto
Nimame
Okara
Soya, soja, soybean, soyabeans
Soy protein (isolate/concentrate), vegetable protein
Tempeh
Textured soy flour (TSF), textured soy protein (TSP), textured vegetable protein (TVP)
Tofu (soybean curds)
Yuba

Make sure you read product labels carefully to avoid products that contain soy and soy derivatives. Avoid food and products that do not have an ingredient list and read labels every time you shop.

Possible sources of soy

Note: Avoid all food and products that contain soy in the ingredient list, e.g., soy cheese.

Baby formulas
Baked goods and baking mixes, e.g., breads, cookies, cake mixes, doughnuts, pancakes
Bean sprouts
Beverage mixes, e.g., hot chocolate, lemonade
Bread crumbs, cereals, crackers
Breaded foods, chili, pastas, stews, taco filling, tamales
Canned tuna/minced hams
Chewing gum
Cooking spray, margarine, vegetable shortening, vegetable oil
Diet drinks, imitation milk
Dressings, gravies, marinades
Frozen desserts
Hydrolyzed plant protein (HPP), hydrolyzed soy protein (HSP), hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
Lecithin
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (may contain hydrolyzed protein)
Processed and prepared meats, e.g., beef, deli, pork, poultry
Sauces, e.g., soy, shoyu, tamari, teriyaki, Worcestershire
Seafood-based products, fish
Seasoning, spices
Simulated fish and meat products, e.g., surimi (imitation crab/lobster meat), simulated bacon bits
Snack foods, e.g., candy, chocolate, energy bars, fudge, popcorn, potato chips
Soups, broths, soup mixes/stock
Spreads, dips, mayonnaise, peanut butter
Thickening agents
Vegetarian dishes

Non-food sources of soy

Cosmetics, soaps
Craft materials
Glycerine
Milk substitutes for young animals
Pet food
Vitamins

Note: These lists are not complete and may change. Food and food products purchased from other countries, through mail-order or the Internet, are not always produced using the same manufacturing and labelling standards as in Canada.

http://drhardy.org/Hidden-Names-for-Soy.html

[Son-of-Liberty]

My girlfriend and I were just having a conversation related to this last night. We noted that many people, (my parents generation) think they are eating similar to the way they were 20-30 years ago but they aren't. Many of the products are the same, ranch dressing, mayo, bread etc but they never noticed the ingredients have changed. Instead of sunflower or canola oil it is now GM soy oil, or GM canola oil or the package might just say vegetable oil which is likely GM soy oil. Plus there are also all the flavor enhancers and colors and preservatives. Mayo that might have had 5-6 ingredients now has 30.

Then people can't figure out why they are getting sick.

People really need to educate themselves about all this crap.

[big country]

The Soy Growers Association of America said that soy was good for you and healthier then animal derived protein. I don't know why they would lie to me.

Also, there was an Ad of the Teevee that said that HFCS was fine in moderation and is the same as sugar. The Ad was sponsered by the Corn Growers Conglomeration surely a large organization like that has to tell the truth....right? right? I fail to see why they would lie or be biased on this issue...

[Twisted Titan]

another reason why you will find soy y in lots of product is because it is heavily subsidized at the corporate level

[optionT]

There have been many studies which show animals won't eat GM feed compared to non-GM feed when they have a choice. There havent been any human studies on GM food. GMO is a depopulation tool by the elites.

[iOWNme]

"Why is soy in everything?"

Because it is poison.


Remember this?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_RIGzk3iTQ

Somebody wanted Soy pushed way back in 1998.....

[gunDriller]

something to do with Archer Daniels Midland and Monsanto, i think.