Why soy infant formula is one of the absolute worst foods your baby

[Trillian]

its all plain and simple in my pantry .. my kids will hate me for it when they go to school

Yes but their teachers will love you for it because they wont have the attention problems because they have filled up on crappy empty calories and highly processed foods.

This is something that really isn't that big a deal kwim? It's a message for all of us to eat better by eating whole foods and unprocessed pre packaged junk. A little bit is way more than enough for anyone and the more you can cut out the better.

[tippytoes]

WOW very informative and suprising information Kelly. Thank you for the insight.
Rach xx

[DANNIIM]

Trillian how does the average person tell the difference between good and bad soy... most ppl just think of soy as being all round good for you, it's just another kick in the guts when you think you are doing the right thing!

[Junglemum]

Soy is evil.
We try to avoid it where ever possible, my DD has an intolerance. It is very difficult to avoid. It is almost all processed food and in bread. They use is as a filler in bread improver which 99% of bakers use. I try and bake our bread or buy the couple of brands that don't have it. (two of the bergen varieties don't if anyone is interested)

I have been trying for a few years now to get my girlfriends to stop drinking so much soy milk for all the reasons the article mentions. I am pleased it is coming to more peoples attention.

Danni- Fermented soy products are few and far between, tofu, miso and tamari sauce are some. Soy when used in processed food is almost always nonfermented soy.

[Trillian]

It is all in the processing. Like Junglemum said, tofu and other fermented soy products are fine, it is when it is used in processed foods as a thickener or filler that it is bad as it is processed in a different way and in this way it is full of phytoestrogens (not sure I have that spelt right) which can be bad and some even suggest that this is a cause of early onset puberty in girls and lowering testosterone in boys. Mind you that is all anecdotal and not enough research has been done into it to prove conclusively. Also if you must use soy products, choose products which state that they are GMO Free - this means that the soya bean does not come from seed that has been Genetically Modified. The trouble with the soy industry is that most of what they put out will naturally be positive and almost like propaganda - afterall they are protecting their industry and don't want any negative media, so it is hard to find anything that is impartial.

[Janie]

Yep, we are on the 'soy is evil' bandwagon too. DS is intolerant (so am I, but not so badly) and it is such a PITA, as soy is in sooooo much! Drives me nuts. It is very frustrating that everything that is 'dairy free' is soy based. Many, many people who are dairy intolerant/allergic have the same reaction to soy.

My mum put my brother and I on soy formula when we were weaned (for me that was 3 months)..........she really thought she was doing the right thing, that if we couldn't have BM, then soy was the next best thing. We then had soy milk for years as littlies (clearly my parents thought dairy was evil so do I, but for different reasons). I have some hormonal issues, and I've wondered if they're connected, but we'll never know I guess. I certainly don't plan on telling my mum it could be from all the soy!!!

[Trillian]

Well for a long time, and to an extent even now, soy was considered to be a very healthy alternative. And John Laws can't be wrong So pepple genuinely believed they were doing the right thing by having it. I am amazed at the amount of 'health food' in the health food shops and supermarket isles that have good that is full of it.