Teach me how to love soy...!

[Cassius2]

BONSOY!! i too was not a lover of soy until i tried this in some tea. the love affair continues and i can now enjoy in most things. Leila loves it too.

if you want to do quick and easy tofu...(like me!) go to the cheese/fancy olive section (or sometimes in the milk/butter section) and dig out the gorgeous pre-marinated ones. i like the satay one the best followed by the sweet chilli. i do a stir fry and chuck those in at the last minute. yummo. good way to get started on the soy i reckon! again, leila loves it too!
another thing i do with soy is get the soft (silken) tofu and i use it when i make potato fritters. so i mash the tatties with the herbs and like and then chuck in a bit of the silken tofu and mash it all up and make little pan fried potato rissole thingys.

[Meo]

I love silken tofu blended with orange juice - makes a creamy "smoothy" and great for hot days (or instant breakfast!).

I would also be wary though with adding to your soy intake, MD, as a previous poster mentioned about the quality vs quantity of soy products consumed in Asian cultures. Tofu isn't actually fermented from what I understand. There's a great organic Miso soup, which is fermented soy product, I can't remember what the brand is, will try to post when I get home.

I just read through your other thread, so I know why you're interested in making the switch but I have also read that Westerners who replace cow's milk with soy milk are ingesting WAY more than Asian people on a traditional diet do. Soy milk contains phytooestrogens (plant oestrogen) which is why it's not recommended for guys to drink (DH is lactose intolerant and didn't know this one until we met. He's off it now while we're ttc, but likes the rice milk ok). The phytooestrogens can also raise female oestrogen levels, which isn't such an issue, but I believe that raised oestrogen levels have also been linked with "funky breast disease". Just something else to consider.

[AliBaby]

Can I tell you soy hot chocolates are the yummiest. The nutty flavour with the choc is to die for!

I dotn like soy milk on its own but will have it with hot choccies!

[Salsa]

Can I tell you soy hot chocolates are the yummiest. The nutty flavour with the choc is to die for!

I dotn like soy milk on its own but will have it with hot choccies!

lol - I can drink soy milk on its own happily, but cant stand it in hot chocolate !
Rice milk works best for me

[AnyDream]

Thanks everyone, there are some great suggestions here. Might try the bonsoy and the marinated tofu first and see how we go!

[MamaPan]

yep bonsoy fan here!! personally it isnt a milk substitute and i dont think it tastes like milk - it is a diff drink... bit delicious
and i make a wicked miso soup with heaps of veges, udon noodles and silken tofu. i love tofu
the marinated ones are delicious in stir fry...

[AnyDream]

Ok, PP, you've said the magic "miso" word. I have loved miso when having it at restaurants but have *no clue* what it's made of or how you'd go about making it...so....

Recipe Please!!!

[LucaJack'sMum]

I have been on a dairy free diet for 2 months and was in a similar situation as you... but now I really enjoy soy.
Sounds gross bUT So I could eat my breakfast cereal, I started with So Good Chocolate Bliss on my cornflakes and as you get used to the taste I substituted it to regular low fat soy. Soy hot cholcolates are nice too, then I transitioned to Soy lattes and now can drink Soy in my regular tea and coffee.

You DO get used to the taste even though I NEVER thought I would and loved my milk. I use soy milk in all cooking now (mash potatoes, cakes, cooking etc) and now my DH will even eat it in cooking and he's fussy!

By the way I love Bonsoy too but can't justify the $$ as we use quite alot of milk/soy

Good luck with your transition!

[luna moth]

Wakame is a kind of seaweed. It's a really good source of iodine, so great for those of us whoa ren't into sea creatures. As I recall, it's pretty good on the folate too. When you order miso in a restaurant, it's the big green squares you get. MMMMMMMmmmmm.....

[LimeSlice]

Are you in Melbourne MD? I think you are...

Anyway, there is a fabulous Japanese Grocery in Glenhuntly Road, opposite Coles...they are very helpful, will explain how to prepare everything, etc.
They sell miso and a whole variety of different tofu - there are actually hundreds, seaweeds and bean pastes.

Tuna is another plus of the japanese diet - real tuna, not the canned stuff - lots of raw fish

HTH

[Danni]

you can buy sachets of miso soup in your regular supermarket MD!

Also, I can't believe I forgot to mention Aldi soy milk! Grab the yellow carton which is low fat, and it is delicious, and MUCH cheaper than the others

[AnyDream]

Well I had a look at the shops yesterday and I couldn't find either Bonsoy OR the marinated tofu gear??! Could be that I wasn't looking in the right place (it's a new shop, haven't worked out where everything is yet) but maybe they don't have it?

Limey, shop sounds fabbo, but I'm not in Melbourne (sadly...lots of lovely friends over there. Might have to shout myself a trip over sometime ). I'm sure I'll find some good shops here once I get my bearings again.

[Lulu]

Is the the soy non GM in Australia?

I don't have much faith in soy (and I can't like the taste no matter what you say ). It is also very heavily laden with pesticides etc. Rice milk is another alternative too.

google roundup soy if you like...