About Soy

We no longer advocate the use of any soy products except those that are fermented to relieve soy of its anti-nutrients. These include Sue's Kitchen Magic Seasoning and Bragg Liquid Aminos. We are substituting soy sauce, to taste, or a good quality chicken broth without MSG in these recipes. Safe fermented soy products include tempeh, miso, natto, and "naturally brewed" soy sauce (buy at health food store; make sure "naturally brewed" is listed on the label). 

There are better alternatives to dairy products than soy milk. The first is a safe source of raw milk. Locate what is available near your area: www.realmilk.com/where2.html 

Other alternatives:

Buy pasteurized (not ultra-pasteurized) heavy cream and dilute it with water to your taste. This is good for cereals. Check health food stores for this cream; Trader Joe Markets also sells heavy cream that is not ultra-pasteurized.

Try coconut milk. See our Talking Pages article on The Benefits of Coconut Oil.

Prepare delicious Almond Milk from our Breakfasts Book.

Our choices have been based on the following research:

Soy Alert  www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html 
This article briefly summarizes the anti-nutrients found in soy, followed by a list of 41 more in-depth articles. Of particular value are:

The Ploy of Soy  www.westonaprice.org/soy/ploy.html   Research by the Weston A. Price Foundation into problems with soy products.   

The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food by Kaayla T. Daniel, May/June 2004 issue of Mothering, The Magazine of Natural Family Living

www.mothering.com/articles/growing_child/food/soy_story.html 

For those who speak Russian:
Myths & Truths About Soy
www.westonaprice.org/mythstruths/mtsoy_ru.html