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From:	Claudia (158.73.247.16)
Subject:	Re: soy
Date:	March 11, 2009 at 11:34 am PST

In Reply to: soy posted by Toni Schiavone on February 18, 2009 at 7:51 pm:

There is absolutely no requirement to eat any soy products as part of this diet-style, although you do have an option to do so if you wanted to. You are supposed to eat a minimum of 1 cup of beans per day, however, they can be any type of beans. You could have black beans, kidney beans, chick peas, lentils, split peas, navy beans, black-eyed peas, etc.

As far as liquids go, this diet has a ton of water in it from all the fruits and vegetables we eat, so you will find that your thirst isn't quite what it used to be, and there isn't a need to drink very much at all. If you are thirsty, then you should drink water. While soymilk is allowed, it is intended to be used in very small amounts in recipes, and not consumed by the glassful. Since we don't eat cold cereals (not considered a particularly healthful food), there is no need for any kind of milk to pour on it. Also, since we normally eat soups and salads for lunch, as opposed to the peanut butter sandwiches that I used to eat, there is no need for a glass of any kind of milk to wash down the PB sandwich. I'm not baking any chocolate cake or cookies, so no need for a glass of milk to wash those down either!

The recipes I use that call for soymilk usually only contain about 1/4 cup of soymilk per person. Depending on what the recipe is, other types of 'milks' may work just as well. For example, I used to make a carob smoothie with soymilk in it, and now I've switched to using the 'Hemp Bliss' Original Unsweetened Hempseed Milk because we liked it better when we tried it with the hemp milk. Even though it works well as an ingredient it does not taste so great straight, and I would not recommend having it that way. Some people like to use other nut milks, such as Almond Milk, and even make their own at home. I do not use almond milk though because the ones I've seen in the stores tend to be rather high in added sodium and sweeteners, and I haven't tried to make it myself. Rice milk is also available in stores, but is basically junk, and is not recommended. Last but not least, there is certainly nothing wrong with water. It just depends what you are trying to use it for. For example, in my carob smoothie I would definitely recommend replacing the soymilk with the Hemp Bliss Original Unsweetened Hempseed Milk rather than water. The reason I was very specific about which hempseed milk to use is because it is the only one I've seen that doesn't have an excessive amount of sodium or sweeteners.

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