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From:	James (p2143-ipbf404marunouchi.tokyo.ocn.ne.jp)
Subject:	Re: Daily tofu 'shake' for breakfast - is it healthy?
Date:	November 2, 2005 at 6:37 am PST

In Reply to: Re: Daily tofu 'shake' for breakfast - is it healthy? posted by Marie Oser on November 1, 2005 at 6:12 pm:

Marie,

Thank you for your response - I too was a little concerned that I may be over-doing the daily tofu allowance, however as this is my primary source of protein I believe it can be justified.

You mention using low-fat tofu - unfortunately it is often difficult to find nutrition information printed on Japanese packaging as I gather it is not a legal requirement. Consequently, I have no idea about the typical fat/calorie/protein content of the tofu I am buying, unfortunately.

Furthermore, whilst the tofu you suggest (kinu dofu, rather than momen dofu) is perhaps lower in calories and fat, I believe it is also lower in protein also - yet the differences are not noticable enough to make one type of tofu preferrable.

It's just a shame fresh fruit is so bloody expensive over here - I really dislike having to use tinned fruit packed in syrup in order to receive extra vitamins, especially since I hear that the fruit actually soaks up the calories from the syrup - is this true?

Kind regards,
James

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