Gaining & Losing Weight
Milk or Soy Milk: Overview and Serving Sizes
This overview of the Mile or Soy Milk (NFM) food group and serving sizes is part of the
RealJock.com Healthy Weight-Loss Program.
Low-fat milk and soy milk foods contain protein and carbohydrates as well as plenty of calcium and other essential vitamins and minerals. Cheese does not contain carbohydrates, and is therefore listed with the meats. Creams and other fatty dairy products are listed as fats.
| MILK OR SOY MILK |
| Type |
Food |
Serving Size |
| Dairy |
Milk, Fat Free |
1 cup |
| Dairy |
Milk, 1/2% |
1 cup |
| Dairy |
Milk, 1% |
1 cup |
| Dairy |
Buttermilk, Low Fat or Fat Free |
1 cup |
| Dairy |
Evaporated Milk, Fat Free |
1/2 cup |
| Dairy |
Dry Milk, Fat Free |
1/2 cup |
| Dairy |
Yogurt, Plain, Fat Free |
6 oz. |
| Dairy |
Yogurt, Flavored, Fat Free, Sweetened with Non-Nutritive Sweetener and Fructose |
6 oz. |
| Soy |
Soy Milk, Low Fat or Fat Free |
6 oz. |
USTriathlete: you are very misinformed. Tofu is not a fermented soy product. In fact, soy milk and tofu are very closely related, as tofu is something akin to a curdled version of the soymilk. While the production of soymilk does indeed involve a "process", it is not to say that one should cast such aspersion upon it, as the process of making soymilk is a far simpler, healthier one than those that are involved in the production of other "processed" foods. There are other soy products that are indeed fermented, which may be the reason that you are confused. Those include miso, tempeh, soy sauce/tamari.
We actually keep both regular and soy milk in our place. The plain soy milk actually has less sugar than whole milk.
There are organic soy products that have no additives. I don't think it is fair to make a blanket statement that all soy is processed. The same arguement could apply to milk products that are anything more than "raw milk" (e.g. pasturized or cultured products).
As with any other food product, read the label. Facts, not opinion are what I base my diet choices upon.
I guess I never realized... I always drank soy milk because I thought it was healthier. I'm gonna look at the labels more closely next time I go to the grocery store. I usually drank the 8th Continent light (vanilla flavor) soymilk.
soy milk is a processed food. with all kinds of added ingredients/supplements and lots of sugar. it's not healthy for you. Goats milk is a much better choice or an organic milk (Clover is my favorite) The hype on soy milk is all marketing.
the only soy product that is any good is tofu (fermented). if you are allergic to goat or cow's milk, try Rice milk plain (no sugar added).
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sbwcol wrote:
USTriathlete: you are very misinformed. Tofu is not a fermented soy product. In fact, soy milk and tofu are very closely related, as tofu is something akin to a curdled version of the soymilk. While the production of soymilk does indeed involve a "process", it is not to say that one should cast such aspersion upon it, as the process of making soymilk is a far simpler, healthier one than those that are involved in the production of other "processed" foods. There are other soy products that are indeed fermented, which may be the reason that you are confused. Those include miso, tempeh, soy sauce/tamari.
May 02 1:20 PM
brightboy wrote:
We actually keep both regular and soy milk in our place. The plain soy milk actually has less sugar than whole milk.
Feb 25 5:50 PM
GAMRican wrote:
There are organic soy products that have no additives. I don't think it is fair to make a blanket statement that all soy is processed. The same arguement could apply to milk products that are anything more than "raw milk" (e.g. pasturized or cultured products).
As with any other food product, read the label. Facts, not opinion are what I base my diet choices upon.
Feb 19 5:18 AM
flaggot wrote:
I guess I never realized... I always drank soy milk because I thought it was healthier. I'm gonna look at the labels more closely next time I go to the grocery store. I usually drank the 8th Continent light (vanilla flavor) soymilk.
Feb 03 12:24 AM
UStriathlete wrote:
soy milk is a processed food. with all kinds of added ingredients/supplements and lots of sugar. it's not healthy for you. Goats milk is a much better choice or an organic milk (Clover is my favorite) The hype on soy milk is all marketing.
the only soy product that is any good is tofu (fermented). if you are allergic to goat or cow's milk, try Rice milk plain (no sugar added).
Jan 19 3:48 PM