I'm making tofu ice cream tomorrow... banana and maple syrup. small boy will be wild with delight.
although the fattening tooth decaying things in the ice cream will more than cancel out the goodness of the tofu... darn it....
why are yummy things always so unhealthy!
The important thing to remember about food is that we are NOT always what we eat. We are what our bodies digest. If your body does not deal with milk you are not going to get nutrients from it.
Milk is a product of the advertising industry. We buy the message on the packaging. We also buy the method by which the product is produced. We buy the food the cows swallow, the chemicals on that food, the chemicals given to the the cow, we buy the green grass and the happy animals shown on the advertisements. We buy the message that we must have lots of calcium to have strong bones. We buy the message that milk is the ONLY way.
We do need calcium. But in excess it can cause kidney stones and calcification of muscle tissue. You can get it from the average diet really. The milk message is a bit OTT.
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You're making milk sound like the risks of overdose outweigh its healthiness. Technically that is propaganda, and misleading propaganda at that (yes, there is such a thing as non-misleading propaganda). The truth is that just about any food causes problems in overdoes. For example, carrots. Good source of Vitamin A. But no, don't eat them because too much will make your skin turn orange. It doesn't matter that it would take hundreds of carrots per day to achieve that effect...
The truth is that milk is an important part of the diet, and it can be very difficult to get the reccomended calcium portion without it. And getting calcium in places where it has been added does not work as well.
Milk is not a good source of calcium as we have to use up existing calcium in order to process it. Broccoli is a much better source, although I'm not sure of the quantities. Tofu is something I've never explored.
I have given up milk because it causes lots of phlegm. I would like to give up all dairy, but am struggling to do so because it gives me so many calories (and I need a lot).
I do not like to drink just a glass of milk or eat ice cream too often just because it does produce alot of phlegm. I do use milk in my tea. I will eat yogurt (not too high in calories). Cheese tastes good but it is usually high in fat. I have tried low fat cheese and I think it tastes terrible. You can make a soft cheese from low fat yogurt. You need to put it in a paper coffe filter, covered, to drain in the fridge overnight.
Tofu can be added to many soups, stews, baked goods.
I do not like to drink just a glass of milk or eat ice cream too often just because it does produce alot of phlegm. I do use milk in my tea. I will eat yogurt (not too high in calories). Cheese tastes good but it is usually high in fat. I have tried low fat cheese and I think it tastes terrible. You can make a soft cheese from low fat yogurt. You need to put it in a paper coffe filter, covered, to drain in the fridge overnight.
Tofu can be added to many soups, stews, baked goods.
I'm partially vegan, pretty much vegan, but I eat products with milk as an ingredient in it from time to time (like vegetarian cheese when my parents buy it, I just adooore cheese, cough). But I use enriched soy milk most of the time (with calcium, b12 etc) and I never liked drinking milk, but soy milk tastes ok for me (but not all soy milk, there are a lot of variants and I like only two of them to drink, the others are too sweet or 'heavy' for my taste) but since there are about 12 different milk-replacements, also ricemilk etc, there should be something for everyone who for whatever reason stops using milk or lessens the use of milk. A lot of them have calcium-addition. And a lot of them can be bought in supermarkets as well as in natural health stores (they usually have more variants but they are more expensive)
Also calcium can be found in a lot of veggies, there are a lot of websites online with food-ingredient tables where you can pick out what you like. I think I read somewhere that sesame seeds contain a lot of calcium.... ah here it is.... :wink:
Health watch
Although sesame seeds contain no cholesterol, they are still 50 percent unsaturated fat, so those watching their fat consumption should exercise moderation. Luckily, a small amount goes a long way in flavoring foods. They have a high magnesium content to help steady nerves and are used in laxatives as an emolient. One-half cup of sesame seeds contains over three times the calcium of a comparable measure of whole milk. Some studies show that sesamin, a lignan found only in sesame seeds, has remarkable antioxidant effect which can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol and the production of cholesterol in the liver. The seeds are also rich in Vitamin A, E and protein. An old folk remedy recommends thoroughly chewing and swallowing one tablespoon of sesame seeds per day to regulate the menses.
http://homecooking.about.com/library/wee...60898a.htm
My advice: soy cream!!! mmmmm (eg the cream to cook with, a bit thicker than milk) you can make deliiicious recipies with it (for example veggies with cream, or soup with cream etc), even my two meat-addicted parents love the soy cream. Also good if you're on a diet, since it's 0% cholesterol etc and it does make your food a lot 'fuller' in taste.
Also the soy-deserts (pudding and yoghurt like) are very delicious, my mom also agrees with that...
then again, I live in NL, and I believe the soyproducts I use are from a belgian company... so I don't know the situation worldwide ofcourse...
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I don't think we get soy cream but I like Vitasoy milk, especially the original creamy variety.
We had TVP (textured vegetable protein) on a school camp and it was icky! Mind you, it might not have been cooked in the right way.
I have a friend who is cutting out all milk and gluten from his diet. He seems to have clearer skin now but when he went on the diet at first, it had some unfortunate side effects for a while.
Last night, I used some low fat mozzarella in pasta sauce but it went like plastic and tasted like plastic too.
I think I'll stick to the ordinary mozzarella in future, even if it does have more fat.