Originally Posted By: AcuraTech
Used to eat soy products constantly. Soy burgers, soy chicken, soy cheese, soy milk, etc. Haven't eaten any in about 2 years.
Soy products contain trace amounts of chemicals that mimic estrogen, eating soy products daily is similar to taking a birth control pill. No thanks. 20 years ago soy was garbage, something that got fed to cows. Then when they figured out how to make it taste good, it now goes for $10/lb.
Give me my grass fed/free range/organic/hormone free meat any day. Not saying that soy is poison, just that I wouldn't eat it every day. Or every other. Once a year, maybe. That's about how often I consume it.
Local, local, local. Butcher shops that source local are awesome. Sorry to all the non-Midwesterners. This may be flyover country, but we can grow/raise all our food. I consider it a blessing.
I am not a vegetarian, but IMO good tofu and soy milk always make my day. Maybe you haven't had the change to get some real good one yet.