Soy Good!
One of our favourite things to drink here in my home in Manitoba is chocolate soymilk. We discovered it when my youngest child was experiencing sensitivity to dairy milk. She has recently outgrown this and we are back to dairy, but we still indulge in one of our Canadian-made dairy-alternative favourites, from So Nice .
Like chickpeas, lentils and beans, soy is a legume and has been grown and harvested for millennia in Asia. Soya sauce made its introduction to Canada in the early 19th century and soy was cultivated in the late 19th century at the Ontario Agricultural College. Soy is jam-packed with protein! One cup of soy is equal in protein to 100g of meat, poultry or fish. It is also cholesterol-free and its fat content is made up of healthy, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Soy also holds calcium, iron and zinc. Of course, you'll need a little vitamin C to absorb that vegetable iron.
So Good, has a yummy, non-dairy frozen soy dessert. Just add some rhubarb compote for a tasty sauce filled with vitamin C. Try this recipe at the Canadian Living website.
Do you eat soy products?
Image credits: So Nice and So Good
