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Being Nerdy about Cereal.

Superfly said:
Of course! Honestly, I'd rather have a nice big bowl of Cap'n Crunch with icy cold whole milk than just about anything. But oy, so bad for you. So good, but so so bad.
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Seems like everything that's good and fun is bad or bad for you. :roll:
 
I <3 cereal in general. I can eat it for dinner or whenever... It's not good for you, but who cares? Crunchy, milky goodness!
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
I <3 cereal in general. I can eat it for dinner or whenever... It's not good for you, but who cares? Crunchy, milky goodness!
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I'm the same way. I usually keep a box or two of "healthy" cereal, then one box of "junk" cereal just for pleasure. ::mrgreen:
 
One thing I can't stand is skim milk in cereal. Actually, in anything. I hate skim milk.
 
ChrisL said:
One thing I can't stand is skim milk in cereal. Actually, in anything. I hate skim milk.
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I used to work with a young woman who ate her cereal with orange juice poured over it, because she was lactose-intolerant. I like 2% or whole milk. Skim milk just looks anemic to me. :lol:
 
lizzie said:
I used to work with a young woman who ate her cereal with orange juice poured over it, because she was lactose-intolerant. I like 2% or whole milk. Skim milk just looks anemic to me. :lol:
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Eww, that doesn't sound very appetizing.

Skim milk is like white water. :lol: I can't stand it in coffee either. Maybe if I was just drinking a plain old glass of milk it would be okay.
 
lizzie said:
I used to work with a young woman who ate her cereal with orange juice poured over it, because she was lactose-intolerant. I like 2% or whole milk. Skim milk just looks anemic to me. :lol:
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My gramma used to eat her corn flakes with orange juice. She said she had to eat both anyway, so why not save a step?

She was a little nuts by that point. She thought Bob Barker delivered her mail, and swore she used to babysit Laura Ingalls Wilder.
 
ChrisL said:
One thing I can't stand is skim milk in cereal. Actually, in anything. I hate skim milk.
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I actually like regular plain soy milk. To me, it tastes as good as whole milk and is much better for you. I'm a milk snob. Hate skim milk but it's just so much better for you. Then I tried soy milk. I didn't like it at first, because I screwed up and got vanilla flavored soy. Thought that's all that was offered, and it was waaaaay too sweet. Then I saw plain and grabbed a carton. Fantastic.

One thing, though. I've never had any luck using soy milk in any kind of pudding. It doesn't set right, for some reason. It's always just under where it needs to be.
 
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Superfly said:
I actually like regular plain soy milk. To me, it tastes as good as whole milk and is much better for you. I'm a milk snob. Hate skim milk but it's just so much better for you. Then I tried soy milk. I didn't like it at first, because I screwed up and got vanilla flavored soy. Thought that's all that was offered, and it was waaaaay too sweet. Then I saw plain and grabbed a carton. Fantastic.

One thing, though. I've never had any luck using soy milk in any kind of pudding. It doesn't set right, for some reason. It's always just under where it needs to be.
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Ever tried Almond Milk? It's really tasty. I like soy milk, but I'm a baby and need the vanilla kind you speak of. :3oops:
 
When a sweet cereal was allowed as a treat, this was my pick....

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TheGirlNextDoor said:
Ever tried Almond Milk? It's really tasty. I like soy milk, but I'm a baby and need the vanilla kind you speak of. :3oops:
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Yeah, I've tried it but I'm stuck with plain soy now. Too yummy and so much better for you. I can't imagine choosing skim milk over plain soy.
 
Superfly said:
I actually like regular plain soy milk. To me, it tastes as good as whole milk and is much better for you. I'm a milk snob. Hate skim milk but it's just so much better for you. Then I tried soy milk. I didn't like it at first, because I screwed up and got vanilla flavored soy. Thought that's all that was offered, and it was waaaaay too sweet. Then I saw plain and grabbed a carton. Fantastic.

One thing, though. I've never had any luck using soy milk in any kind of pudding. It doesn't set right, for some reason. It's always just under where it needs to be.
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I've never tried it. I'm kind of scared. :lol:
 
ChrisL said:
I've never tried it. I'm kind of scared. :lol:
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I stay away from soy because of the sex and thyroid hormone issues, but one of the alternatives we offer to our patients at work is rice milk, which is a good alternative imo. It looks like milk, and the texture is very similar too.
 
lizzie said:
I stay away from soy because of the sex and thyroid hormone issues, but one of the alternatives we offer to our patients at work is rice milk, which is a good alternative imo. It looks like milk, and the texture is very similar too.
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Interesting. What sex and hormone issues?
 
ChrisL said:
Interesting. What sex and hormone issues?
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There seems to be an issue with soy products breaking down into a biochemicals which attach to sex and thyroid receptor sites, or iow, mimicking hormones and competing with our own hormone production and release. That is why soy isoflavones are sometimes used for menopausal hot flashes.
 
lizzie said:
There seems to be an issue with soy products breaking down into a biochemicals which attach to sex and thyroid receptor sites, or iow, mimicking hormones and competing with our own hormone production and release. That is why soy isoflavones are sometimes used for menopausal hot flashes.
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I see. So if a woman was going through menopause it might actually be good for her? What symptoms might you get if you aren't going through menopause and you drink it?
 
TheGirlNextDoor said:
Ever tried Almond Milk? It's really tasty. I like soy milk, but I'm a baby and need the vanilla kind you speak of. :3oops:
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I've never tried anything besides cow's milk.
 
ChrisL said:
I see. So if a woman was going through menopause it might actually be good for her? What symptoms might you get if you aren't going through menopause and you drink it?
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It depends on what your definition of good is. My own thoughts are that I want my own hormone functions to be natural, without competition from factors which can affect hormone attachment. Iow, I want to maximize my own estrogen release, and I don't want it inhibited by my diet. Soy was initially encouraged as a relief for hot flashes that menopausal women experience. I personally suspect that the increase in our society of soy products has been influential in the increase of reproductive dysfunction that we are seeing in many of our younger women these days, and possibly in a subtle feminizing of our teenage boys.
 
lizzie said:
It depends on what your definition of good is. My own thoughts are that I want my own hormone functions to be natural, without competition from factors which can affect hormone attachment. Iow, I want to maximize my own estrogen release, and I don't want it inhibited by my diet. Soy was initially encouraged as a relief for hot flashes that menopausal women experience. I personally suspect that the increase in our society of soy products has been influential in the increase of reproductive dysfunction that we are seeing in many of our younger women these days, and possibly in a subtle feminizing of our teenage boys.
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I guess that depends on how bad it is. I know some women have a terrible time with menopause.

I don't know but if I had to and it came to a choice of something natural like soy or just hormone pills, I might go with the soy.

I'm not really clear on whether you are saying soy contains estrogen?
 
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