Levels of phytates in soy are also very high. Phytates bind to minerals like zinc, calcium, iron and magnesium and make them unavailable for you. You might already know about those properties of grains and legumes, but here are facts that make soy a particularly bad source of calories. You know that Asians consume large quantities of soy regularly, right?
The industry then only had to point us to the consumption of soy products of Asians for us to believe in the health benefits of it. This is another of those ideas that were implanted in the general consciousness that we take for a fact without questioning its origin.
Asians traditionally eat small amounts of soy and most of it is in a fermented form like nato, miso or tempeh. When you properly ferment beans and grains, they usually lose a lot of their lectin and phytate content.
Again, the rice looses most of its toxic effects when refined. Soy contains high levels of goitrogens. When you have an underperforming thyroid gland hypothyroidism , your whole metabolism slows down. You feel cold all the time, you have low energy and you catch just about any virus that floats around because of a weakened immune system.
Originally, soy protein was a waste product from manufacturing soybean oil. However, a common theme in American agriculture is to turn waste products into cash cows, literally, as soy protein was used as cattle feed.
Then, by adding various flavors, preservatives, sweeteners, emulsifiers, and other nutrients, it was made edible and sold widely. Research has shown that, consumed in small amounts, soy can be beneficial for you. Unfortunately, when most soy advocates preach the benefits of soy, they are lumping processed and unprocessed soy together. Any benefits from soy will be found in organic, unprocessed, and fermented forms.
The soybean is high in phytoestrogens, which may have a positive hormonal impact and help menopausal symptoms, the prostate, lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes. Again, these benefits are seen when soy is consumed in small quantities from unprocessed and fermented sources such as tempeh, natto, and miso.
If you are consuming soy, it should be primarily from those sources mentioned above, in small quantities, and in organic and fermented form. These nutrients blockers protect the bean from predators and from being eaten hmmmmmmmm — maybe that should tell us something. These nutrient blockers are also prevalent in grains and dairy products. Legumes and soy contain phytates which bind up minerals in food, so that the minerals are unavailable for your body to use. Phytates can also cause bloating and gas, as the carbohydrates in them are digested pretty easily by gut bacteria but not by your own body.
Soy in particular has one of the highest levels of phytates. These phytates can make it extremely difficult for you body to absorb calcium, zinc, and iron, which are all very important for various bodily functions and processes.
Soy milk is extremely high in phytates. Organic tofu contains a relatively moderate amount. Hemagglutinin is a protein that causes red blood cells to lump together. This keeps those cells from properly distributing oxygen around the body. Phytoestrogen is used as a defense mechanism in soybeans to keep them from being consumed by predators.
Phytoestrogen can also be found in tomatoes, green tea, and red wine, and can, in small doses, act as an effective antioxidant. Coconut aminos. Peanut butter. Almond butter , sunflower seed butter , or cashew butter. Kale chips , brussels sprout chips, or plantain chips.
French fries. Sweet potato fries, parsnip fries, or carrot fries. Nut mix. Vegetable crudite. Cheese or dip. Baba ganoush, roasted red pepper sauce, or coconut yogurt with lemon and herbs. Pasta, Taco, and Burger Paleo Substitutes Cutting out popular meals like tacos and burgers can be a challenge.
Here are some ideas to get you started: Pasta meals. Dress sauce over a chicken breast, chop vegetables zucchini, cauliflower, turnips, mushrooms, cabbage into pasta length and use the same sauce, or use a spiralizer to make veggie noodles zucchini, sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips.
Use a lettuce leaf or a cabbage wrap, enjoy filling over a baked sweet potato, or turn into burrito bowls by serving toppings over cauliflower rice.
Serve patty over a bed of mixed greens, wrapped in lettuce, or over roasted portobello mushrooms. Or, serve ground meat over a baked sweet potato.
You select the Paleo meals you want to make and the serving sizes. You instantly get a grocery list generated for you. You can send your list to Instacart from within the Cook Smarts website to have your groceries delivered, by the way.
Try our award winning meal plan service for free. Share the love! Join our community Enjoy free tips in your inbox. Learn to Cook. I avoid soy at all costs but am horrified that paediatricians prescribe soy formula to babies regularly and as a government professional I cannot advise otherwise same with the very wrong health food plate.
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