Get Magic diet of these Soy foods
Tuesday - October 23, 2018 1:05 pm ,
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Soy products come from soybeans. Soybeans are vegetables that have been part of Asian diets for centuries. Unlike other plant foods, soybeans have a high protein content, equivalent to animal foods. Like meat, soy is a complete protein. This means that it provides all the essential amino acids that your body needs but cannot produce on its own.
Soybeans have extraordinary qualities which makes excellent additions to your magic diet. Foods made from soybeans such as soy nuts, tofu, soy milk, edamame, miso, rosted soy nuts etc.
Several studies suggest that soy may have help to lower blood sugar. Soy based drinks helps losing weight than using milk based drinks. Soy is smart for your overall heart health. It contains good fats, fiber and cholesterol lowering plant sterols.
Eating soy can also help to reduce of serious diabetes complications like kidney disease. In a small study of people with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, those who were given about one third of their protein intake as soy protein results their urinary albumin excretion drop by 9.5 percent.
Soy can lower the risk of several kind of cancer like prostate, breast and also ease menopausal discomforts due to estrogen like compound found in soy called isoflavones.
Some Soy Foods
Tofu- Tofu is to the soybean as cheese is to milk. Cheese is made when milk separates into curd and whey. Soybeans produce soymilk which can also be separated into curd and whey. Tofu is a bean curd.
Soy milk- The creamy liquid that is pressed out of soaked cooked soybeans. It can be used in place of regular milk in smoothies, on cereal and in recipes.
Soy Nuts- Roasted mature soybeans usually eaten eaten as a snack.
Edamame- Fresh green soybeans available shelled or in the pod. You can eat them raw or steamed with a bit of salt.
Tempeh- Made from fermented soybeans and formed into a shewy cake, tempeh is used as a meat substitute in recipes.
Miso- Fermented soybean paste used as a sea-soning or soup base.
