#soy

American farmers produced 600 more calories per person per day in 2000 than they did in 1980. But some calories got cheaper than others: Since 1980, the price of sweeteners and added fats (most of them derived, respectively, from subsidized corn and subsidized soybeans), dropped 20 percent, while the price of fresh fruits and vegetables increased by 40 percent. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#calories #corn #farmers #fats #fresh

Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon joined them on the throne. It was during this period that the cycle of dietary and planetary destruction began, the thing we're only realizing just now. ↗

— Mark Bittman

#began #between #cattle #chicken #collaboration

There's no such thing as soy milk. It's soy juice. ↗

— Lewis Black

#juice #milk #soy #such #thing

The soybean itself is a notably inauspicious staple food; it contains a whole assortment of "antinutrients" - compounds that actually block the body's absorption of vitamins and minerals, interfere with the hormonal system, and prevent the body from breaking down the proteins of the soy itself. ↗

— Michael Pollan

#safe-eating #soybeans #food

I'm a vegetarian; I eat a lot of tofu and soy. ↗

— Kristen Wiig

#i #lot #soy #vegetarian

Soy sauce is really a multi-purpose seasoning. ↗

— Martin Yan

#sauce #seasoning #soy

I am three forks away from eating all your food with two homeless guys. It’s too bad I only have a suitcase full of spoons and a bucket of soy sauce.
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— Jarod Kintz

#food #funny #homeless #humor #nonsense

If I could only have one type of food with me, I would bring soy sauce. The reason being that if I have soy sauce, I can flavor a lot of things. ↗

— Martin Yan

#being #bring #could #flavor #i

Our typical Western diet is full of inflammatory fats - saturated fats, trans fats, too many omega-6, inflammatory, processed vegetable oils like soy and corn oils. These increase IGF-1 and stimulate pimple follicles. ↗

— Mark E. Hyman

#diet #fats #full #increase #like

I eat vegetarian a lot. I buy only fresh ingredients and cook from scratch - that way, when I feel like snacking and look in my fridge, it's: 'Oh, baby carrots or chocolate soy pudding. Take your pick.' ↗

— Nadia Giosia

#buy #carrots #chocolate #cook #eat