Don’t believe the hype: Myths from the meat board

Every once in a while I run into a meat eater that has read these page E13 newspaper articles questioning the value of soybeans in a diet. Ethical eaters: here’s a link you want to save to your favorites. It may be a handy tool to use should you ever get this question from meat eaters: "But I’ve heard tofu is bad for you because____________(insert myth here).

The Safety of Soy

My first response is to tell them that; even if the junk science reports being sold to the media by the Texas Cattlemen Lobbyists, or the "Meat, it’s whats for dinner" board, were true then I would still eat wheat protien, nuts, beans and other vegetable protiens. I would still ensure my diet was cruelty free, varied, healthy, and most importantly I would get the satisfaction of not using my dollars to support an industry that the UN Panel on Climate Control reports is the largest producer of greenhouse gases (Yes, factory farms produce more GGs than all the SUVs on the road).

Examples of myths:

Soya disrupts thyroid function: Busted
Processed soya foods are bad for you:Busted
Soya makes you get man boobs:Busted (hell, I bust this or any of the guys over at Veganbodybuilding.com!