Original Post by ainedb:
I love O'Soy made by Stonyfield Farms. But it's made in a place that also does dairy, so there could be traces of dairy products in it and therefor cannot be considered strictly vegan. But I love it, and it has live cultures in it and everything for a healthy digestive system, which makes it really good to eat after taking a dose of antibiotics.
O'Soy is actually made with milk protein. :( Unfortunately because I used to eat it and loved it but it made me sick.
It's NOT made with milk protein. It's a soy product. But because it's made in a facility that mostly produces milk and other dairy products, they put a warning up that there could be traces of milk that get into the soy yogurt. The live cultures are grown in a milk-based fermentation vat, which means that although they are purified before adding them to the soy yogurt, some traces of milk protein may make it into the soy.
They didn't used to have the milk-based cultures in there, but when Danone bought the farm, they decided it was cheaper and faster to use the dairy-based cultures (boo to them... my friend Joe worked for them one summer and told me that it used to be vegan except for any accidents from the dairy production, but now they actually add milk-grown culture and it increases the likelihood of dairy contamination). So, yes, it does include small amounts of dairy, but it's primarily a soy product.
In any case, I think Silk makes a decent soy yogurt, but I haven't had it in a long time and I'm not sure if it's vegan either.
Whole Soy is wonderful! Silk isn't bad either. But Oh Soy from Stoneyfield isn't technically vegan, there's some form of milk in it. I'm not sure why they'd go through the trouble of making a soy yogurt and then go put milk in it lol. I'm also not sure why Peta would list Oh Soy yogurt as a vegan option either. But yeah, try Whole Soy.
Original Post by skinnyogi:
I just remember reading 'contains milk' on it. It was especially disappointing for me because I like the smaller containers and I haven't found any Whole Soy & Co in little cups..
Yeah I bought Oh Soy yogurt a few weeks ago (assuming it was vegan) and the ingredients label did actually "contains milk" on it.
I thought So Nice's yogurt was ok. It was a little more watery than regular yogurt but I prefer thin to thick when it comes to yogurt anyway. It worked well in a smoothy.
I'm a lacto-vegetarian, so I add vanilla soy powder to my dairy yogurt - just a tablespoon to about 6 ounces; boosts the protein, and I don't get as hungry as often.
From what I'm guessing, those who've posted here are strict vegetarians, so they excluse dairy. If you're not, you can buy a less-costlier yogurt (or make it yourself), and save a good deal of money by buying your soy powder in bulk (as I do), so I can add it to other foods as I choose.
I can buy skimmed milk for $1.99/half gallon. Using 1/4 of a 'starter' yogurt that you save from the packaged brands, you put that in a large container (I use a very large wide-mouthed thermos), and leave it alone for several days. Check it; when it's ready, then add the soy either in a ratio of 1 cup for the half-gallon, or add the amount you want as an individual serving. If you put a little lemon extract in the yogurt, it's great (or lemon zest/orange zest). I love putting fresh blackberries on top of my serving; super tasty.
I seriously missed yogurt right after going vegan and the only soy yogurt that I liked was called Wildwoods or something to that effect. Not enough people bought it though, so my grocery store stopped carrying it.
After a while the cravings just went away. I do without now.
EDIT: Found it, here. I usually bought the unsweetened and added my own flavoring - cut down on calories and gave me more variety.
kat0386 I like the Alprosoya yoghurts too, so yummy!
i made vegan sugar cookies with the strawberry flavor in an attempt to make them pink for valentines day... lol it made them so nasty. that was like... soy and co tho
SO delicious has really good icecream, so i kinda wanna try thier yogurt. they have cinnamin bun flavor, lol, it's first on my lits
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