Where's the cheapest place to buy Soya Milk with added Calcium?

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Where's the cheapest plae to buy Soya Milk with added Calcium? I've recently been told to try Soya Milk with added calcium at approximately 65p/litre from Tesco's.

Is this a reasonable buy or has anyone seen a better price. I seem to be getting through quite a lot of it, so any suggestions welcome.

blue-kat

not seen it any cheaper elsewhere.
might be worth trying a wholesale wholefood supplier if you get through lots.
e.g Lembas

or make your own soya milk?!
see ethical juicers for a soya milk gadget
hth
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Katya

Flimber

killmymortgage wrote:

Where's the cheapest plae to buy Soya Milk with added Calcium? I've recently been told to try Soya Milk with added calcium at approximately 65p/litre from Tesco's.

Is this a reasonable buy or has anyone seen a better price. I seem to be getting through quite a lot of it, so any suggestions welcome.

Asda's Organic is the same price and even the unsweetened one is surprisingly palatable. Haven't seen anything cheaper anywhere and I rate the Asda product a close second to Co-Op's organic one (~£1.19).

zeddy_2

Hi,

I think the Tesco one is about as cheap as they get actually. It's very nice too, though I only use the sweetened one!

[Deleted User]

Thank you all for replying. Glad to know that I haven't missed anything.

Thanks for your help.

Zziggi

http://www.ethicaljuicers.co.uk/milkmaking.php

has anyone got one of these? what's it like? how easy to use? worth it?

thanks

[Deleted User]

I used to make my own soya milk. It is definitely not worth it. Very messy and time consuming and certainly not at all cheaper taking in all the costs. Messy to use and messy to clean and takes up quite a bit of storage space

Don`t bother

Also wddty had a big big article on the dangers of soya milk and how it has been hyped by the big producers. I stopped using it immediately and so did my son when he read it

blue-kat

from WDDTY:

SOYA: Why you might need to think again

A few E-news back we made passing reference to soya and suggested it was not as safe as most would have you believe. We promised a fuller explanation later, so here it is.

Soya products are derived from the soya bean, and include soya milk, tofu, infant milk formula and meat substitutes. It's been an essential protein for vegetarians, and is revered as a miracle food because of its antioxidant qualities. It's been hailed as a preventative of a range of chronic diseases such as coronary heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis. Its proponents point to countries such as Japan, where they say soya is a staple of the diet, and the low incidence of many cancers there.

But there's another school of thought that claims that soya is one of the greatest threats to health, and all the good news associated with it is based on faulty science, and is propaganda perpetrated by the powerful soya industry.

Soya, they say, contains very high levels of phytoestrogens, also known as isoflavones, which can mimic and block the hormone estrogen, and depress thyroid function. It's something that also worried MAFF (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and now replaced by DEFRA, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs), which commissioned a report on its health hazards. DEFRA is also concerned that most soya is grown as a GM crop, and is investigating what impact this may have on our health.

Soya also contains other toxic chemicals including phytates, which block the body's ability to absorb minerals, enzyme inhibitors, which hinder protein digestion, and haemaggluttin, which inhibits oxygen supply around the body.

Soya is also not quite the staple of Japan that we're told. A Japanese man on average eats around 8g, or two teaspoons, of tofu a day, whereas in the West we eat up to 220g, or 8ozs, of it every day. It's also simplistic to single out tofu as the preventative when the Japanese diet also includes more fish and vegetables, less fatty meat and less processed foods than a typical Western diet.

Ironically, many turn to soya because they are allergic to milk and other dairy products, but soya is itself a major allergen. Nutritionists reckon that up to half the population in the West may be allergic to soya.

If, despite all of this, you remain wedded to soya, at least consume it in fermented form, found in soy sauce, tempeh and miso, and which counteracts the effects of natural toxins in soya. And be like the Japanese - eat a lot less of it.

Zziggi

kittie wrote:

I used to make my own soya milk. It is definitely not worth it. Very messy and time consuming and certainly not at all cheaper taking in all the costs. Messy to use and messy to clean and takes up quite a bit of storage space

Don`t bother

Also wddty had a big big article on the dangers of soya milk and how it has been hyped by the big producers. I stopped using it immediately and so did my son when he read it

Thanks for this info. My kids actually usually have goats milk with only soya milk in a bottle first thing in the morning and last thing at night(as soya on prescription) However I was just interested in using soya. Thanks for the info.

catherineblack

Hi all,
found an interesting link on how to make your own rice milk. looks quite easy. Lots of people have given their variations and tips on how to add calcium too.
http://vegweb.com/recipes/drink/rice-milk.shtml
I'll give it a go and let you know how I get on. I just grudge paying so much for rice milk.
Cat x