My Favorite Soy Milk - Westsoy Soy Slender

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I was never a big milk fan as a kid. That's really an understatement. I pretty much hate the stuff. I was raised on 2% milk, so whole milk always made me gag.

Luckily, as an adult, I discovered soy milk. I actually like the taste of real soybeans/soymilk, and the unprocessed, unsweetened stuff can be delicious... but NOT on your morning cereal. The main reason I need milk is for breakfast cereal, so I needed to find something that worked.

I've pretty much tried them all. Non-fat soymilk doesn't work for much the same reason non-fat cow milk doesn't either -- way too watery. Full sweetened soymilk is good, but too many calories for my liking. Eventually, I found my favorite: Westsoy Soy Slender; I like the Vanilla version, but you might prefer the regular kind.



What's great about it?

• Great taste -- sweet, creamy, and delicious. NOTE: serve it cold! If you try to drink it at room temperature, it's nasty.
• Low calorie - 70 calories/cup and I only need a 1/2 cup for my cereal. It's sweetened with Splenda, so those of you artificial sweetener avoiders should check out the WestSoy Plus Vanilla (only 15 more calories per half cup).
• Shelf-stable - I can buy it when it's on sale and store the extras in the garage, not in the refrigerator. Yes, I'm a cheapskate with a crowded fridge.
• 6-7 grams of soy protein, 33 mg of isoflavones per 1-cup serving.

You may have trouble finding Soy Slender at your local market -- some of ours carry the product (QFC/Kroger does), some don't (Safeway, Whole Foods), but you can buy it online. The price is OK, nothing special -- $3.60 to $3.80 per quart -- I paid $2.79 yesterday at my local QFC (not on sale).