When can you have soymilk and tofu?

[Michael Tree]

When in atkins can you start drinking unsweetened soymilk and eat tofu? I'd rather use unsweetened soymilk in my decaf coffee than cream, as it's lower in carbs and I find cream too rich. Is it induction friendly? If not, what OWL rung can you start having it on?

[lawyerchick]

Re: When can you have soymilk and tofu?

It's the owl rung for legumes, but personally, if you're only using an ounce or so for your coffee (of the completely unsweetened variety) then I'd let that minor induction violation slide.

[not2late]

Re: When can you have soymilk and tofu?

When in atkins can you start drinking unsweetened soymilk and eat tofu? I'd rather use unsweetened soymilk in my decaf coffee than cream, as it's lower in carbs and I find cream too rich. Is it induction friendly? If not, what OWL rung can you start having it on?

Tofu is acceptable on Induction. It's the "soy cheese" mentioned in the cheese footnote. It's made from soy milk but the protein is coagulated and the majority of the carbs are eliminated during the coagulation process. So tofu is mostly soy protein.

Soy milk is a different story....Soy milk is made by grinding soybeans, adding water to it and straining out the larger particles. So it's a mixed carb-protein product. It's best left for the legume rung, along with soy flour and products like tempeh.