Anyone have any experience cooking with soy meat?

[Milton]

On a recent trip to Mexico I noticed at a local store that they where selling soy meat, as pictured. View attachment 564990 And and girl that I was visiting made some really tasty Asian dish with it and it made me wonder about all those poor vegetarians that dont get enough protein in their diet. Has anyone tried using it in their diet and had good results?

 

[Milton]

Come on vegetarians, lets see if you all have any experience with this?

 

[anzel]

Soy is confusing to me. I'm not a vegetarian but once in a while I partake.
A little tofu mixed in here or there or another soy product tempeh which I like better.
I used to avoid it like the plauge because it is said to contain phytoestrogens that can either increase a males e2 or decrease testosterone. I do find it hard to believe though. I understand we are what we eat but come on! If I eat 4 Oz of tempeh once or twice a day my E2 will go up and I will start getting gyno? Doubt it. In Asia men eat soy and no tots.
So it's possible it can cause a slight spike but your hpta should correct any imbalance right? Cause that's what it does.... seeks homeostasis.
And besides I'm either on trt or a blast with an AI and a serm soooo....

My biggest issue with soy is that you really should eat only organic soy.
Non organically grown soy is loaded up with pesticides and herbicides and it's genetic modified.
In order to grow these vast crops to feed the world cheap protein they have to combat the weeds that will kill it.
How do they spray a lethal toxic spray to kill weeds but not kill the soy plant?

First they genetically modify the soy plant and make it resistant to the herbicide. They literally alter the DNA of the plant. They say it's harmless to us but THEY say alot of things.
Then they spray the herbicide Roundup up all over the crops.
Now THEY say that Round up is safe too.
They only use a little and u just wash it off before u eat it.
That's complete bullshit

But wait theres more!

Over the last several decades the weeds have become more resistant to the Roundup
So this leads to more spraying and stronger solution s , just more going in your body.
Also the USA and EU has strict laws thT prohibit the bad chemicals that cause cancer and stuff.
Let me repeat that the USA and EU has laws. And maybe other countries like Australia and Japan.....

But what if the soy comes from Brazil? Cause a shit ton comes from other countries. Do they have the same law? Maybe. Or maybe not. And even if they do are they strictly enforced?
So is it possible that besides Roundup there is a little of this or a little of that mixed in too
Possible ..hell yes!

So organic soy or the highway.