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Written on: 07. 26. 09 [06:08]
maryb
Mary Burkett
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registered since: 22.07.2009
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 I'm new to the vegan diet and bought 3 vegan cookbooks this week. They have tasty-sounding recipes, but rely heavily on tofu and other soy products. Since 85% of the soybeans in the US are GMO, how concerned are folks about exposure to the e-coli and other organisms used to make the genetic modification? Thanks so much, Mary
Written on: 08. 04. 09 [09:53]
given2fly
Kristin Keller
registered since: 04.08.2009
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maryb wrote:

I'm new to the vegan diet and bought 3 vegan cookbooks this week. They have tasty-sounding recipes, but rely heavily on tofu and other soy products. Since 85% of the soybeans in the US are GMO, how concerned are folks about exposure to the e-coli and other organisms used to make the genetic modification? Thanks so much, Mary


Mary,

Most soy is grown not for humans but for farmed animals. And you can bet that factory farms are not going to bother using organic soy. Yet another reason not to eat animals!

Organic tofu and other soy products (for humans) are easy to find, and I would recommend buying organic for your recipes.

Keep in mind there's no requirement to eat soy. There are plenty of vegans that don't eat it, for various reasons. Personally, I found it helpful as a transition food, but now I eat it only rarely.

Congratulations on such an excellent decision to go vegan! I hope you enjoy the recipes, but if not, get another cookbook cause there are plenty of great ones. Veganomicon or Vegan with a Vengeance would be good to start with, and most of those recipes can be easily adjusted to make them more healthy (by reducing oil, using whole grain, etc.). For healthier recipes, I liked several in Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Fuhrman.
Written on: 08. 21. 09 [17:32]
HealthRenegade
Fran Gourdet
registered since: 21.08.2009
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maryb wrote:

I'm new to the vegan diet and bought 3 vegan cookbooks this week. They have tasty-sounding recipes, but rely heavily on tofu and other soy products. Since 85% of the soybeans in the US are GMO, how concerned are folks about exposure to the e-coli and other organisms used to make the genetic modification? Thanks so much, Mary


Hi Maryb,

I started on a vegan diet back in 1984 after visiting the Country Life Vegetarian Restaurant and Health Food Store that used to be in the Wall Street area in NYC. I have both editions of their cookbook and they don't use a lot of soy except in creamy products like some soups and desserts. There is use of a lot of nuts. I don't think the cookbook is available in any stores but I did see it available on Amazon.com.

Of course, you have the option of making your own tofu and there are places you can get soybeans that aren't GMO. David Cohen of NotMilk.com sells a soy milk machine and usually has links for places to purchase soybeans. The site isn't very active since I last checked but there's still a lot of info there.
Written on: 08. 22. 09 [01:31]
caroline.anton
C J
registered since: 22.08.2009
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maryb wrote:

I'm new to the vegan diet and bought 3 vegan cookbooks this week. They have tasty-sounding recipes, but rely heavily on tofu and other soy products. Since 85% of the soybeans in the US are GMO, how concerned are folks about exposure to the e-coli and other organisms used to make the genetic modification? Thanks so much, Mary


I understand we should only really eat Tempeh and organic soy sauce and fermented soy. The rest is not really suitable for human consumption. I would hve thought contamination is the least of your worries when eating GM food. You need to avoid it for all sorts of oter reasons. google the dangers of GM food and while you are at it, The dangers of canola Oil which none of us shouyld eat