Guest guest Posted March 11, 2005 Report Share Posted March 11, 2005 Okay, after the e-mail from someone stating that Sun Soy uses D2 I did some checking. I knew I had checked with them a while back to see if it was vegan or not and it wasn't at that time. I called and spoke to a consumer representative who told me that Silk took control of Sun Soy in Dec 2002. Sometime after that, Whitewave (makers of Silk) changed to D2 instead of D3, however Sun Soy is still not made with organic non-GMO soybeans like Silk is. That could be the reason it is less expensive than Silk in some markets. I also found out, through a bit of reading that Whitewave was bought out by Dean Foods - a dairy company. They say that nothing has changed and that nothing will change in the way they make Silk or in the Dean Foods subsidiary personnel. I like the Silk soygurt and many of the Whitewave products but as a vegan I really dislike my money supporting a dairy company. I've been leaning towards Imagine's Rice and Soy Dream products - what I actually drank many years ago. Like Alan said, reading labels is not always enough. God's Peace, Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 I agree Gayle but I would rather my kids drink Silk than cow's milk. Right now that is the soy milk of choice in my house. I am vegan but my kids are ovo-lacto and I am trying to convert them without making it manditory. So, I am glad that they go for the soy milk. Thanks for checking all of this out. quintmom wrote: I like the Silk soygurt and many of the Whitewave products but as a vegan I really dislike my money supporting a dairy company. I've been leaning towards Imagine's Rice and Soy Dream products - what I actually drank many years ago. Like Alan said, reading labels is not always enough. God's Peace, Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Don't limit yourselves to just a few (not so great) choices of soy milk. I have found THE BEST, and it is Zen Don/Zen Soy! Not readily available in most supermarkets and mega-warehouse chains, but has been discovered in HFS/NFS. Once you try it, you'll never say " silk " again (as you shouldn't if you are Vegan P-) Fidyl Live Simply So That Others May Simply Live Yoga-With-Nancy-SoFla/ SignSoFla/ SoFlaVegans/ SoFlaSchools/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 Yes Carol, Silk is better than moo juice. I used Imagine's Rice Dream many years ago and really loved it then and still do now. I've used it with my kids off and on also. A couple really love it and the other three just like it. I haven't tried the Soy Dream on them yet. The thing is there are just sooo many soy milks out there that are veg*n, I just know if the Rice and/or Soy Dreams don't work, another will. But I do agree with you. We have to do what we can do and you are a good mommy for trying to convert your kids peacefully. God's Peace, Gayle - " carol sobczak " <cpsobczak Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:13 AM Re: Sun Soy and Silk > > > I agree Gayle but I would rather my kids drink Silk than cow's milk. > Right now that is the soy milk of choice in my house. I am vegan but my > kids are ovo-lacto and I am trying to convert them without making it > manditory. So, I am glad that they go for the soy milk. Thanks for > checking all of this out. > > quintmom wrote: > > I like the Silk soygurt and many of the Whitewave products but as a vegan > I really dislike my money supporting a dairy company. I've been leaning > towards Imagine's Rice and Soy Dream products - what I actually drank many > years ago. > > Like Alan said, reading labels is not always enough. > > God's Peace, > Gayle > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 I really don't care for the Zen Don/Zen Soy, Fidyl. I love their puddings - especially the banana, but the " milk " I didn't care for. It was also kinda pricey for a family of seven. The Silk, when it was not under Dean Foods, was best for us because it was readily available and the price was good. We go through between 1 - 1.5 gallons of soy/rice milk a day - depending on whether I'm cooking with it or not. I don't have a large home so not much place to store the milks in the non-refrigerator type boxes (shoot, there's not much room to store the kids! LOL) and definitely not enough room in the refrigerator to store more than a few cartons of soy/rice milk. The fact that the Silk is available at the local grocery stores at a pretty good price ($2.36 - 2.50 a 1/2 gallon and even cheaper in the boxes with 2 - 1/2 gallon cartons together) made it affordable for us. Every now and then I'll find Rice Dream in the local grocery stores but the price is always over $3.00 for a 1/2 gallon. I know it's weird, but I feel betrayed by Silk. Time to re-budget and make room for the higher price because I refuse to buy anymore of their products. God's Peace, Gayle - " fidyl " <fidyl Monday, March 14, 2005 8:40 AM Re: Sun Soy and Silk > > > > Don't limit yourselves to just a few (not so great) choices of soy milk. > > I have found THE BEST, and it is Zen Don/Zen Soy! > > Not readily available in most supermarkets and mega-warehouse chains, > but has been discovered in HFS/NFS. > > Once you try it, you'll never say " silk " again (as you shouldn't if > you are Vegan P-) > > Fidyl > Live Simply So That > Others May Simply Live > Yoga-With-Nancy-SoFla/ > SignSoFla/ > SoFlaVegans/ > SoFlaSchools/ > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health > professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2005 Report Share Posted March 14, 2005 In what way is Silk not vegan and how is it supporting a dairy company? I have contacted White Wave just recently to address this issue which came up on another discussion group that I'm on, that their products may or may not be vegan and they emailed me back stating that all of their products are vegan except one or two products which contain honey. I forget what those were but they were not soy milk or yogurt products and it is clearly identified in the ingredient label. I will be glad to request a response to this or other concerns or doubts that anyone has about Silk products. Lisanne --- fidyl <fidyl wrote: > > > Don't limit yourselves to just a few (not so great) > choices of soy milk. > > I have found THE BEST, and it is Zen Don/Zen Soy! > > Not readily available in most supermarkets and > mega-warehouse chains, > but has been discovered in HFS/NFS. > > Once you try it, you'll never say " silk " again (as > you shouldn't if > you are Vegan P-) > > Fidyl > Live Simply So That > Others May Simply Live > Yoga-With-Nancy-SoFla/ > SignSoFla/ > SoFlaVegans/ > SoFlaSchools/ > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Lisanne, I don't believe anyone said that Silk wasn't vegan. My concern is that it was bought out by Dean Foods, a dairy company. Though the Silk hierarchy remains the same, any money paid to buy Silk/Whitewave products goes towards the support of Dean Foods. God's Peace, Gayle - " Lisanne Hadidian " <lhadidian Monday, March 14, 2005 1:00 PM Re: Re: Sun Soy and Silk > > > In what way is Silk not vegan and how is it supporting > a dairy company? I have contacted White Wave just > recently to address this issue which came up on > another discussion group that I'm on, that their > products may or may not be vegan and they emailed me > back stating that all of their products are vegan > except one or two products which contain honey. I > forget what those were but they were not soy milk or > yogurt products and it is clearly identified in the > ingredient label. I will be glad to request a > response to this or other concerns or doubts that > anyone has about Silk products. Lisanne > --- fidyl <fidyl wrote: >> >> >> Don't limit yourselves to just a few (not so great) >> choices of soy milk. >> >> I have found THE BEST, and it is Zen Don/Zen Soy! >> >> Not readily available in most supermarkets and >> mega-warehouse chains, >> but has been discovered in HFS/NFS. >> >> Once you try it, you'll never say " silk " again (as >> you shouldn't if >> you are Vegan P-) >> >> Fidyl >> Live Simply So That >> Others May Simply Live >> Yoga-With-Nancy-SoFla/ >> SignSoFla/ >> SoFlaVegans/ >> SoFlaSchools/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health > professional. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 I think it was this comment that gave me the impression that Silk was not considered vegan by someone 'Once you try it, you'll never say " silk " again (as >> you shouldn't if >> you are Vegan P-)' >> >> and I wanted to make sure there was no confusion about it being vegan. Lisanne > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Small Business - Try our new resources > site! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For more information about vegetarianism, please > visit the VRG website at > > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially > useful for families go to > > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion > list and is not intended to > > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice > should be obtained from a > > qualified health professional. > > > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained > from a qualified health > > professional. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Okay - now I am confused. I thought Silk was one of the vegan ones??? , Lisanne Hadidian <lhadidian> wrote: > > In what way is Silk not vegan and how is it supporting > a dairy company? I have contacted White Wave just > recently to address this issue which came up on > another discussion group that I'm on, that their > products may or may not be vegan and they emailed me > back stating that all of their products are vegan > except one or two products which contain honey. I > forget what those were but they were not soy milk or > yogurt products and it is clearly identified in the > ingredient label. I will be glad to request a > response to this or other concerns or doubts that > anyone has about Silk products. Lisanne > --- fidyl <fidyl> wrote: > > > > > > Don't limit yourselves to just a few (not so great) > > choices of soy milk. > > > > I have found THE BEST, and it is Zen Don/Zen Soy! > > > > Not readily available in most supermarkets and > > mega-warehouse chains, > > but has been discovered in HFS/NFS. > > > > Once you try it, you'll never say " silk " again (as > > you shouldn't if > > you are Vegan P-) > > > > Fidyl > > Live Simply So That > > Others May Simply Live > > Yoga-With-Nancy-SoFla/ > > SignSoFla/ > > SoFlaVegans/ > > SoFlaSchools/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Thanks Gayle. I have used Rice Dream as well. My 8 yo will drink it, especially if it is chocolate. My 11 doesn't drink any milk, not soy, cow or rice. The baby will move to soy and rice when she is old enough to be off formula. quintmom wrote: I used Imagine's Rice Dream many years ago and really loved it then and still do now. Carol, mom to Melissa, 3/14/94 Julia, 2/18/97 Lily, 9/7/04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2005 Report Share Posted March 23, 2005 Have you tried Wholesoy yogurt? In my opinion, it's far better than Silk yogurt. http://www.wholesoyco.com/ , <quintmom@n...> wrote: > > Okay, after the e-mail from someone stating that Sun Soy uses D2 I did some checking. I knew I had checked with them a while back to see if it was vegan or not and it wasn't at that time. I called and spoke to a consumer representative who told me that Silk took control of Sun Soy in Dec 2002. Sometime after that, Whitewave (makers of Silk) changed to D2 instead of D3, however Sun Soy is still not made with organic non-GMO soybeans like Silk is. That could be the reason it is less expensive than Silk in some markets. > > I also found out, through a bit of reading that Whitewave was bought out by Dean Foods - a dairy company. They say that nothing has changed and that nothing will change in the way they make Silk or in the Dean Foods subsidiary personnel. > > I like the Silk soygurt and many of the Whitewave products but as a vegan I really dislike my money supporting a dairy company. I've been leaning towards Imagine's Rice and Soy Dream products - what I actually drank many years ago. > > Like Alan said, reading labels is not always enough. > > God's Peace, > Gayle > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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