lifis
5 hours ago
I think those extra soybeans could be used to make rolled soy flakes. They are like oats, but contain a lot of protein and some fats, and can be combined with oats to form a complete meal (if a multivitamin and salt is also added).
It seems to me that soy flakes are currently very underrated and there's quite an opportunity to market them as a supplement to breakfast cereals, as an ingredient for protein-rich "muesli" and even as part of a non-ultra-processed full meal replacement.
lithos
4 hours ago
This is why the American Food Pyramid is so messed up. Lobbyists bought it so their grain farmer clients wouldn't need to adapt to changing market conditions (end of WWII demand).
teslabox
42 minutes ago
Soy becomes edible when it's fermented into soysauce. Soybeans that aren't fermented are potent sources of phytoestrogens, which are plant chemicals that cause our tissues to swell sort of like estrogen.
Birds are better able to consume soy because they have faster metabolisms than humans. Pigs that are bred for food are able to consume soy because pig farmers don't care about the long-term health of their animals.
Most of the soybeans grown in the US are roundup-ready, so they're contaminated with glyphosate.