Do dairy cows eat soy protein?!
The reason I am wondering is because my 17 month old is allergic to soy, and when she drinks cow's milk she also has allergic symptoms, but she has been tested twice for a milk allergy and is showing no allergy to it!. I was wondering if it is possible that dairy cows are fed soy protein, and then some of that protein remains in the milk!? This then maybe could be causing the reaction when she drinks the cows' milk!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Yes, cows are fed soy!.
Livestock producers like to use corn and soy as a base for their animal feed, because these protein-rich grains fatten up their animals, and because they’re incredibly cheap as a result of the government subsidies!. Livestock consumes 47% of the soy and 60% of the corn produced in the US!.
Source:
http://www!.sustainabletable!.org/issues/f!.!.!.
It is very possible that soy residue could remain in the milk!.
If your daughter is unable to drink milk don't stress!. As a vegan I can assure you that it is perfectly healthy and easy to avoid milk products :)
Best of luck!!
EDIT: realised I should back that last sentence up:
The main worry of people unable to drink milk is calcium; however, there are many fantastic plan-based sources of calcium including: blackstrap molasses, calcium-fortified soy milk, calcium-set tofu, black-eyed beans, soybeans, bok choy, broccoli, collard greens, chinese cabbage, kale, mustard greens, and okra!. Legumes also contain some calcium!.
The following sites may be of interest to you!. They contain info on non-dairy calcium sorces:
http://www!.sparkpeople!.com/resource/nutr!.!.!.
http://www!.vegansociety!.com/food/nutriti!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Livestock producers like to use corn and soy as a base for their animal feed, because these protein-rich grains fatten up their animals, and because they’re incredibly cheap as a result of the government subsidies!. Livestock consumes 47% of the soy and 60% of the corn produced in the US!.
Source:
http://www!.sustainabletable!.org/issues/f!.!.!.
It is very possible that soy residue could remain in the milk!.
If your daughter is unable to drink milk don't stress!. As a vegan I can assure you that it is perfectly healthy and easy to avoid milk products :)
Best of luck!!
EDIT: realised I should back that last sentence up:
The main worry of people unable to drink milk is calcium; however, there are many fantastic plan-based sources of calcium including: blackstrap molasses, calcium-fortified soy milk, calcium-set tofu, black-eyed beans, soybeans, bok choy, broccoli, collard greens, chinese cabbage, kale, mustard greens, and okra!. Legumes also contain some calcium!.
The following sites may be of interest to you!. They contain info on non-dairy calcium sorces:
http://www!.sparkpeople!.com/resource/nutr!.!.!.
http://www!.vegansociety!.com/food/nutriti!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
What Jess said is good info, however I just had to laugh at the list of options to get calcium, when thinking of the 17-month olds I know!.!.!.!. most wouldn't touch that stuff, and there's only a limited amount you can hide in their food, or convince them to eat even when they do like it - it would be pretty tricky to meet a child's calcium requirements that way!. And don't forget the Vitamin D in milk either, it is fortified for a reason!.
I'd suggest seeing if you can find a small local dairy that can explain what their cows eat!. There are a lot of dairy farms out there feeding primarily grass and hay to their cows, though they do tend to be the smaller ones!. It would just take more research on your part!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'd suggest seeing if you can find a small local dairy that can explain what their cows eat!. There are a lot of dairy farms out there feeding primarily grass and hay to their cows, though they do tend to be the smaller ones!. It would just take more research on your part!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Try Goats milk either fresh or canned, they eat no soya products, just field grass and fodder!.Www@FoodAQ@Com