Soy milk is a very traditional beverage, and people have been making and drinking soy milk from soybeans since ancient times. Soy milk is rich in nutrition and these nutrients are very easily absorbed by the human body, such as the abundant plant protein in soy milk, as well as vitamins B1, B2, hydrochloric acid, and so on. Especially, it contains a large amount of iron and calcium, so everyone can drink more soy milk. Drinking soy milk can nourish the Yin and moisten the dryness, and can regulate the balance of Yin and Yang in the body. Drinking soy milk in winter can also help drive away the cold and warm the stomach. Now, many people like to drink soy milk for breakfast, but some people worry that drinking soy milk may cause a fire. Does this concern have a scientific basis?

Drinking soy milk does not cause heat, but soy milk is not suitable for every constitution.

The health-preserving effects of soy milk have been confirmed in medicine. It is believed that soy milk is mild in nature and has the effects of nourishing deficiency, moistening the lungs, and resolving phlegm. Modern medical research believes that drinking soy milk is beneficial to the health of middle-aged and elderly women and can significantly delay aging.

Soy milk contains oxidants, minerals, vitamins, and a plant estrogen ‘daidzein’ that is not found in milk, which can regulate the function of the female endocrine system. Women who drink soy milk for a month, with 300-500 milliliters a day, can adjust the endocrine function, and can significantly improve their mood and physical quality.

1. Not suitable for everyone

Soy milk is neutral with a slight cold and slippery property. People with inherent stomach cold, those with spleen deficiency prone to diarrhea and abdominal distension, and those with nocturnal frequent urination and kidney deficiency should not drink soy milk.

2. Do not drink with drugs

Some people with colds, coughs, and other illnesses like to drink soy milk, but they don’t know that some drugs can destroy the nutritional components in soy milk, such as tetracycline, erythromycin, and other antibiotic drugs.

3. Do not add eggs

The egg white in eggs will combine with trypsin in soy milk, producing substances that are not easily absorbed by the human body.

4. Avoid drinking too much soy milk

Do not drink too much at one time, otherwise it is very easy to cause overeating protein malabsorption, resulting in discomfort such as abdominal distension and diarrhea.

5. Do not drink on an empty stomach

Drinking soy milk on an empty stomach, most of the protein in the soy milk will be converted into heat and consumed in the human body, and it cannot fully play a nourishing role.

Eating bread, cakes, mantou (steamed bun) and other starch foods while drinking soy milk can make the soy milk protein and other nutrients fully hydrolyzed by the starch, so that the nutrients are fully absorbed.

6. Do not drink uncooked soy milk

Raw soy milk contains saponins, trypsin inhibitors and other harmful substances. If it is consumed without being cooked, it may cause symptoms of poisoning such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.

7. Avoid storing soy milk in a thermal bottle

Under suitable temperature conditions, using soy milk as nourishment, the bacteria inside the bottle will multiply greatly, and after 3-4 hours, the soy milk will sour and deteriorate.

Ingredients

Red beans 1/3 cup, mung beans 1 cup, honey 2/3 cup, and an appropriate amount of clean water.

Preparation method

1. Soak red beans and mung beans for 6-16 hours.

2. Put the soaked red beans and mung beans into the LB soy milk machine sieve, add clean water to the cup, start the machine, and after about ten minutes, the soy milk is cooked. After it cools down a bit, add honey and it’s ready.

3. Add sugar to the cup while it’s hot, or you can add it without sugar if you don’t like sweet.