Soybeans

[founditatlast]

  I've seen some posts regarding soybeans and products made from soybeans. I looked them up online and it said a 1/2 c. of raw soybeans is 9 net carbs.  This seems too high to use soybeans on a daily bases. I'm I calculating them right?  There seems to be a lot of good soy products but I don't want to eat them if they use up a lot of my daily carb bank account.  Are they only for people trying to maintain their weight?
  Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Founditatlast

[beebs]

Did you check the fiber count?

[umpa]

beebs is right, minus the fiber.we eat alot of soy. You have to look at each product individually just because its soy doesn't mean healthy.

[Doug Varrieur]

Seapoint Farms
Here is my reccomended soy bean snack from my product guide, page #129 a 1/4 cup serving is very filling due to the high protein content, only 2 net carbs.

Dry Roasted Edamame, Lightly Salted, 4 oz

product# 550-0001

2 net carbs per ¼ cup

Edamame is a specialty soybean harvested as a green vegetable when the seeds are immature and have expanded to fill 80 to 90 percent of the pod width. Like field-dried soybeans, the seeds of edamame varieties are rich in protein and highly nutritious. A single half-cup serving of Seapoint Farms Edamame contains 35mg of isoflavones and is low carb.

http://www.netrition.com/seapoint_farms_edamame.html

[founditatlast]

Thanks, Doug for the info, I'll give those a try.

[beebs]

Canned black soybeans at netrition.com!