Soy lecithin

[Mule 11]

Seems to be a debate about whether or not this is a healthy food additive or not. Used as a emulsifier in foods, some claim health benefits while others claim it to be extremely harmful. What gives?

[Lloyd Smale]

honestly and not to spark a debate but at my age i quit worrying about if something will do me harm 15 years from now. if you gave up all chemicals and proceesed foods youd be in the garden chewing on a head of lettuce and id rather be worm food

[Dee]

I actually had to look up soy lecithin just to see what it was.
I remember when the government back in the 60s was lecturing everybody to not eat butter that margarine was healthier..
Years later we learned that margarine was actually developed to fatten turkeys faster. The side affects were: It killed the turkeys. It wasn't real food and the turkeys body didn't know what to do with it.
Rather than waste all that research and development they made up a theory that it was safer than natural butter.
Trouble is,  the human body doesn't know what to do with it either,  and it cloggs up the arteries.

This  soy lecithin sounds like something that needs avoiding.

[Mule 11]

I believe that the internet answers are many times paid for by groups who stand to profit from misinformation and lead the pack. I also believe this product is unhealthy yet posed as healthy just like asbestos was the best thing for everything until it wasn’t.

[Dixie-Dude]

I am allergic to soy and soy products.  Hard to find stuff without soy in it.  Italian dressing for instance is supposed to have part OLIVE oil and part vinegar.  Well in most products olive oil was replaced by soybean oil.  Home made with olive oil actually tastes better.  Why soy? 

[Casull]

I am allergic to soy and soy products.  Hard to find stuff without soy in it.  Italian dressing for instance is supposed to have part OLIVE oil and part vinegar.  Well in most products olive oil was replaced by soybean oil.  Home made with olive oil actually tastes better.  Why soy?

Soy is cheaper and grown here.

[Mule 11]

I am allergic to soy and soy products.  Hard to find stuff without soy in it.  Italian dressing for instance is supposed to have part OLIVE oil and part vinegar.  Well in most products olive oil was replaced by soybean oil.  Home made with olive oil actually tastes better.  Why soy?

I also make my own Italian with less olive oil then in most recipes. Makes a great chicken, pork or deer marinade.

[Lloyd Smale]

we use olive oil about exclusively anymore. not really because its more healthy but for the taste. to bad its so expensive!!

[Dee]

Linda and I got away from all those cookin oils years ago and use olive oil only. People further south where I'm from fry things like catfish in peanut oil, but we switched to the olive oil and found the catfish tasted much better.

[GTS225]

some claim health benefits

Like....Vegans?

Just wonderin'.....Roger

[AtlLaw]

I still have some vegetable oil but I never use it...    I use Olive oil most of the time 'cept for deep frying.  Then I use Peanut oil.

[Mule 11]

I also have some vegetable oil and use it to season my grill. Extra virgin olive oil, butter and animal fats are my go to cooking oils, mostly olives oils…

[Casull]

I use olive oil in my salad dressing, but I actually think peanut oil tastes better for frying.  And, it has a higher burn temperature.