A Nice Cuppa

Let me begin by saying that I eat in phases.

There was the Baked Potato Phase, the Milkshake Phase (one of my favorites), the Avocado Phase, and, that good old standby, the Cereal Phase (Frosted Flakes are the choice du jour, por favor).

Naturally, that is not to say that these are the only foods I eat, but rather that I consume them in rather copious amounts relative to everything else I am consuming during that arbitrary period of a week or a month or so.

So I happen to have found myself in a Soy Milk Phase, not for any reason other than that I thought I???d try it out. I???m not a vegan, nor even a vegetarian, or any other ???arian for that matter. I eat (moderately) across all food groups. But there???s been so much fuss about soy milk ??? the lovers, the haters, the dieticians who praise it for its isoflavones ??? that I figured it was about time I broke past my gut reaction (???ew???) and tried out the somewhat inexplicable beverage (how any kind of milk could come from any kind of bean just boggles my little brain).

Well it just so turns out that my body apparently loves isoflavones, because I have grown very fond of soy milk. Er, let me amend that to say, I have grown very fond of flavored soy milk (I have not yet been brave enough to test the waters of plain old regular soy milk, given that I barely even like plain old regular cow milk, when it???s not there for the purpose of making my Frosted Flakes go down just right).

But enough digressing. My duty here is to spread the word about a particular kind of soy milk, the latest in my obsession ??? Silk Coffee Soylatte. I noticed it in the refrigerator section of my grocery store containing all the highfalutin organic products (the ones that wrinkle their nose at all the scary artificial products that taste so darn good) and thought I???d give it a shot. I???ll admit I ventured into it a tad skeptically, because there aren???t many bottled coffee drinks ??? even of the non-organic variety ??? that do much for me. Yet to my very joyful surprise, this was not only nutritious, it was just about the best bottled coffee drink I???ve tried (those madcap soy milk people will stun you yet!). And now I can???t get enough of it.

What I like about this drink is that it???s got a nice, mild coffee flavor and it???s not too much of anything ??? cloying, nor artificial tasting, nor sweet, nor ???aftertasty??? (which is not a real word, but henceforth I think should be). The only things it has in mass amounts are vitamins and antioxidants. And who can have too many of those?

Furthermore, if I haven???t sold you yet, it comes not only in the standard on-the-go bottles that travel ever so conveniently in your car cup-holder, but also in full size cartons to stock in your fridge so you are never far from your soy latte fix (those madcap soy milk people are resourceful, too!). It???s my new favorite way to start my morning.

Silk also comes in Mocha and Chai varieties, so you simply have no excuse not to try it. And when you do, don???t be surprised if you involuntary fall into a Soy Milk Phase.

Don???t worry, your body will thank you for it.