Eco Drink Friday: Organic Silk Soymilk Tastes Just Like Milk
I made the switch to soymilk after having to milk a cow with
mastitis and seeing the animal suffer, as well as how she would sometimes poo while we were milking. It was really gross, and it made me realize that cutting down on my dairy consumption would be good for the cows and the planet. It takes an incredible amount of land and water to support livestock.
Organic Silk Soymilk has the texture, consistency, and taste of cow milk. It is really good in lattes, and it is readily available in most grocery stores. Started in 1977 in Boulder, Colorado, Silk is now the number one producer of soymilk in the US. The company utilizes many green practices. According to Ideal Bite:
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Through Silk's GreenCaps program, it donates 30 kilowatt-hours in offsets for every UPC code customers enter at its website - enough to run a fridge for 13 days. (Plus, these customers are auto-entered for a chance to win a green home makeover.)
- It offsets 100% of the power used in production by supporting clean, renewable wind energy - the equivalent of planting 22,000 acres of trees each year since 2003.
- Silk operates a "Zero Waste" program at HQ, with biodegradable utensils, and full-scale recycling and composting programs.
Silk is looking at the total carbon footprint of their products "from farm to fridge". This is a refreshing approach of corporate responsibility to consider the impact of a product after it has left the store shelf.
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Posted by Jennifer Lance at June 6, 2008 10:19 AM
Hey Jennifer,
Nice post. I've tried soymilk over the years - wanting to like it - and have found it really lacking in taste.
Does this version really have the taste and consistency of cow milk? (Wasn't sure from your review whether you had really done a taste test?)
If so, that would be great news!
- Aaron Dalton, 1GreenProduct.com
Yes, Aaron I have drank Silk soymilk. I haven't drank cow milk in about 15 years, so my tastes may not be accurate, but yes, I think this is the soymilk that comes the closest to real milk. I like that Silk comes in larger containers than most soymilks, but I usually buy whatever soymilk is on sale.
1. I've had mastitis before. HORRIBLE.
2. Silk doesn't taste JUST like cow milk - it doesn't have that phlegmy slightly sour aftertaste. Yay!
Thanks for the additional info, Jennifer.
Based on your tastebud-seal-of-approval, I'll give the Organic Silk Soymilk a try!
- Aaron Dalton, 1GreenProduct.com
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