Soy nuts make guilt-free super good for you snacks!

Let's face it... people just love crunchy salty snacks. The problem is that nearly all the choices out there end up being bad for your health! And simply trying to suppress that natural snacking urge is nearly impossible.

Now you can finally have a great tasting snack that is genuinely good for you too... soynuts! Welcome to guilt-free snacking for you and your family!

Here's the bottom line quick summary:

1. Great source of B-vitamins, iron, zinc and antioxidants.
2. Good source of phytochemicals such as isoflavones.
3. Naturally cholesterol-free, plus helps lower "bad" cholesterol.
4. Great way to boost your natural fiber intake.
5. Good source of polyunsaturated fats (good fats), plus no trans fat.
6. Excellent source of high quality complete protein.
7. Fits perfectly into a low carb lifestyle diet.

(Do you have special diet needs? Click here if you are a diabetic, vegetarian, vegan or have a peanut allergy.)

If you've got a passion for more detailed info, just keep on reading... we promise to satisfy that urge too! (Make sure to also read about soy and heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis and menopause.)

Soy and good, bad, saturated, trans fat

A lot of these buzz words are floating around and it is often quite confusing about what these words really mean. Here's a really short explanation...

Saturated fat is nearly always from animal sources (it is solid at room temperature). Trans fat is primarily created when manufacturers add hydrogen to vegetable oil - a process called hydrogenation. It's basically done to turn liquid oils into solids to make them easier to use.

The bad news is that consuming saturated fat, trans fat and even partially-hydrogenated oils raises levels of "bad" cholesterol in your blood. So these fats are often collectively known as bad fats.

The good news is that consuming unsaturated fats (called "good" fats) actually lowers the bad cholesterol levels and increases the good cholesterol levels! Unsaturated fats are in fish, nuts, seeds and oils from plants.

So the really good news is that soy nuts are a good source of polyunsaturated fats! Make sure you also read about how we process our soy nuts to make sure that they retain all that natural goodness.

For more info read: 'Know Your Fats', American Heart Association

Soy and cholesterol

Soy foods are naturally cholesterol-free so you're not adding cholesterol to your diet when you eat them. But soy is even better than that...

"When foods containing intact soy protein were substituted in these studies for animal protein," Erdman said, "they significantly lowered blood levels of total cholesterol as well as LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and they actually increased the levels of the good HDL [high-density lipoprotein] cholesterol by 2.4 percent or more."

- From December 11, 2000 article, ScienceDaily.com

Soy and fiber

"Eating soy-based foods is a great way to boost your fiber intake. Fiber promotes a healthy gastrointestinal system, reduces cholesterol, and is associated with a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Including fiber-rich soy foods like edamame (green soybeans), black soybeans, soy nuts, soy flour and tempeh in your diet can help you boost your daily dietary fiber."

- Women and soy protein, RevolutionHealth.com

Soy and low carb diets

Our roasted soy nuts fit perfectly into a healthy low carb diet. For example, 1 serving (1/3 cup) of our lightly salted roasted soy nuts contains only 11g carbohydrate. You then subtract the 4g of dietary fiber in that serving (since fiber doesn't contribute to blood sugar levels) to end up with only 7 "net" grams or "impact" grams.

Compare that low 7g net carbs in soy nuts to about 14g for potato chips or a whopping 21g for pretzels! And I'm only talking about a tiny 1 oz serving of those other snacks - equivalent to the teensy tiniest vending machine size bag you can imagine. And who eats only that many?

Plus, since soy nuts have some "heft" to them, you feel more satisfied and full much faster. So the tendency to over-snack is far less!

Soy protein facts

Soybeans are an excellent source of high quality complete or whole protein. The word complete (meaning it contains all the essential amino acids) is key, since very few non-animal sources provide complete protein.

Soy protein is used in a wide variety of products to increase their nutritional benefits. It's extracted from processed soybeans and turned into highly refined isolates, concentrates and flour.

But personally, I say "Why bother with all that processing?" Everybody knows that the closer you can stay to the natural whole product as provided by good ol' Mother Nature, the better it is. Snacking on whole gently roasted soynuts is definitely the most fun way to get your supply of soy protein!