Do soy products count as a vegetable or protein?

[Denine]

I see the soy beans growing in the fields by my house and I know they are a vegetable, but when you have something soy, like the "meat" balls we had last night, do they count as a vegetable?

[chamonix]

I don't know what kind of "diet" or program you are on, so I don't know the precise answer. However, off the top of my head I would say....

If you ate it as a fresh vegetable (usually known as "edamame") I would count it as a veg, if you ate it as a processed meat replacement (like if you bought some kind of soy based fake-meatball) I would count it as a meat.(though reluctantly--I would be tempted to call it a carb)

Does your program offer any info on beans as protein? Do they count a serving of any other beans as a meat? It may be best to count it as a veg since it doesn't have the fat content that "regular" meats do. (check the other ingredients: do they add any fat?)

Soybeans are a bean. Count it as the program says to count other types of beans. (kidney, pinto, black, navy) I would think a processed fake meat product like a fake "meat"ball would have a lot of other ingredients besides the soybeans though.

Gosh, after writing that out I think I would say you should count it as a veg, though you should take into account the other ingredients and maybe even call it a starch/carb. (many fake meats have wheat in them too)

What program are you on and what categories do they offer?

[chamonix]

here's a link with a good pic of fresh edamame:
http://www.edamameseed.com/
I really like to eat fresh edamame as a snack or veg with a meal. Processed food products like fake meats are not as good for you, though they can be yummy!

I treat them like much less healthy food than the fresh soybean/edamame though they do have soooo much less fat than traditional animal meat--that's a bonus. :)

[Denine]

Thanks for the info. Confusing isn't it? We rarely eat soy products, but I put the "meat" balls in spaghetti sauce.

DH and I are on WW. We have never been to a meeting.

We are basically starting over. I had lost 25 pounds, but because of health problems (I couldn't exercise at all), I gained a lot of it back. Once I get the OK from the doc, I am going to join Curves as well.