Diet Food Reviews

8th Continent Light Soymilk (Original) Review

Milk has calories, soy milk has calories, so if you are trying to cut calories where you can, 8th Continent Soymilk has a Light version. I tried the 'Original' variety, andloved it. It's not too sweet, and there is no strong beany taste which is a characteristic of most soy milks. I had mine with cereal, and I really couldn't tell the difference between the light and full calorie version. I had mine with my morning bowl of cereal (finally finished off that huge box of Kellogg's Flakes with Less Sugar - read the review).

Next, I tried to take a big gulp of this. If you drink it straight (and I don't ever drink soy milk straight, but I tried it for the purpose of this review), at first there is just a mild taste, but then there is a sort of coating left on your tongue, like an aftertaste.

Related Entries
• 8th Continent Light Chocolate SoyMilk

See More 8th Continent Reviews

The best thing about 8th Continent Light Soymilk is the nutrition. One cup has only 50 calories, 2 grams of fat, no saturated or trans fat, 2 grams of sugars, 2 grams total carbs, 6 grams of protein, 30% calcium, 25% vitamin D, riboflavin, 15% vitamin B12 and 10% vitamin A. Silk Light has 70 calories and 6 grams of fat. One cup of skim milk contributes 91 calories and 12 grams of sugars.

I still prefer the taste of Rice Dream Rice Milk, but I like the low calorie count of 8th Continent, and it's a little cheaper at $3.50 for the half gallon.

Rating

Taste:

Nutrition:

Price:

Overall: