000512 DAB-A-Do’s New Line of Soy `Meats'

Charleston, SC - Charleston-based DAB-A-Do Delicacies, Inc. is launching a new line of soy “meat” products to satisfy America's desire for a delicious source of soy protein.

The line of products, Holy Cow! It's Good features soy-based shrimp, chicken, and shredded beef. The Holy Cow! It's Good products are being put to the test at Johnson & Wales University where eight student chefs are competing for a scholarship to create the most delectable recipes using the products. European Master Chef Karl Guggenmos, Johnson & Wales Chef John Kacala, and DAB- A-Do Delicacies, Inc. president Daphne Burns will judge the entries.

Soy, used both medicinally and as a healthful protein in Asian communities for over 5,000 years, continues to be lauded by doctors and nutritionists in the United States. Its health benefits include protection from hormonally driven cancers, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer, as well as coronary heart disease. Dr. Andrew Weil, known for dispelling myths about fad diets and cures, states in his recent book, Eating Well for Optimum Health, that “one of the healthiest dietary changes Westerners could make would be to substitute soy foods for some of the animal foods they now eat.” He cites epidemiological evidence for health-protective effects, noting that “populations that eat a lot of (soy) have low rates of breast cancer, menopausal problems, and prostate cancer.”

Further, research on soy shows that the fiber from inside the soy bean promotes bowel health and improves carbohydrate tolerance; that is, the body's ability to metabolize glucose and control blood sugar levels. In addition, soybeans provide more protein than any other plant food with an average of 38% protein. More importantly, the soybean is the only plant to provide a complete protein--in other words, all of the essential amino acids necessary to a healthy diet that otherwise can only be found in meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy products. It is also a source of calcium as well as other vitamins and minerals. Finally, though not exhaustive of the health benefits of soy, it contains 18% fat--61% of which is polyunsaturated fatty acid--making it a good source of unsaturated fatty acids. Scientists and doctors continue to study what is being referred to as the “Mighty Bean.”

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