Comments on: 50 Amazing Homemade Organic Popsicle Recipes & Ideas

By: Jennifer Flickinger

Jennifer Flickinger — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:16:10 +0000

I don’t have the time or energy, physical or emotional, to get super invested in a comment debate on the healthiness of soy and skim milk. I am a little surprised though to see how emotionally charged people get over something as simple as suggesting a different theory on food. My daughter cannot tolerate any milk so I make her coconut milk at home to drink and use that instead of dairy most of the time. My husband is lactose intolerant in a different way than my daughter but does great on raw milk. In my comment I was very clear to say that I love to share what I’ve learned for the benefit of others, not to spew negative soy hate =p That said, it is absolutely worth it to look into the more information about soy. Unferemented soy, as is consumed in America, is full of phytoestrogens which mimic estrogen in our bodies, it is goiterogenic so it suppresses normal thyroid function, and its packed with anti-nutrients which inhibit mineral absorption. It isn’t a whole food, its very processed. Anyways, I’m not an expert, I’m a busy mom of twins, a baby and I’m pregnant with my fourth little bundle. I love feeding my kids the best food that I can just like everyone else. My only suggestion is to do a little digging about soy. Most of us are familiar w http://www.mercola.com, he has an entire report on soy as do many others. I’m a skeptic, big time, but there is enough proof out there for me that soy isn’t a health food at all.

By: andi

andi — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:02:47 +0000

What great recipes… and i dont agree at all about the comments made about soy milk and low fat milk…. my family has allergies to dairy proteins and soy milk is the option and we have a family member that cant break down fats properly and needs skimmed milk. it is great that these products are avaliable to us and poeple should not force their negative opinions towards these products on other people made some low fat lactose free yoghurt pops today and there are fab !!!!

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By: Allergy prone daughter

Allergy prone daughter — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:22:52 +0000

@ Jen Flickinger. My daughter is allergic to cow’s milk and soy is the next best milk to give her for nutrients. Or says the doctor anyways. So, I really appreciate websites such as these that include soy milk recipes.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:34:22 +0000

I just bought my first popsicle molds (Tovolo Blue Rocket Pop) this past weekend and made popsicles for me & my 10yr old nephews (twins). I used our favorite smoothie recipe and froze it. It was a HUGE hit with them! I love being able to give them this “treat” any time, knowing it’s healthy. It’s great to know & control exactly what gets put into it. We used fresh strawberries, blueberries, & bananas with a splash of V8 V-Fusion Strawberry Banana juice. Pureed it in a blender and poured it in the molds. The texture is great, not real hard and it doesn’t melt fast. Now I need to experiment with more recipes!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:43:28 +0000

@Megs – thanks so much for reading and bookmarking hope you find some recipes you adore here.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:42:27 +0000

@Jen Flickinger – I don’t agree that soy is terrible. I do think non-organic soy is terrible. I know some people don’t like soy at all though, I just don’t happen to be one of them. Soy studies, like most food studies go back and fourth, over and over, saying soy is a danger, oh wait, it’s safe and back again. In my opinion, anything is likely okay, so long as it’s in moderation. We eat soy, but not loads of it, just like we wouldn’t eat loads of anything else.

Also, I don’t agree that the government trying to push a low/no fat diet is what has caused the obesity epidemic. I think the gov is in part responsible – for example, they could run more public service ads about how and what to eat, and force medical professionals to tell people when they’re an unhealthy weight. BUT science shows that calories in, calories out is the cause of weight gain (or not). Some studies show that chemicals may cause changes that may help people gain weight, but the only conclusive evidence, right now, is calories in calories out. There are 146 calories in a cup of whole milk and only 80 in a cup of fat free, so if people were actually drinking milk, this would be a good way to cut calories and maintain a healthy weight.

That said, people aren’t drinking much milk, so it’s kind of a moot point. See NPR’s obesity by the numbers chart to see how little milk we’re drinking.

Thanks for your comment though – you don’t sound like you’re flaming at all. It’s perfect to have your own opinions. Frankly, if more people had nutrition opinions, I doubt one in three Americans would be overweight.

By: Megs 

Megs  — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 21:53:11 +0000

This is such a cute website about Popsicles! the Lord has obviously called you to educate people about Popsicles! Haha I am lovin your site! I even bookmarked it on my iPod! I am going try most of these recipes! Thanks!
–Megs

By: Jen Flickinger

Jen Flickinger — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:09:20 +0000

Hey Jennifer,

I love your popsicle recipes and can’t wait to try them out for my kiddos but I was surprised to see that you had soy milk and skim milk as options for your popsicles. Soy is actually a terrible food choice for anyone, especially childre.. Children and adults really do need good sources of fat in their diet and skim milk is so processed and bastardized its little more than milky water with vitamins added back into it because they’re so damaged by the homogenization and pasteurization. The government has been trying to push a low/no fat diet for years and it has served to make us more obese and unhealthier. I am not writing this to flame you or cause any problems, I am all about feeding my children the very best nutrient dense food and sometimes I can’t help myself but share what I’ve learned. The other day I ended up talking with another mom about grassfed cultured butter in whole foods! lol. Here is a link with extensive science backed information on the problems with soy products: http://www.westonaprice.org/soy-alert. The Weston A. Price Foundation has a plethora of information on real milk and more.