Soy has become slightly controversial over the years, but for the vast majority of people, especially women, integrating soy has been shown to have many benefits!

Some of these benefits include: reducing breast cancer risk, reducing cholesterol, and increasing intake of plant-based protein has been shown to decrease risk of colon cancer (which is becoming more and more common, especially in younger adults).

This chocolate soy-based pudding is not only super tasty but a great higher protein snack or dessert option!

For optimal benefits, I would also recommend a higher percentage dark chocolate, and would recommend picking a chocolate that is low in lead and cadmium if possible. If you don’t know what I’m referencing – Consumer Reports came out with an article a few years ago revealing extremely high levels of toxic heavy metals found in many chocolate brands at the store. They were also able to list options that tested low in heavy metals (there will always be some lead and cadmium in chocolate due to the growing / processing of the product but you ideally want as little as possible present in your food).

Some of my favorite chocolate brands that tested low in these metals – are Taza, and Ghirardelli.