How the heck to you go soy free?

schenkertobe

I think LO is also sensitive to soy. I thought going dairy free was hard, but everything has soy in it. I don't know if I can do this! What else is there to eat?!

Harper'smom

No processed food, no eating out. Not fun, but it is healthy. You can do it. During the summer you can grill a lot of proteins and fresh veggies. During the winter simple roasts in the crock pot are a great option.

magdusia

Harper'smom:

No processed food, no eating out. Not fun, but it is healthy. You can do it. During the summer you can grill a lot of proteins and fresh veggies. During the winter simple roasts in the crock pot are a great option.

Ditto this.  I miss eating out. 

But you become very good in the kitchen and really super healthy.

Just like with everything else, it's hard at first but you learn.  THere is almost everything you can get soy free.   

What kind of food do you eat?  Tyson chicken nuggets for kids is soy/dairy free. Ian's packaged is usually dairy/soy free.  You just need to leave your kids at home and go to the store and really scan through all the ingredients. 

ask us if you need ideas! there are plenty of them flying around.

carlinlp

We are gfdfsfcornf, etc. Soy was hard at first but we eat super healthy, fresh fruits veggies and high quality meats. Staying away from packaged foods is almost a must for soy. They put that nasty stuff in everything

schenkertobe

magdusia:

Harper'smom:

No processed food, no eating out. Not fun, but it is healthy. You can do it. During the summer you can grill a lot of proteins and fresh veggies. During the winter simple roasts in the crock pot are a great option.

Ditto this.  I miss eating out. 

But you become very good in the kitchen and really super healthy.

Just like with everything else, it's hard at first but you learn.  THere is almost everything you can get soy free.   

What kind of food do you eat?  Tyson chicken nuggets for kids is soy/dairy free. Ian's packaged is usually dairy/soy free.  You just need to leave your kids at home and go to the store and really scan through all the ingredients. 

ask us if you need ideas! there are plenty of them flying around.

 

I tried shopping with LO and it was a nightmare! There is no way I could read all the labels.  We have a Whole Foods nearby which seemed to have alot of DF/SF options.  

Missmo1984

https://ynsppcsoyfreeedition.blogspot.com/p/soy-free-foods.html

 

its hard but its healthy, and its TASTY because you are now the cook and knows exactly whats going in!!

magdusia

schenkertobe:

magdusia:

Harper'smom:

No processed food, no eating out. Not fun, but it is healthy. You can do it. During the summer you can grill a lot of proteins and fresh veggies. During the winter simple roasts in the crock pot are a great option.

Ditto this.  I miss eating out. 

But you become very good in the kitchen and really super healthy.

Just like with everything else, it's hard at first but you learn.  THere is almost everything you can get soy free.   

What kind of food do you eat?  Tyson chicken nuggets for kids is soy/dairy free. Ian's packaged is usually dairy/soy free.  You just need to leave your kids at home and go to the store and really scan through all the ingredients. 

ask us if you need ideas! there are plenty of them flying around.

 

I tried shopping with LO and it was a nightmare! There is no way I could read all the labels.  We have a Whole Foods nearby which seemed to have alot of DF/SF options.  

I did that the first time and just like you  -nightmare! so next time i left DS at home and spent about 1.5 hrs at the store just reading labels and asking questions.  I noticed that whole foods employees are clueless about allergies (at least my local one) but the local health food store (mrs. Greens) was super helpful and walked the isles with me and showed me things.  It's amazing how many things i completely over looked b/c i wouldn't have though it was safe.

 

schenkertobe

Thanks ladies. I cooked last night, and I already slipped up. I had a major brain fart and threw soy sauce in the chinese chicken! I'll keep trying.

rdhmama79

I'm late to the game on this one, but I'll reply anyway.  We have been dairy and soy free for 4 months now.  It's hard at first, but you get used to it fast.  And it's a lot healthier, since you really can't eat processed foods.  I lost all my baby weight after I dropped soy.

mspimama.com and intolerantoffspring.com are good places to look for recipes.

thatsmary

I am kind of surprised by PP responses. I think most people here though have dealt with severe anaphylactic type reactions and any cross contamination would cause potential life threatening problems.

Granted my DD is still spitting up and I am no expert by any means, but everything I read says that most people who have soy allergies can eat soy lethicin. For a about a month I cut that out too and now I've brought it back with no differences.

I eat processed foods, I even go out to eat (albeit not much). Plus I'm a vegetarian so I've got that to deal with too. I agree, though, no soy sauce is the hardest! I've been able to find a ton of stuff at Trader Joes and Whole Foods to satisfy most cravings. 

thatsmary

I thought of you tonight when I was making dinner. I made stir-fry... using Indian chutneys. I was so excited I blogged about it.