am i missing hidden dairy or soy?

b55c

I just started my dairy/soy free diet in the hopes that my daughter's eczema starts to improve. I switched to almond milk, dairy/soy free butter spread, paid attention to the bread ingredients. Have you found any surprising items that have dairy or soy? I'm trying to be as good as possible w this but I'm not sure I know all the products or ingredient names to be careful of. Tia! Also-please tell me my cheese cravings will subside !

Mrs Manners

Soy can be any kind of vegetable oil/margarine or any kind of "natural flavorings" mentioned on a package and guar gum. Honestly, most packaged foods have soy hidden in them somewhere.

ETA: when we removed soy (which he later tested as allergic) and strawberries, peaches, grapes/raisins from my son's diet (he's not allergic to the fruits but they cause eczema for him), his eczema went away completely. I can always tell when he's eaten something he shouldn't have because that's the only time he gets it.

brwneydtexasgal

Lunch meat is what supprised me the most! It had hidden dairy!

Mrs.Pnut

The McCorrmick spaghetti packages have dairy! I didn't realize it for the longest time and felt like such an idiot!

Hang in there!! 

browneyedgoil

i was sooo surprised at how many things have hidden dairy & soy. basically anything processed has soy in it. you have to really read the labels of everything.i was surprised that chicken nuggets have milk/soy in them & that most breads have milk/soy too. 

azcobride

Ditto what everyone else said. And yes, the cheese craving will subside soon! Hang in there!

b55c

Thanks for the replies ladies. I guess there are much worse things that can happen besides having to cut out processed foods! Funny side story-yesterday my dh walked into the kitchen and caught me staring longingly at a bag of chocolate chips in the cabinet. I need to find a store near me w a larger selection of enjoy life!

Payne2B2008

I don't think this has Soy in it & I know it's dairy free but Trader Joe's has a really yummy "Cream Cheese". It's in a white tub with red writing on it. My Son loves it so much. 

Bride2b2004

b55c:

Thanks for the replies ladies. I guess there are much worse things that can happen besides having to cut out processed foods! Funny side story-yesterday my dh walked into the kitchen and caught me staring longingly at a bag of chocolate chips in the cabinet. I need to find a store near me w a larger selection of enjoy life!

 We get ours on Amazon by the box  

I usually go right to the organic things in the market because they typically have fewer ingredients and less garbage that I can't understand or pronounce.