This headline may be catchy, but I do want to make sure that others trying to avoid soy products are aware of all of this. . .I have noticed that soy seems to really make a difference for me in my symptoms. .. even in the smallest of amounts. AND I have also noticed that it is used in TONS of food products! I am amazed!!! Since I've been trying to avoid it, I'm reading every label before buying anything. It's a very difficult thing to avoid! For example, I'd like to have some nuts to snack on. Well, gee, the soy invasion strikes again! Every bottle/jar/bag of nuts that I picked up in the store had "soybean oil" listed in the ingredients. What happened to just plain roasted nuts?? So, I didn't buy any there. I'll keep looking. Then, I thought I could surely find a pasta sauce that didn't have bad stuff in it. Guess again. . .soybean oil was in every one--even the "organic" ones. I guess the soybeans are organic? ARGH!!! It's in the "gluten free" products, many of the "wheat free" products, canned broths, boullion cubes, etc., etc., etc. I made a great MS Recovery type chicken vegetable soup, only to discover after the fact that the broth that I had used was soy-infested. Oh, and it's in cereals like crazy! I guess I'm very surprised to learn how much of a staple it is in food production. Knowing a good deal about cooking, I can't understand why it even exists in all of these products. There is no reason for soybean oil to be added to broth. It's an unnecessary addition, it seems to me. I'm assuming that it's cheap, can be easily engineered or grown or whatever, and is being used as a filler in a TON of foods. SO to avoid it is difficult and takes a lot of very careful studying. Just an observation. To soy, I say: BE GONE! ; )
It really is amazing how it
It really is amazing how it is used!!! It is even in Montreal Steak Spice!!! One good salad dressing sans soy is Kraft Tuscan. It is almost the only grocery store one i have found!!
Meghan
I completely agree. I am
I completely agree. I am highly sensitive to Soy and just found out my favorite gum has soy lecithin!! Soy is everywhere!!
Get the "Classico tomato and
Get the "Classico tomato and basil" tomato sauce. There is no soy of any kind listed on the label and it is pretty good tasting. Also, Trader Joe's (don't know if you have one near you) has raw nuts (almonds, walnuts, etc.) for sale with nothing else listed on the ingredients. I also got some sunflower seeds from Whole Foods that didn't have anything else listed. Hope this helps....
Soy Invasion: I work full
Soy Invasion: I work full time as a secretary, I am 64 years old, and I prepare all my foods from scratch. It is a time-consuming event three times a day, but if I may, I suggest that if roasted nuts are wanted, you can roast them yourself in a cast-iron frying pan in the oven at 350 F... they need to be moved around several times and watched carefully. Home made roasted nuts and sunflower seeds are better than the store bought as they are fresh and not rancid.
In order to avoid soy, plus gluten, plus all those foods and additives that are harmful to me, I don't buy packaged foods. As I stated up above, preparing, even simple foods, takes time and energy (of which I have little), but I find that the this diet is exactly what I need.
hi justme , your not kidding
hi justme , your not kidding about the soy , it is a cheap product to produce and you get so many products from it , i use to love the soya cold cuts and lots of different soy foods , but i am wondering if its getting like peanut allergies , once it starts it doesnt go away and must be avoided at all costs , be a label detective and even foods that are manufactured oveseas give a wide berth to these as the may cause reaction , there was a very interesting story about children with peanut allergies and a group of scientists trying to desensitize them by introducing minutes amounts of peanut , they seem to havre some success but at what cost , 1 of the kids died from the reaction , thats what i think is wit soy we are allergic in some way and at least its not fatal but best to eliminate and get onto a new page
take care
ken