Are Soy Products really the answer for people with milk allergies or lactose intolerance?
If you can’t eat dairy products, it may seem like soy products such as soy milk, soy cheese, soy yogurt, soy ice cream, even “butter” made from soy oil are great alternatives to use. However, eating any food in excess can lead to developing another sensitivity or intolerance to a food. Furthermore, non-fermented soy foods are not the “health food” they have been advertised to be. Fermented foods such as tempeh, fermented soy sauce, miso and natto are generally okay to eat in balance unless you have a soy allergy or soy intolerance. To read more about why everyone should avoid non-fermented soy products, click here. To read more about the misconceptions and dangers of soy, click here. So what can you eat on a soy-free diet? When you realize that many of the foods you have been eating are teeming with soy, it can take some time to figure out exactly what you can eat instead! Here are some ideas: Mayonnaise: Almost all mayos are made from soy oil. You can find soy-free mayo in some grocer
