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Soy-Free Diets
If you feel frustrated and
helpless due to food allergies, you are not alone. Up to 60% of Americans have
shown signs of food allergy at one time or another. About 10% of food allergy
sufferers exhibit symptoms serious enough to see a doctor. Food allergy
typically does not appear overnight. In susceptible people allergies to foods
eaten regularly (if not daily) progress over time. Because allergy onset is
subtle, identifying offending foods can be difficult and often requires trial
diets. Once the food has been identified, the patient may incorporate
acceptable substitutes in his or her diet and avoid the food completely.
Nearly any type of food can
cause allergy, but cow’s milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, nuts, corn, cereal grains,
chocolate, Citrus fruits, peanuts and
soy products most commonly provoke reactions. Because many foods come from
related plant and animal species, which contain cross-reacting substances, a
person may suffer allergic reaction from a food ha has never eaten. The website
www.dpcAlaSTAT.com provides information on specific allergens, peak
pollination seasons, and allergen cross-reactivity.
The following diet excludes
all soybeans and soy bean products, including vegetable protein, lecithin, flour
and vegetable oil. To eliminate soy completely, you must read all labels before
purchasing commercially prepared foods.
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Types and Amounts of Food |
Include |
Omit |
Soups
As desired |
Soups prepared without soy
or soy products |
Soups containing soy or soy
products |
Meat and Meat substitutes
2-3 servings
(5 oz total) |
Beef, chicken, ham, kidney,
lamb, liver, pork, turkey, veal, fish
Sausage and luncheon meats
made with soy filler
Eggs, peanut butter
Cheese, cottage cheese |
Cold cuts or sausages
containing a soy additive
Hamburger with soy protein
“Vege burger made with
textured vegetable protein
Products fried with soy
oil
Fish fried in soy oil |
Potato and potato
substitutes
1 or more servings
(¼ cup each) |
White or sweet potatoes,
macaroni, noodles, rice, spaghetti |
Spaghetti made with soy
flour
Products cooked with soy oil or soy margarine |
Vegetables
2 or more servings
(¼ cup each) |
Any canned, cooked, frozen
or raw vegetables (include 1 dark-green or deep-yellow vegetable daily as a
vitamin A source) |
Soy bean, soy bean sprouts
Vegetables prepared with
soy sauce |
Breads
3 or more servings |
Breads and rolls prepared
without soybean flour |
Soybean, “Cornmeal bread”
Breads containing soy oil |
Cereal
1 or more servings
(½ cup) |
Cooked or ready to eat
cereals without soy |
Cereals containing soy
flour, soy oil, vegetable protein |
Fats
3 or more servings
(1 tsp each) |
Butter, margarine, cream,
bacon shortening or oils that do not contain soy |
Soy bean oil, margarine or
margarine shortening, salad dressing containing soy bean oil as an
ingredient |
Fruits and Fruit juices
2 or more servings
(4 oz juice or
¼ cup fruit each) |
All (include 1 serving
citrus fruit or juice daily for a source of vitamin C) |
None |
Desserts
In moderation |
Gelatin, custard, cornstarch
puddings,
Homemade ice cream, sherbet, cake, cookies, pastries, pies |
Commercial ice cream
Most commercial bakery
products (soybean flour is often added to bakery products to keep them
moist) |
Milk
3 or more servings
(8 oz each) |
Milk, 2% milk, skim milk,
evaporated milk, non-fat dry milk powder |
Soy milks such as Isomil®,
Nursoy®, Neo-mul-soy®, Prosobee®
Commercial milkshakes |
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Beverages |
Water as desired, tea,
carbonated beverages, fruit drinks, coffee |
Excessive use of sugared and
caffeinated drinks |
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Miscellaneous |
Salt (iodized), sugar,
honey, jelly, syrup, chocolate, cocoa
Catsup, mustard, olives,
pickles, Vinegar, pepper, herbs, spices |
Lecithin (derived from soy
beans, often used in candy)
Soy sauce, Worcestershire
sauce, steak sauce
Toasted soybeans
Caramel candies
Excessive us of salt or
sugar |
Brand names are used for clarification only and do not constitute an
endorsement.
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