I’ve been living free from dairy and soy
for over a year now, while I breastfeed my son who is intolerant to both (CMPI
/ MSPI). While I have every hope of trying to introduce some dairy back
into both of our diets at some point, I have absolutely no intention of doing
the same with soy. Soy is one of the more difficult foods to eliminate because it is in so many products, but now that we've done it, I'm not going back!
I used to consume quite a lot of soy prior
to eliminating it from my diet for the Stuntman’s sake – I’m lactose
intolerant, and soy was the most convenient and seemingly-healthy dairy
alternative I’d heard about. A year or so ago I could easily have 3
takeaway soy flat whites a day, as well as maybe some soy yogurt at breakfast,
and soy cheese with lunch. Not to mention all the sneaky soy that is used in
processed foods (as filler, as flavour, and sometimes to ‘improve’ texture). Then add in soy sauce, tofu and miso, and I was swimming in soy soup!
