Avoiding soy takes time. The necessary steps of checking ingredients, understanding if soy is present, and then communicating this information add time to normal interactions. This additional time requirement can be frustrating and feel unfair.

Moving, whether across town or across the country, is hard enough as it is, but what about when you have a food intolerance too? Let’s consider how to eat soy-free during three stages of moving: packing up, in transit, and settling in.

Time and time again, we keep coming back to these shrimp lettuce wraps. Not only are they quick to make, but they feel light and fresh!

I recently traveled to Haiti and spent a few days working in a very impoverished community. No only is there a language barrier in these situations, but also food options may be more limited. Here’s how I found avoiding soy to change in this type of situation.

The best way to avoid soy is to plan ahead! There is no stress about picking food if you only put yourself in situations where you can make easy, soy-free decisions.

On a chilly winter day absolutely nothing beats the taste and texture of a warm, fluffy homemade biscuit. While pre-made biscuit dough may contain soy, these homemade biscuits only have a few ingredients, are super simple to make, and are guaranteed to be soy-free.

It’s a new year, and by this time in January many New Year’s resolutions are starting to fade. On the flip side, at about this time of year, we always find ourselves thinking about change again.

By limiting ingredients, we can easily make meals that are soy-free. But that isn’t the only benefit of finding simple recipes… knowing simple recipes allows us to be very flexible.

As we have gotten to know more about foods that contain soy, we have noticed something I’ll call the “soy curve.” Generally, more processed foods are more likely to contain soy, while fresher foods are less likely to contain soy. There are, however, a few important exceptions to this rule: “health food” and “junk food.”

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! This time of year can always feel a little more stressful for a variety of reasons, but soy-free food should never been one of them! Traditional Christmas dishes are largely soy-free by nature, and it shouldn’t be too hard to check ingredients of any questionable dishes.