We've previously discussed the basics of cooking, baking, and eating soy-free. Today were are going to take one step back and talk about buying soy-free food. Buying only soy-free food is the easiest way to ensure that you eat soy-free food. If soy isn’t in your pantry, then you don’t have to worry about eating it at home.

We are in the middle of several weeks of posts covering the basics of cooking, baking, eating, and buying soy-free food. As a follow up to our posts on Cooking Soy-Free 101 and Baking Soy-Free 101, here are some basic tips for choosing soy-free food when eating food you didn’t prepare.

We are in the middle of several weeks of posts covering the basics of cooking, baking, eating, and buying soy-free food. Last week we gave some starter advice for cooking soy-free food in Cooking Soy-Free 101. This week we are talking about baking.

All it really takes are a few basic rules. They might not cover you in all obscure situations, but they will get you on a solid soy-free footing and will take the guess work out of cooking with a soy allergy or soy intolerance. Use our tips below to help when selecting what to cook and what ingredients to use. After selecting soy-free foods, always make sure you read the ingredient labels to ensure your food actually is soy-free.