Soy Substitutes
Like many food allergies, having a soy allergy means preparing food from scratch more often since prepared foods at grocery stores often contain soy in one form or another. Finding soy substitutes can be a challenge especially if you also have a dairy allergy since many dairy substitutes contain soy. While we eat soy freely in our house, we did avoid it for a while because of a false-positive allergy test (we didn't know it was false at the time, of course!) I can really sympathize with those of you avoiding both dairy and soy because certain things free of both allergens are very hard to find (read: margarine)! This page is largely made up of substitutes that users of this website have asked about. If you have a substitute that is not listed, please share it with me! Milk
 Vance's Darifree is one milk substitute option |
If you can have dairy, this one is pretty obvious - cow's milk should fit the bill nicely. But if you are allergic to dairy AND soy, it isn't quite as obvious. You can read about other milk substitutes on the dairy substitutes page.Margarine
Since starting this website, I have had several people ask me where to find dairy free, soy free margarine. I decided that, clearly, this is a hole that needs to be filled on this website so I went to work searching high and low for such a product. In my search I found that such a thing is very difficult to find! Two brands of dairy free, soy free margarine exist (as far as I can tell). They are Mother's Margarine for Passover and Migdal Margarine for Passover. Do you see a common trend here? Both of them are made specifically for Passover. I checked with local and online Kosher markets and all of the responses I have gotten say that these companies (Mother's and Migdal) only make the dairy and soy free formulation during Passover which is why it can only be found in stores at that time. So, what are those with dairy and soy allergies who yearn for margarine for cooking, baking and/or spreading to do? Do what squirrels do in the fall - stockpile, store and save. Check your local kosher market or any of the online kosher stores in the beginning of April and stock up (margarine freezes well). Shortening
Most shortenings that you find at the regular grocery store are made from soybean oil. Spectrum brand shortening is a great option if you are avoiding soybean oil. It is sold in tubs on Amazon (click the box to the right to get more details) and can also be found in your local specialty food store. If you have a dairy AND soy allergy, this would be a great alternative to margarine for baking.Soy Sauce
Do a web search for "soy free soy sauce" and you'll find a number of ideas on how to duplicate it. The easiest one I came across is at Allergy Grocer's website. Miso
I have to admit, I have never had miso so I wouldn't miss it if I had to avoid soy. If one of the visitors to this site hadn't asked meabout a miso soup substitution, I wouldn't have given it a second thought. I searched the Internet and found South River Miso, a company that makes several types of soy free miso. They also have recipes for miso soup. If you are missing miso or feeling adventurous, check it out! Cheese
If you aren't allergic to dairy, this is what would be called a "no-brainer". Go grab your favorite variety out of the dairy case and enjoy! If you are avoiding dairy AND soy, however, cheese can be more difficult to track down. I have tried one cheese that recently had a "formula change" and is now dairy AND soy free. Read more about Rice Vegan Slices. Did you find what you were looking for?
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