Soy-free and dairy-free foods?

Soy is a tricky one to avoid, since it is also listed under many other terms, such as yeast extract, "natural" flavors and colors, and is also in food colorings and many NON food sources. The dye used in most clothing is soy based, as is newspaper ink, magic marker ink, pen ink, vitamins, medications, and a host of other things you would never suspect it to be lurking. Its also in vegetable oil, spray oils, shampoos, conditioners, etc. I am highly allergic to soy, and it was only after many hospitalizations that I learned that part of the problems were from non food related things. Do alot of research if you are super sensitive to it. Dairy is another ingredient that is listed under many things, such as cassien, whey, whey protein, and a boatload of other things. COMMERCIAL dairy is usually the cause of dairy allergies-commercial cows are fed an unnatural diet that is loaded with SOY, soy proteins, grains, antibiotics, steroids, and other medications. Raw, organic dairy is great for most people who cannot tolerate regular dairy-and usually the soy is the culprit. I can't do regular milk at all, but thrive on raw milk fresh from my own cows. If you need some more info, feel free to email me-I can give you links to some of my web support groups for chronic allergies and recipes for allergy free foods. You don't want to take this lightly-allergies can turn from mild symptoms to deadly symptoms very quickly and without warning, if you continue to eat the foods you are allergic to. I learned the hard way-not a mistake you want to make, to be sure!

You need to do some intensive reading on your own and/or find a different allergist (it's a big field now and you should be happy w/your doctor). The nice thing about alot of childhood allergies that involve food restrictions are the body's ability to repair itself and to once again tolerate those foods (that doesn't happen w/everyone but it's certainly more common than people realize). You (or the parents) will have to do a lot less processed food (but hey that's a very healthy move to make) Good luck and there are certain support groups for these issues in certain areas so look into that as well.

Enjoy the wholesome goodness of some soy and dairy free, carrots. They keep well and make for a great snack.

Enjoy the wholesome goodness of some soy and dairy free, carrots. They keep well and make for a great snack.

While it may not be as detailed as the last response, the best dairy substitute I've found is almond milk, Almond Breeze specifically.

I don't know how easy it would be to make quinoa but it's super high in calcium and deliciousness.

Anything with broccoli, black beans, calcium enriched orange juice...I guess it would be easiest to make various vegetable stews in the crock pot (that's all I've ever made in them, I don't know what else they can do..) then save them in the fridge and reheat when needed.