Soy: the bain of my ingredients

Sometimes I feel like soy is in everything. And I am happy that it's not an allergy, but something I avoid. In particular I avidly avoid soy protein isolate because it can act like estrogen in the body. I have found it as a surprise in some foods that I happy ate before cancer.

Grape Nuts! Hot grape nuts with raisins was one of my favorite winter weekend breakfasts. While investigating why it was so high in iron, I found soy protein isolate in the ingredient list. Well they use the fancy wording: Isolated Soy Protein. Dyslexic version or not, still not going to eat it. 

Special K High Protein. This cereal was great to mix with bran flakes. But, guess what puts the protein in the High Protein? Soy Protein Isolate.

Although through out becoming a dietitian I moved away from eating protein bars, I would occasionally get a Cliff or Luna bar. These were especially helpful for long track meets. Well, I guess I will stick with peanut butter sandwiches and dried fruit. Less chemically stuff anyways.

I have put back granola, crackers, and cereal back on the shelves of grocery store. Yesterday, while hunting for ravioli I had to put back the whole wheat version because they were made with soy ricotta. In my ravioli? The item next to them in the freezer was tofu ravioli. After viewing all the options I ended up getting tortellini instead. They were filled with actual cheese. (And they were delicious with the savory pumpkin sauce I made).  Geez, I guess next I'll have to learn how to make my pasta! Man, this is why we tell people to shop the perimeter.

While reading ingredient lists I feel like Jerry Seinfeld cursing my nemesis. Soy!