We are all on different diets. I for example am not on a low fat low calorie diet as many are. I’ve had a bowel resection, and constant diarhea, so I need more calories than the average person of my size, because what I eat is not being absorbed completely. So this post is not about low sugar health food. Its about tasty foods that I love to eat that don’t contain my personal food demon: soy.
The Diet I AM ON is a soy free diet. I have discovered that soy makes me very ill, and in its many forms (oil, flour, beans, etc) in EVERYTHING, particularly anything processed. Anything that comes in a box or package is likely to have soy. Nearlly ALL chocolate has soy, WHY GOD? It certainly isnt’ because it makes things taste better. Its a cheap filler, an emulsifier and a dough conditioner but it serves no taste purpose in most cases! Just to really light you up, the term ‘natural flavors’ is often soy based something or another. So if you’re like me you need to avoid soy that means avoiding ANY label that says ‘natural flavors’. Ha haha hahaha. I try. Just take note of what you eat that says ‘natural flavors’ it will blow your mind.
Damn, that is hard!!! I’m here to help.
If you search, hunt, read labels, frequent health food stores, and spend a helluva lot of time, you can find foods that are premade but made with simpler and fewer ingredients. I’ve done that work, and continue to do it, so here’s my post to share some of those packaged foods with shorter ingredient lists, and some that tastiest soy free packaged foods there are out there!
So here’s what I can’t have. Stroopwafel.
Why? Because Ingredients:
IngredientsWheat Flour, Glucose Syrup, Palm Fruit Oil, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Whole Eggs, Soy Flour, Molasses, Butter, Maple Sugar, Sea Salt, Natural Flavor, Oat Fiber, Soy Lecithin, Baking Soda
A trifecta of SOY!!!! Why!? This is not asian cuisine, soy really doesn’t seem neccesary here. Uhg. Also noticed they snuck the ‘natural flavor’ in there too. Since ingredients are listed in order or quantity, ‘natural flavors’ is usually listed last, so just a dash. But this time it is listed before the fiber filler, the bulk, so there must be a lot of ‘it’ in there. I mean wtf is ‘it’?
My answer: Strooperior Waffle
Trader Joes Butter Waffle Cookies = 6 ingredients of delicousness + Fleur De Sel Caramels = 8 ingredients.
Take the soft caramel and flatten it, then place it between two waffle cookies. Eat it with your eyelids half open moaning ‘mmmmmm’ (or just try not to!).
It is a REVELATION of delicouness, and resonates stroopwafel for sure! Best of all, after I ate this I didn’t run to the bathroom 🙂
Stay tuned, I’ll add more soy free yummies here soon!