M. Bonafede reports We’ve had reasonable success finding items our soy-allergic daughter can eat at Panera. (her allergy didn’t get severe until teen years, so we’re new at this). Many of Panera’s breads do not have soy. So if we avoid the marinated sandwich fillings, tuna/chicken salad, and make it very clear that no dressing … Read more
H. Cooper discovered: Finally found one, Sir Kensington’s seems to be soy free.
K. Grady writes: I live in eastern NC and have become allergic to soy. At this time Burger King burgers have no soy. I order mine with no bun no CHEESE- it has soy in it- and of course no mayo. Unfortunately they have announced they are trying a new soy based Burger in Louisiana. … Read more
M. Woodhull writes: I discovered over the weekend that Texas Roadhouse cooks with soybean oil. Also, if you order vinegar and oil so you can do your own salad dressing, the oil on the table is soybean oil.
I haven’t gotten to check out a number of these locations, here’s what NiCole has discovered, (my comments in green.) From: NiCole Subject: soy free food I live with a pretty severe soy allergy and I love eating out. Buffalo Wild Wings is pretty safe as they use beef fat for frying. (very interesting!) I … Read more
From: Priyanka Subject: Soybean Phytoestrogen Content Message Body: Hi! First and foremost, this website is awesome! Thanks for compiling all of these resources in an easy to access website. Second, I am a first year medical student who has had a problem with her skin since high school. I noticed in college that I would … Read more
From: Sam Subject: Subway Message Body: You were right, I followed your advice and asked for glove changes, etc. at Subway and I got to eat out and didn’t have to chug Benadryl!!! As a note you should add, the great gal working took my toppings from the reserve stock they use for replenishment to … Read more
DiningWithoutSoy.com is 10 years old!
Our kids have outgrown their soy allergies, but we keep this site running to help everybody else who is going through the same grief.
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Because "most" people do not have a reaction to highly refined soybean oil, most restaurants and food labels will not even list food as containing soy if it "merely" contains soybean oil. [read more]
