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Just another little helpful tip: There's a handy-dandy "Edit" button on the lower right of your posts. You can USE that to do this neat thing called "EDITING" your original post, thus saving yourself the trouble of having to post numerous times to correct errors.
Give it a try some time. It's pretty amazing!

Just another little helpful tip: There's a handy-dandy "Edit" button on the lower right of your posts. You can USE that to do this neat thing called "EDITING" your original post, thus saving yourself the trouble of having to post numerous times to correct errors.
Give it a try some time. It's pretty amazing!


:wayne: :wayne: Thank you for posting this!

Hi,

I think I might've also posted this in another thread, but if you're allergic to soy and have trouble with glutenous things, you might want to try some protein powder supplement. I like the pea protein powder because it's flavorless, so rather than make an entire shake, sometimes I'll just toss a tsp or two into whatever I'm cooking. It really doesn't change the taste, especially in small increments. I don't know if you have a place that you can buy these things already, but I moved overseas, so the only way for me to get them is to order them from VeganEssentials.com at huge shipping prices :eek:

So, here's the nutritional info for the pea protein powder
Nutritional Information:
Serving size: 1 heaping scoop
Servings per container: 30
Calories: 125
Total Fat: 1g (0g saturated)
Sodium: 90mg
Total carbohydrate: 4g (1g fiber, 2g sugars)
Protein: 25g

and here's a vegetable protein powder that I really like bc it's lower in calories
Nutritional Information:
Servings per container - 23
Calories per serving - 70
Total fat – 0g
Sodium – 200mg
Potassium – 30mg
Total carbohydrate – less than 1g (0g sugars)
Protein – 17g

and here's another one that looks like it'd be ok for you...a brown rice protein powder
Nutritional Information (per 2 tbsp. serving):
Calories - 110
Total fat – 1g (0g saturated)
Sodium – 10mg
Total carbohydrate – 12g (2g dietary fiber, 3g sugars)
Protein – 15g

If you go to veganessentials.com and go to the protein section, you should see them. Let me know if there's anything I can do...I'm glad you're trying to go veggie!!

Oops, I'm sorry...I made a mistake...the pea protein isn't flavorless, but the brown rice protein powder is. I use the vegetable protein powder on the website, but I think they use soy. THe Brown rice powder doesn't seem to have anything you can't eat, but the Pea protein powder uses soy lecithin...not sure if that's ok for you?

What edit button? I don't see one :(.

oooooh i see it. it came up when i posted. thanks tofu.

i cant stand oatmeal but my kid loves it (go figure)

Spiderwoman, Bob's Red Mill makes a whole line of gluten free grain products which may be of immense help to you, regardless of whether you go veg: http://www.bobsredmill.com/gluten_free_info.php

There is also a product line called NRG, (they make an egg replacement that is very popular with vegans), and I think I have seen some of their cake/bread products in the store which may be gluten-free.

I second the motion that you try getting to know some of the less well-known grains like quinoa, amaranth, spelt, millet, barley. You may be able to tolerate a number of them.

I've already forgotten-- did you say it was soymilk that gives you the rash, or any form of soy? Some people here have said they have trouble with soymilk, but for some reason they are able to eat tofu just fine. It seems different forms of soy behave differently.

I'm no dietician, but I think between rice and rice milk, non-glutenous grains, gluten-free grain products, eggs, and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, you can probably do just fine. Beans, soy, and nuts are handy, but they are not the end-all be-all of protein, and I don't believe they are strictly necessary to a vegetarian diet, even a dairy-free one. You will probably have to be more careful about your nutrition than the average vegetarian, since your diet is more limited. I'd strongly recommend carefully tracking your food intake and nutrition until you're sure you've got the hang of it.

Hope this helps, and whether you make it or not, you're moving in the right direction! Good luck!