While following an elimination diet is encredibly tough for a new mom, it does represent a big challenge for those around her as well.  Over the years, we have developped a few tricks and routines that help us make it just a bit easier:
1. Cook for the whole family
There is nothing worse for an MSPI mom than sitting at the table salivating and starving while everyone else eats something she can’t.  Cooking two separate meals each time you sit down is also an incredible time drain – especially with a …

As the name states, MSPI (milk-soy protein intolerance) is an intolerance to proteins found in certain foods – namely dairy and soy.
When embarking on an elimination diets, Moms are generally advised that it is safe to eat foods that contain soy oil and soy lecithin – two fats derived from soya beans. This makes going on the elimination diet easier, since many prepared foods contain these products. In principle, these fats are highly refined and do not contain any of the offending proteins that would irritate a MSPI …

Cocoa Camino makes a range of organic, fair-trade chocolate products.   Most notably for moms on a dairy and soy elimination diet, are their chocolate chips.  They are great for baking or, frankly, snacking.