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  1. This is so funny. Not your article. I just found out that the reason your blog is called “healy”… is because your last name is Healy. I always thought that you meant “heal”-y. Look how well that worked out!

    1. It depends on the recipe, but generally, yes. Just watch out because if you use coconut oil in a recipe it may have a slightly coconut flavor, so use it in a recipe that you wouldn’t mind having that flavor. You can also get refined coconut oil which has a less coconutty flavor.

  2. I eat none of these except for the occasional tofu. When I do eat tofu, I make sure it’s non GMO verified. Homemade veggie burgers are so yummy and way better than store bought anyway.

  3. Thanks for sharing….. I have drastically reduce my soy intake ….. especially with my three growing girls. I plan on eliminating it completely. I myself and my children have allergies to eggs and dairy. As I try to hash out our diet we do eat fish twice a week. Do you see yourself making a vegan cookbook? What are your personal thoughts on a vegan lifestyle?

  4. GREAT article!! As a personal health coach, I’m in a constant battle with people trying to educate them on the health risks of eating soy, even organic soy. Real food is the only way to go! 🙂

  5. Thanks so much for sharing this great post, Hannah! I’d love to know your thoughts on something….my youngest was recently diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder, and we had to take him, and subsequently the whole family (for my sanity), off gluten and casein. The gluten part has proved to be AMAZING for us all, but the casein part is challenging in a lot of ways. What butter products do you recommend as replacements for those of us that are dairy free if not Earth Balance? Coconut oil doesn’t exactly spread on my kids (homemade, GF) waffles or bread! I was also really excited about shifting my family to raw milk, and then we got this SPD diagnosis. Just as I’m shifiting my family increasingly to a traditional diet, and I get this curve ball! Any recommendations? Thanks! 🙂

    1. Ghee is a great option. It is clarified butter meaning the milk solids are removed, so as far as I know it doesn’t contain casein—>https://amzn.to/1b3vhHG Other than that you could try coconut butter or olive oil 🙂

      1. I had no idea Ghee was casein free! Sweet, thanks! I just looked it up and that same brand has a Coconut Ghee and a Cultured Ghee…lots of options to try! Thanks again. 🙂

  6. I’d like to ask you about Earth Balance. I use the soy free kind and it is sold under the label you commonly see at Whole Foods as Non GMO project verified. Isn’t that GMO free? Just curious because I adore earth balance! Maybe they made a recent change?

    I recently moved back from Japan and while they eat a lot of tofu, they eat many, many fermented foods. You made a lot of valid points that I saw during my time there and study of food.

    1. If the label says non-GMO then, yes it is non-GMO. However, if you read the part in the article about vegan butter substitutes, I say that I wouldn’t consider oils like canola, soybean or grapeseed to be healthy even if they are non-GMO because the industrial processing of those oils create rancidity and very high levels of polyunsaturated fats. You can also click on the links below that section which have more in depth articles about those oils. Butter, ghee, coconut oil or olive oil are much better options.

      1. Does ghee have dairy? I am a non-dairy person. Would you say that there isn’t a brand of grapeseed that is cleaner than others or do you think its the process, period?

        1. Ghee does contain dairy. I have an allergy and have been told that it is not safe to eat. Ghee is just clarified butter. I eat a real food diet, but continue to use earth balance and grapeseed oil because there are not many dairy free alternatives to replace those things with that are affordable or don’t change the flavor drastically.