On Jun 11, 2004, at 7:35 pm, Jim Swayze wrote:

> I don't mean to seem cranky, but I see this kind of reasoning a lot on
> this list.  If you're having a problem with a food, aren't you just
> better off giving up the damned things rather than finding work
> arounds which may or may not solve the problem?
>
> Call me crazy.

Jim,

Have you ever read magazines about allergies?  They are stuffed with
adverts for substitute foods.  Most of them are replacing one evil with
another.  Any bets on how long it will take soy allergies to overtake
wheat and milk?  Maybe one day when food manufacturers find some reason
to lace everything with soy protein like they do with wheat and milk
extracts we'll be shopping for soy-free milk (but still with the
obligatory calcium overdose in every glass).

It's a strange aspect of human nature that people don't like giving up
foods they're used to, although they're quite happy to live without
things when they've gone without for a month or so.  I don't doubt this
is due to the addictive nature of many foods.  And never mind the
cravings, it took me weeks to stop *my mum* sneaking butter into my
dairy free diet (after I didn't eat the soy margarine I bought).

Ashley