This recipe has no milk, gluten, corn (unless you use corn noodles.), soy, eggs, or nuts! For my son that is allergic to tomatoes, I take out a bit for him before I add the tomato stuff. Try using organic vegetables if you can get them and make sure your sausage is all natural and not full of nitrates/nitrites. This will cut down on your family’s toxic load. For a Minestrone that is more of a stew than a soup,