I look at lables (just at the first few ingredients) and I find shopping to be hard. There is practically nothing I can buy in a regular supermarket - not even cheddar.
What the hell is "imitation cheddar"? And those were the only ones they had.
All the pasta is ENRICHED. All of it!!!
Sereals are also very difficult to buy. And I don't have crazy requirements - no corn syrup (in anything I buy) and sugar not being in the top 3 ingredients.
I see parents picking up cereals for their kids that have sugar as the FIRST ingredient. I just can't understand how they can do that.
I am not a health nut, I eat fats(love quality meats), good cheeses, pastries, coffee, etc... All the gourmet stuff. I just like it in its natural state. So I end up doing all my shopping in gourmet speciality stores - out of the way and not always accessible. It is not even a question of money - in some areas these things are just not available. And making dinner ends up not convenient.
I spend last weekend at a friends home in a very affluent area and they had a huge organic supermarket that had everything in one place and of fantastic quality. I just wish we had a place like that!
shopping for food is frustrating
July 8th, 2007 at 03:59 am
July 8th, 2007 at 04:55 am 1183866946
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July 8th, 2007 at 08:51 am 1183881112
i then do vege shopping at the market and regular groceries at woolworths, which is a couple of minutes down the road. i also don't eat corn and try to shy away from regular wheat products whenever i can. it's nearly impossible to find a nice breakfast cereal without sugar, wheat, and corn!i found one, which is $8.25 for 750gm.
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July 9th, 2007 at 02:21 pm 1183987261
don't you live in nyc? i find it curious that you have trouble finding things here. there are so many organic stores and fresh frutis and veggie marts. i am not sure where you live in bklyn, but i remember while i was living in park slope, they had a lot of options too. a lot of the grocery stores in nyc have organic isles.