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<blockquote data-quote="Celeriac" data-source="post: 911429" data-attributes="member: 188243"><p>mysupermarket.co.uk will give best offers across a whole range of stores but if it costs you more in fuel or fares to get to the store, you're not saving anything. </p><p></p><p>90% of the food in supermarkets is useless on a low carb diet and supermarkets tend to discount all the junk not fresh veg, fish, meat etc which doesn't help anyone on a limited budget to stay healthy and I think it's a deliberate move to flog that stuff. Supermarkets just wouldn't survive without all those crisps, pizzas and other ways to sell cheap corn, soy and wheat and make a profit.</p><p></p><p>If you have markets and Asian/Middle eastern grocery stores they often do cheap fresh fruit and veg and cheaper herbs and spices. In fact, the world foods aisle of your local supermarket can provide things like cheap tinned tomatoes and spices, also. </p><p>The labelling has to show ingredients in English but they seem to be able to get away with leaving out other info - I saw a Polish product which had labelling that seemed to suggest how much insulin would be needed by a T1 to cover the carbs but it hadn't been translated. </p><p></p><p>Shops like Poundland, 99p Stores, B&M, The Range, Home Bargains etc sometimes have suitable food and it's often a question of browsing on their website or instore. </p><p></p><p>mysupermarket will also help you identify price differentials between supermarkets. If you have the time and it won't cost you more in fuel or fares, it's worth going to several supermarkets, providing you have the willpower to stick to your list. I saved 50p by buying lemons in Sainsbury's not Tesco last week but buying grapes in Tesco not Sainsbury's saved £1. A 10 min walk to Morrisons saved me £9 on a whole chicken compared to Ocado.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celeriac, post: 911429, member: 188243"] mysupermarket.co.uk will give best offers across a whole range of stores but if it costs you more in fuel or fares to get to the store, you're not saving anything. 90% of the food in supermarkets is useless on a low carb diet and supermarkets tend to discount all the junk not fresh veg, fish, meat etc which doesn't help anyone on a limited budget to stay healthy and I think it's a deliberate move to flog that stuff. Supermarkets just wouldn't survive without all those crisps, pizzas and other ways to sell cheap corn, soy and wheat and make a profit. If you have markets and Asian/Middle eastern grocery stores they often do cheap fresh fruit and veg and cheaper herbs and spices. In fact, the world foods aisle of your local supermarket can provide things like cheap tinned tomatoes and spices, also. The labelling has to show ingredients in English but they seem to be able to get away with leaving out other info - I saw a Polish product which had labelling that seemed to suggest how much insulin would be needed by a T1 to cover the carbs but it hadn't been translated. Shops like Poundland, 99p Stores, B&M, The Range, Home Bargains etc sometimes have suitable food and it's often a question of browsing on their website or instore. mysupermarket will also help you identify price differentials between supermarkets. If you have the time and it won't cost you more in fuel or fares, it's worth going to several supermarkets, providing you have the willpower to stick to your list. I saved 50p by buying lemons in Sainsbury's not Tesco last week but buying grapes in Tesco not Sainsbury's saved £1. A 10 min walk to Morrisons saved me £9 on a whole chicken compared to Ocado. [/QUOTE]
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