the_anticarb said:One of the most annoying things about being diabetic, particularly if you low carb, is that you very quickly come to realise that the world is not designed with your needs in mind.
the_anticarb said:This is one of the reasons I no longer low low carb.
the_anticarb said:Yes of course the products the food industry promotes are the cheap, filling cr*p that most people in this country eat on a daily basis. I've often wondered how different it would be if everyone was diabetic. Would there be low carb food available in every service station? Then again, given the NHS standard diet advice given to most diabetics maybe it would be exactly the same as it is now.
Paul1976 said:The only BOGOF I have found that suits me recently was Pilgrims choice extra mature cheddar,a few weeks back in Tesco,usually BOGOF's consist of stuff I wouldn't have eaten BEFORE diagnosis even(with the exception of Jersey royals and Warburtons crumpets),although I've always been a food snob too! :lol:
Sid Bonkers said:Not quite sure what you expect a supermarket to offer for sale to its customers, if they just targeted a few thousand ultra low carbers in their promotions they would be out of business in weeks if not days.
borofergie said:I doubt that they make that much money out of the portion control lobby either Sid!
borofergie said:Call me a sucker, but I love a bit of a BOGOF. I'd also do anything* for some bonus Clubcard points.
*yes I really do mean anything
CarbsRok said:Simple solution is grow your own and or support you local corner shop.
Works out cheaper than supermarket shopping.
CarbsRok said:Simple solution is grow your own and or support you local corner shop.
Works out cheaper than supermarket shopping.
jopar said:Sorry I wouldn't frequent any establishment who treated me like an idiot, by attempting to deem that as I was a diabetic, I could only have certain food choices available to me! I am more than capable to make up my own choice what is suitable to be put into my shopping trolley or what meal I want...
I don't drink alcohol, but I don't start to demand that all alcohol sales should be banned is somebody wants to pickle their liver tis up to them!
jopar said:I don't drink alcohol, but I don't start to demand that all alcohol sales should be banned is somebody wants to pickle their liver tis up to them!
Paul, I can't buy any of the underlined items. ( TBH,I can buy a rotiserrie chicken at the market on a Thursday ; from the same farmer who sells local chickens and rabbits complete with heads :lol: )Neither peanut or coconut flour are locally produced products and certainly not part of any indigenous European diet.but sometimes in a rush,when you need to eat on the run and your passing a supermarket it would be good to be able to buy low carb alternatives to the usual sandwiches,wraps,sushi with rice etc,yes you can buy half a chicken off the hot deli or a big pot of mixed olives which I do love but sometimes it would be nice to have more choices(My tesco has a whole Gluten free aisle,so why not low carb,low GI?) and it would be good to be able to buy things like peanut flour,coconut flour etc,.locally,without having to use the Internet
Paul1976 said:You've misinterpreted my post,I was pointing out that as a low carber,I can buy a hot chicken portion off the counter at Tesco's or a pot of olives or some cheese but where's the other alternatives at Tesco's for example when your on the run?,Sandwiches?,Pasta pots?,Wraps perhaps?..and I never said that peanut flour etc was a local produce BUT a major importer like Tesco's could easily stock it.
Paul1976 said:The only BOGOF I have found that suits me recently was Pilgrims choice extra mature cheddar,a few weeks back in Tesco
Paul1976 said:CarbsRok said:Simple solution is grow your own and or support you local corner shop.
Works out cheaper than supermarket shopping.
I actually do support my local farm shop for local organic meat,locally grown veg,eggs,butter and the like,but sometimes in a rush,when you need to eat on the run and your passing a supermarket it would be good to be able to buy low carb alternatives to the usual sandwiches,wraps,sushi with rice etc,yes you can buy half a chicken off the hot deli or a big pot of mixed olives which I do love but sometimes it would be nice to have more choices(My tesco has a whole Gluten free aisle,so why not low carb,low GI?) and it would be good to be able to buy things like peanut flour,coconut flour etc,locally,without having to use the Internet.
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