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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Defren" data-source="post: 315948" data-attributes="member: 41817">I shop in Sainsbury's apart from my organic farm stuff, so may be a bit biased here. I watched a documentary on you tube about food labeling in this country. The Government wanted the traffic light scheme to be adopted by all the supermarkets and food producers, they all refused except Sainsbury's. When I was first diagnosed, I read all labels with minute care, and in the end ditched the lot really, choosing to eat only fresh foods, that made a huge difference. I do buy Fage full fat Greek yogurt, and I have some Parmesan and brie cheese in the fridge, but that is about the only things I eat 'ready made'.Baking supplies are expensive, depending on where you shop. Ground almonds (almond flour) is £1.99 for 200g in Sainsbury's it's 99p for 200g in Lidl and Aldi. You can also by whole almonds and make the flour yourself, just put it in the coffee grinder, or food processor, but keep an eye or you will end up with almond butter, which is very nice and diabetic friendly, but it's not going to bake you a cake.Lots of the other ingredients can be bought in health food shops. Holland and Barrett have a customer loyalty scheme, so you do get rewards for spending there, or you can use independent HFS that often have quirky bits and bobs H&B don't carry. If you need to buy on line, and yes, I think we all do from time to time, try E-bay before Amazon. E-bay is often cheaper, with cheaper postage for the same items. I now have a huge stock of diabetic bits and bobs, but I bake a lot, and I bought all my supplies over time. It will cost a second mortgage to try to buy everything at once. Try simpler recipe's to begin with, with few ingredients, then expand your range as you buy more for your new cooking needs. You will be surprised how quickly your store cupboard contents change.</blockquote>

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