Online shopping for diabetic-friendly foods - recommendations?

[simonseaford]

Been looking online for stuff like Flax flour, coconut flour etc and it's a MASSIVE price hike from the the "regular" equivalent - flour for example. 1Kg flour in LIDLs = £1.50 (or whatever). 1Kg coconut flour = £15 online.
OK, might have got the numbers wrong but the principle is the same.
I dont care for the packaging, just want to foods - particularly low/zero sugar versions of regular foods - Bran Flakes (have you seen the sugar they add to what you assume is "healthy food"?

So... regular supermarkets and specialists, plus online places - whats your recommendations?

 

[urbanracer]

Hi @simonseaford ,

In your posting you mention "the sugar they add". You are looking at the total carbohydrate content in foods and not just the 'of which sugars' or added sugars aren't you?

 

[photognut]

Been looking online for stuff like Flax flour, coconut flour etc and it's a MASSIVE price hike from the the "regular" equivalent - flour for example. 1Kg flour in LIDLs = £1.50 (or whatever). 1Kg coconut flour = £15 online.
OK, might have got the numbers wrong but the principle is the same.
I dont care for the packaging, just want to foods - particularly low/zero sugar versions of regular foods - Bran Flakes (have you seen the sugar they add to what you assume is "healthy food"?

So... regular supermarkets and specialists, plus online places - whats your recommendations?

I order allot on-line from iHerb in America, which includes Flax meal, Coconut & Almond flour, Kelp Noodles example £2.56 here in the UK £7.99 a bag. Himalayan & Celtic Salt plus the majority of my supplements so it is a reasonable sized order. Delivery normally takes 3-4 working days from purchase to arrive in UK via DHL, You will also have to pay a customs charge. Sometimes It works out cheaper to import from other countries with favourable currency rates
Check out eBay.co.uk and Amazon sellers too.



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[Celeriac]

I haven't imported food unless bringing it in myself, but if the currency rate is favourable, the only potential downsides I can see are possible tax from HMRC on some items and bank charges. My bank charges 2.99% of amount + £1 for example. However, it is possible to avoid that if you get billed in GBP,which you can do with Amazon.com for example.

I haven't used it myself but Subscribe and Save on amazon.co.uk saves money. I have Amazon Prime which means free movies and Amazon TV, huge music library and free next day delivery on lots of items from Amazon and fulfilled from Amazon. Another feature is, that you can make up a £20 order entirely from all those add-on food items and get them post free.

mysupermarket.co.uk is great for comparing prices whether you shop online or in-store.

Another suggestion is to look for a co-operative, Farmers Market or food fair/festival as you may find local producers with minimally-packaged cheaper foods. Some will have an online presence too.

 

[simonseaford]

Hi @simonseaford ,

In your posting you mention "the sugar they add". You are looking at the total carbohydrate content in foods and not just the 'of which sugars' or added sugars aren't you?

well, no not really. I understand the body treats 'em all as carbs carbs carbs and in turn they get broken down into glucose etc, but I'm really interested in the sweet tasting stuff, especially fructose, which has a different biochemical process going on than glucose (much worse as I understand).
The fact is, despite "total carbs", the thing I and I suspect many others fall victim to is the "yumminess factor" - almost entirely due to what we would recognise as "sugar" in most cases. Recognise that, change your palate so you are as sated without the sweetness factor (ie kill the sweet tooth fairy) and I reckon I for one would be much better off.