Everyone in my family back in Vegas orders from the Schwann guy..LOL..my husband is very excited to get his Schwann Pistachio Ice Cream...he loves Pistachio ice cream and weve never found it here in Canada..

http://www.schwans.com/product/productDeta...1&prd=51194


I also got him hooked on the Blue Bunny brand of ice cream (my favorite) and he is in love with the Blue Bunny Pistachio Almond Ice cream ..

http://www.bluebunny.com/ProductDetail.asp...p;productId=424

even Ben and Jerrys in the US make a Pistachio Ice Cream...dont know why we cant find it in Canada...

http://www.benjerry.com/our_products/flavo...m?product_id=67

I remember eating Pistachio ice-cream in Canada. Dunno why you can't find it, its around there somewhere.

http://www.oregonl5.org/mist/mwaybar.html

For all you canucks that miss mars bars...

Wow. Whoever put that together had a lot of time on their hands.

I am not sure if this is a missing in TN thing, but they have never heard of butter tarts down here.

When I made them from scratch my husband was like "WOW, what are these!!"

No, they haven't heard of them in NC or FL either. Can't even get the premade mini tart shells for them. Just the pie size. weird

i guess JAMIESON brand for multivitamins and so is unavailable in US.
http://www.jamiesonvitamins.com/

I've been unable to find any sunrype products. I really like their veggie/fruit bars and juices.

Also, I've been a ittle weirded out by the fact that rockets are called smarties.

have you tried Trader Joe's or Whole foods market?

For those of you who like DARE cookies and crackers, I was surprised to see these at Trader Joe's too! Considering I used to live right down the road in Kitchener from the factory

Also Whole Foods Market 365 brand ketchup.....not a bad imitation of Canadian Heinz...slightly different, yet very good. and no High Fructose CS. $1.99/ decent sized bottle

I'll be in Seattle on Saturday so I could check then, unless anyone knows offhand!

I agree...theres alot of stuff they dont have or if they do it doesnt taste the same loll

I once saw *turtle candy bar* and I was so excited to have my fiance taste it...(its my favorite chocolate)..the taste of it was yacky...and my fiance said huh..its nothing special..

We got some orange crush....so sweet ..we can barely taste the orange flavor lol. I didnt find any dry tomatoes pesto..which I love

Here they got doritos though...all flavor.. An we found nutella that taste just as yummy a ours.

Here in Ohio thees the *amish country* so they have alot of goodies just as good if not better..They even have some of our old fashion candies

So I'll do fine with it..and prolly call mommy to ship me some of what they dont have loll

Took me forever to find this thread, but I cant find Shreddies cereal in any grocery store here in Georgia. Is Shreddies cereal a Canadian thing? I'm really craving them badly. I'd ask my mom to ship me some down from Canada, but she's in a crabby mood cause she found out I was pregnant and I won't be "there with her" for everything. Anyone know where I can get me some?

Mary

Sorry Mary, I'm not sure where to find Shreddies. I've just moved down here myself and I knew that there was an abundance of HFCS, but I'm still absolutely amazed. It's kind of strange to have to read the labels of products that I'm used to, just to make sure. The grocery store looks SO different. The brands here are so foreign. At the WinCo here in Boise I found Organic Heinz Ketchup, no HFCS! YAY! I guess most things will be made from scratch from now on, at least for us!

A cereal my wife likes that is available in both Canada and the U.S. is called Puffins. It comes in several different flavors, including original, cinnamon, peanut butter, and honey rice.

As for HFCS, I don't really see how ingesting large quantities of either sugar or HFCS is good for you. Both will make you gain weight and therefore, contribute to health risks such as type-II diabetes. Instead of complaining about HFCS and thinking sugar is fantastic (when neither is good for you), people should only have either in moderation. That's really the key with anything -- binge on any type of food, even if it's supposedly "healthy" and it'll soon become bad for you.

Hey hon...
No, Shreddies are a Canadian product.
From Wikipedia:

Shreddies is a breakfast cereal sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand, produced by Post Cereals and General Mills, consisting of malted squares of inter-woven whole grain wheat.

Shreddies has been made in the UK since 1955. It was produced under the Nabisco name until the brand in Canada was purchased in 1993 by Post Cereals and then later in 1995 by Kraft General Foods.

Although not marketed in the United States, Kraft Foods has the trademark rights in the U.S

You may be able to find some at the international foods isle (unlikely though)
Sigh...
I have a whole list of stuff I'm taking down with me.

thats because it is from Canada.. take a look at the jar and see where it is made...





yes, sugar and HFCS are bad for you... but I think HFCS are worse then plain old sugar...

I agree Marilyn, HFCS is worse than regular sugar. I'm by no means advocating regular sugar, that's for sure, but as someone who eats mostly fresh fruits, veggies, meats, etc and very little prepackaged food, I'm disappointed to see HFCS as the second or third ingredient in bread, or salad dressing, etc. My issue with it is that it's everywhere and it seems like it's in everything. That being said, I am on the lookout for it cause I've been severely obese and am now on my way down to a healthy weight and I am NOT going to regain any of the 90 lbs that I've lost because of hidden HFCS!

Completely it is!!!
HFCS is sooooo horrible for you..omg bleh!

and btw Amy, I wouldn't call what you weighed "severely obese" hon...
If you were like 350 pounds...then yes...what you were, no..you were not "severely"
Nice try though.

I've found a reasonable substitute for Shreddies is Multi Grain Chex.



Yes, that's correct. I think Kathryn has a link to the data somewhere but, essentially, HFCS somehow triggers the brain into thinking the body is still hungry so you end up eating more than you require. In addition, it is much sweeter than regular sugar, so that's why everything tastes so sweet here. Blech.

http://www.supermarketguru.com/page.cfm/2925

We say that a lot now 'wow that's so sweet'

We generally don't eat a lot of packaged food, but what about ketchup and salad dressing, as someone else mentioned - I mean those are just everyday things and you should be able to just grab some non-hfcs stuff at any supermarket!

I will start looking for those products, we just haven't ventured very far.

So that made me go read some labels, it's in the ice cream and the cereal etc etc etc.

ho hum.

Actually, I have found another shreddies alternative as well- it is called 'wheat squares' and is the house brand available at Aldi's - Millville. Actually, ALL of the Aldi's Millville brand cereals are excellent . When my Dad visited last Spring, he discovered he preferred their version of mini-wheats over what he was buying in Canada and even took some home with him. So, for Father's Day I sent him 2 boxes and said it was as close as I could get to serving him breakfast in bed:-).



What got to me is when I saw it had also been added to some cartons of cream! I read every label now and take nothing for granted. It is especially prevalent in bread - only a few brands don't use it, even the ones advertised as 'healthy'.

Yeah, the HFCS in bread really surprises me. It makes me wish that I was back home so I could read a bread label there and see where/if there's a lot of sugar in it! I may just ask my mom to read off her bread label the next time I talk to her! I can't stomach bread that has HFCS in it though. It's WAY too sweet. I like sweet bread if it's like cinnamon buns or something, not on my toast!

Oh, and sweet butter? What's up with that? I definitely don't like it. I have to make sure to get salted butter that's not sweet the next time I go to the store.

While there have been some correlations been weight gain and HFCS, I think it's also important to remember that correlation does not equal causation. In other words, just because something looks like it might be, that doesn't mean it necessarily is. The scientific critics of HFCS have readily admitted that the problems associated with HFCS isn't so much the product itself, but the eating habits of Americans in general. People in the U.S. like to eat and drink unusually large portions and since many items have HFCS in them, them can cause some weight gain over time. The researchers in these studies said that had "regular sugar" been used in place of HFCS, the same would most likely occur. It's difficult to tell, however, since countries that rely less on HFCS and more on "regular sugar" take in smaller portions than the United States.

As far as HFCS keeping your appetite going, I've never heard that before and never seen it in any documented scientific literature. That doesn't mean it couldn't be true, of course, but there might be other factors at work here as well. In addition, the type of HFCS decides how sweet it is. HFCS 55 is just as sweet as "regular sugar" so there shouldn't be a noticeable difference; HFCS 90 on the other hand is sweeter while HFCS 42 isn't as sweet as "regular sugar." Which variety of HFCS is used probably depends on the type of food you're eating and the overall cost of implementing it at the time.

All in all, I stand by assertion that neither HFCS nor sugar is of much good to you except in moderation. It seems to me that's the best way to handle it.

Thanks everyone. I have an Aldi's just down the road from me and I like shopping there as much as I can. It is way more cheaper than the other grocery stores. Looks like I started a whole new thread on HFCS lol. At 1st I was like..."what the hell is HFCS?... until I kept reading lol. I think I was having a brain fart or something lol.

Mary

Just looked at the spreadsheet for the first time. Very cool! I've got some updates:

Toiletries & Pharmacy:
Gravol - comparable product would be Dramamine
Colgate Total - comment - available in the states but doesn't taste the same/as good!
Robaxacet - comparable product would be Robaxin (prescription only) + acetaminophen

Snacks:
Excel Gum
Potato Chips - ALL DRESSED!!
(I've seen dill pickle and ketchup around but definitely not as readily available)

Meats:
Peameal Bacon - comparable product would be Canadian Bacon
Pickled Wieners
Salt Beef
Salt Fish
Scrunchions
Seal Flipper Pie

Drinks:
Beer -
Black Horse
Dominion Ale
Any Quidi Vidi brew (QV light, 1892)
Alexander Keith's
Strongbow

Pineapple Crush - similar product Jarritos Pina available at Mexican Convenience stores
Five Alive not in concentrate (i.e. cans, 2L cartons) or any other variety besides original

Cleaning Products:
ABC
Javex - same as Chlorox

That's all for now. I'm sure I'll think of more later! This will be useful for cross border grocery runs!

I have one to add, cause it makes me cry a little each time I see them in the store and realize that I'm not going to be able to eat a 200 calorie cookie anytime I need a fix.

Dad's Goodie Ring Cookies......

I suppose the Dad's Cookies (oatmeal etc) are not available too.

as anyone seen Mr. Big bars down here?? I really miss those... . and my hubby has never heard of them ....

While visiting in Canada, I was very surprised that Naproxen (most commonly sold as Aleve) wasn't available in Canada unless I got a prescription for it. Naproxen has been an over-the-counter drug in the U.S. since 1994, so I was somewhat taken aback by this.

Since I don't live up there, I probably haven't noticed other differences. In fact, I wouldn't have normally known about Naproxen either, but my head was hurting a lot one day (it was, naturally, the same day my wife had wanted to go see a live performance) so I figured I'd stop into a London Drugs and pick up some Aleve real quick. I was soon surprised when I didn't find any on the store shelves and asked the pharmacist about it.

The "Canadian Style" bacon in the US is nowhere near the same as peameal/back bacon in Canada. Its really just a glorified ham.



The peameal bacon in Canada (which is actually rolled in corn meal now instead of peameal, but habits die hard ) is brined, not smoked. "Canadian Style" bacon in the US is smoked the same as they do their hams.

How about Bran Flakes (in Canada it is Quaker product) for making bran muffins. Finally found 1 kind at Harris Teeter but it has to be refrigerated as soon as opened and it is in a jar. And how about Crunchie chocolate bars. I love choc bars but not as much here as at home since most of them here are made with Hershey's chocolate. I recently had someone get me a few choc bars from one of the bases here as they carry a lot of British products, so anyone who has access to a base might find some of these products.

Red River Cereal or anything like it.

I miss it.

I'd mail you some! I had red river this morning!!!

I just got home from the local grocery store. One of the things I wanted to buy was regular iced tea mix, not lemon flavoured or raspberry flavour but just plain ice tea. ARGH!!

I'd kill for some good old Goodhost iced tea mix right now

as soon as I got off the plane at Pearson 2 weeks ago, I made a beeline to one of those little magazine/snack stores they have all over the airport and promptly bought a Mr. Big bar. Those suckers are soooooooo good!

I brought back a bag of ketchup chips so that my hubby can try them out.

i think Mr Big bars are my favourite.... i miss them soooooo much!!

i don't even think they really have an equivalent down here... 100 grands are somewhat similar but they don't have the wafer thing inside....

Anyone ever notice in the states you get one less Reese peanut butter cup? And they call it Reese's instead of Reese.

I find you can get a lot of the Cadbury stuff at grocery stores with a decent international foods section or specialty import food shops such as World Market as others have mentioned but be prepared to pay a premium price for it! Best to hit Costco before coming to the states or on visits back to Canada to stock up on boxes of bars

Sigh....been looking and looking but haven't found my fav popcorn down here...

It's the Orville Redenbacker's Shakers...they come in Sour Cream and Onion, BBQ and Cheese....had family bring me down some boxes to the wedding....

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I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure I saw those in Publix.

Really? I haven't seen them out this way.....the only one I've seen are at Super Walmart and they are Garlic Butter...but it's not the shakers kind..

If you do go by, can you let me know if you see them? If you do, maybe I can ask this local Publix and see if they can carry it!

Darnit! I was just there, as well as Albertsons. I didn't even THINK to look.

Going out of town tomorrow. Can you give me a reminder in two weeks?

they have some stuff here you can sprinkle on popcorn.. trying ot think of the name of it..

not sure if this is the one I am thinking of "Kernel Season's" yeah it is the one I am thinking of..... it comes in a lot of different flavours... I am partial to the kettle corn and caramel corn ones....

they have them at the movie theater we go to....


http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gro?url=...p;x=15&y=18

I have found them at Albertson's but the variety there is kind of lacking...

Oh...when visiting my dad in New Bruswick, I found Jalepeno pepper popcorn and it was the BEST!!!

Can't find it down here though

I'm really sick of everything tasting so darn sweet here! Seriously? What is up with that? I've always had a thing for salt but it's getting MUCH worse now! ~giggles~ It just means that I cook fresh fruits and veggies more which isn't a bad thing but seriously, sometimes I'd just like to have something packaged that doesn't taste like it's dipped in HFCS or some other type of sugar.

i bought this good bread I thought and I check the ingredients and yup it had those darn HFSC's in it ...

HFSC?

typo silly.... I meant, HFCS

I hear you ATeam! Everything tastes sweet, I like salt too and I mentioned the other day that the only salty thing I had eaten since arriving in Florida is the Kraft Dinner we had the other night that we brought from Canada!

The cereal here is soooo sweet, I really like Special K and here it is really really sweet compared to the Canadian version.

ha ha ha funny thing about this sweet talk....I bought some Beef Jerky and I find it quite sweet!

Only thing that's salty right now is the Chex mix we buy.....sigh...sure miss my Nuts and Bolts mix from Bulk Barn in Canada.....sniff sniff

Anyone else miss Bulk Barn?