Crossing border by land...

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

We are spending 3+ weeks in Canada this summer. When he came to visit me, he was miserable. He has a sensory disorder that involves food, and as we all know, foods taste different across the border.

I'm just wondering if anyone has a link that will tell me how much food I can take across for him? things like Ketchup, A1, taco sauce? I don't want to have it packed into the car and have them take it at the border. I'm pretty sure he would cry. If I can't take it, I'd like to start shipping it up now.

Also... anyone got a link on how much food I can bring back with me? I really miss my Honey Garlic cooking sauce and would love to bring a bunch of it back! lol. Oh and Kraft dinner.. I would give anything for KD! Mac and Cheese just doesn't cut it. It's so not the same. I'm bringing all my belongings with me (I have that form), I just wasn't sure if food would count because I haven't owned it for a year.

Everything in both directions would be unopened.. heck I'll even cart the garbage back to the US if I have to. It would be larger quantities coming back to the US if allowed.. but still for personal use.

I have browsed the border websites, but I'm guessing at least one person on here has actually done it, and will have some answers for me that wont confuse me!

No official documents to pass along but we live close to the border and actually do some shopping in Canada, there is an awesome "Russian store" in Montreal. We have never had a problem with household amounts of food products provided they are packaged, labeled. They will NOT allow you to being raw meat, fish, fruits etc. back and forth. I prefer Canadian Heinz Ketchup, it is thicker and made with sugar, not High Fructose corn syrup (check it out, no kidding!)No problems.

I being my friend in Montreal Nord "Clausen" dill pickles and a particular mustard he likes here. No problems, but sometimes they laugh at me.

Quantities would be limited by the $$$ amounts allowed for imports, which is plenty high for normal use.

[Krikit 1,163]

They will NOT allow you to being raw meat, fish, fruits etc. back and forth.

Yes they will. I've done it many times. Both ways. HikerGirl already provided the link to that information in Post #7.

[Tithen 4]

yeah Mac and cheese down here is so fickle. No matter how careful I am, it always turns out like mush. It's like it goes from raw to overdone in the blink of an eye. I know KD can too.. but there's no middle ground with mac and cheese!

I haven't tried to eat freezies... My step son wont eat them, he likes popsicles instead.

Ketchup I don't personally notice the difference in. DH can eat the Canadian Ketchup, but the US version is a lot cheaper so we will take up at least one large bottle with us. And I figure since I have to cook special meals for him because of his disorder, I may as well take up what I know he likes so I don't have to feed him nothing but pizza (hmm... can't even get his pepperoni up there I don't think.. anyone see Hormel turkey pepperoni in Canada recently?).

I'm sure I'll find a list of things to bring back with me! I'd rather wait and do with out until I go home (I will drive home every 2 years for sure, every year if possible) than have someone mail it to me... since it's so expensive. My grandmother mailed me a box of sugar twin and it cost $8!