Fridge checked at Santander.

UHT and sterilised two completely different beasts. Different processes and different tastes imo. Mind, I think uht tastes v. different. Only use in desperation, except for yoghurt
 
fifthwheel said:
We drink tea and coffee with double cream as milk especially skimmed is high in sugar. Another bit of useless info, skimmed milk with cereal is the most fattening breakfast you can eat!
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Really? Please provide source?

Tesco skimmed: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/252208041
Per 200ml
300Kj / 71kcal
0.2g fat; 10.0g sugar

Tesco semi skimmed: https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/251314158
Per 200ml
419Kj / 100kcal
3.6g fat; 9.6g sugar

?????

Can't see skimmed being fattening!

Can't see skimmed milk + wheetabix being more fattening than a full english?
 
I cannot believe that people are prepared to start their holiday abroad, by breaking the law of that country by taking food they are not allowed. My experience of supermarkets abroad is that they have better quality fresh food.
Surely bacon etc will not be missed for a few weeks, eating food indigenous to the visited country is all part of the holiday experience. If that is not part of one’s holiday, apparently head for Benidorm, plenty of bacon & eggs sausages, fish & chips, roast dinners etc. Home from home. I also like all of the above, but can do without them for a few weeks.
 
DelMar said:
I cannot believe that people are prepared to start their holiday abroad, by breaking the law of that country by taking food they are not allowed. My experience of supermarkets abroad is that they have better quality fresh food.
Surely bacon etc will not be missed for a few weeks, eating food indigenous to the visited country is all part of the holiday experience. If that is not part of one’s holiday, apparently head for Benidorm, plenty of bacon & eggs sausages, fish & chips, roast dinners etc. Home from home. I also like all of the above, but can do without them for a few weeks.
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Hear, hear.
 
I once had milk in France straight from the cow, which was in someone’s rear garden. This was then used in a lovely Far Breton dessert presented to us.
 
fifthwheel said:
We drink tea and coffee with double cream as milk especially skimmed is high in sugar. Another bit of useless info, skimmed milk with cereal is the most fattening breakfast you can eat!
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If you consider 0.1 of a gram per 100ml significant.
 
fifthwheel said:
About 3 mins in.
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lol
YouTube content created by a click bait profiteer. OK.
I'll save 6 mins of my life and agree to differing views :)

ETA: At 51yo, 10st8, and having "unhealthy" skimmed milk and cereal for the last 30+ years - I wonder if I'd be any slimmer with less fat if I had full english each day? :D
 
If you find that UHT has a "taste" that doesn't appeal might I suggest that, when in Spain, you try a brand that has "Calcio" on the tetra.
I've found that there is no aftertaste.

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Trevor Wbm said:
If you consider 0.1 of a gram per 100ml significant.
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If you are cutting your carbs or are Diabetic 10g of sugar is a lot though. It's not about the fat content for some people.
 
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activecampers said:
lol
YouTube content created by a click bait profiteer. OK.
I'll save 6 mins of my life and agree to differing views :)

ETA: At 51yo, 10st8, and having "unhealthy" skimmed milk and cereal for the last 30+ years - I wonder if I'd be any slimmer with less fat if I had full english each day? :D
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Ok your choice, you asked for proof why not watch it? Mrs Fifthwheel and I have been eating the Keto way for over two years and have lost more than two stones in weight.

Edit I should have said we have lost more than four stones between us. I am now Carnivore. I am trying it for a month I still have sugar cravings but Carnivore is helping me.
 
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Next Stop said:
All we could find was UHT, maybe we're not looking in the right places!
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Yes I think you were. All the French supermarkets we have visited sell fresh milk, but not much call for it over there so there is only a small display, and often tucked away in a corner, and some way away from the UHT milk aisle, because that is not refrigerated. However, we have always managed to find some fresh semi-skimmed milk in the refrigerated section which tastes exactly the same as we have in the UK.
 
Fresh from the fridge in France or filtered over her coz it lasts ages
 
NicandJay said:
Converted to UHT skimmed several years back even back home as well. I drink lot of milk and find it as good as fresh skimmed taste wise. Dont bother with the fresh stuff now......and so much more convenient when in the motorhome
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Absolutely the same. We were put off the idea of UHT (as I remember the foul taste it had in the 70’s/80’s), but the stuff they sell now does not have that after taste you used to get, in fact I can find no difference. Its all we drink now, much easier on storage than freezing milk.

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Look for Lait frais in French supermarket fridges, there is usually some available. In the UK I mostly have goats milk as it lasts a lot longer in the fridge then cows milk and tastes nicer in my opinion, i found it more difficult to find in French supermarkets but did find it occasionally Lait de chèvre or Chevrolet if you're a Clarkson fan :giggle:
 
There is no such thing as fresh milk these days unless you have it straight from the farm, gone are the days when it was straight from the cow to the dairy then on your doorstep next morning. It is all heat treated in some way and is probably 5 days old or more by the time you buy it in the supermarket
 
Russell's Dad said:
Be aware, Spanish customs came onto my van at Santander this morning purely to check the fridge. They had a number of bins at the covered search-station, clearly for disposal of contraband.
As it happened I only had small amounts of milk, cheese, butter, a packer of cold meat and some veg. The customs guy sighed heavily, thought for a minute and then signaled I should follow him. When I got outside the van he said "OK, you can go". I think he just couldn't be bothered. I thought I was in trouble.

You takes the unlawful produce, you takes your chance. I was gobsmacked.
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Thank you for this information Russell's Dad. We go on Monday and had decided not to take any meat or dairy and found a Lidl & Mercadona supermarket literally just off the motorway at Reinosa, 46 miles from the ferry terminal. Easy stop off and a fuel station opposite to boot, on the edge of the town 😊

Not sure what the legalities are in Spain but as an absolute extreme here, I believe still to be true, if a non resident foreigner arrived and broke the law that was to appear at court, even by summons, if the officer felt they may not attend then they could be arrested and kept in custody for the next available court and any vehicle seized.

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royandsharont said:
Thank you for this information Russell's Dad. We go on Monday and had decided not to take any meat or dairy and found a Lidl & Mercadona supermarket literally just off the motorway at Reinosa, 46 miles from the ferry terminal. Easy stop off and a fuel station opposite to boot, on the edge of the town 😊

Not sure what the legalities are in Spain but as an absolute extreme here, I believe still to be true, if a non resident foreigner arrived and broke the law that was to appear at court, even by summons, if the officer felt they may not attend then they could be arrested and kept in custody for the next available court and any vehicle seized.
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Stuff the food, are you allowed to carry alcohol:giggle:
 
As I understand it the restrictions on food imports apply to EU countries, not Schengen.

Norway is a Schengen member but not EU, so what are the rules crossing from Norway to e.g. Denmark?
 
DelMar said:
I cannot believe that people are prepared to start their holiday abroad, by breaking the law of that country by taking food they are not allowed. My experience of supermarkets abroad is that they have better quality fresh food.
Surely bacon etc will not be missed for a few weeks, eating food indigenous to the visited country is all part of the holiday experience. If that is not part of one’s holiday, apparently head for Benidorm, plenty of bacon & eggs sausages, fish & chips, roast dinners etc. Home from home. I also like all of the above, but can do without them for a few weeks.
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Firstly we go for 3 mths so yes we do miss it...finally please don't take the moral high ground on what folk can or cannot eat, its up to them... I bet you lecture them on not watching TV either... Oh and just so you are aware there is not so much "indigenous food" as you call it nowadays , food is international ... go to many Spanish or Portuguese towns and they all have loads of Chinese, Indian, Mexican and American fast food establishments... and guess what..they are full of locals..
 
TinaLes said:
So if you pass a French dairy cow, you could maybe hop over the fence and milk it.;):giggle:
Just make sure its not a Bull I guess.
Sorry, couldn't help myself there, or would I?:giggle:
LES
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Speaking from hard earned experience Les?
 
DelMar said:
I cannot believe that people are prepared to start their holiday abroad, by breaking the law of that country by taking food they are not allowed. My experience of supermarkets abroad is that they have better quality fresh food.
Surely bacon etc will not be missed for a few weeks, eating food indigenous to the visited country is all part of the holiday experience. If that is not part of one’s holiday, apparently head for Benidorm, plenty of bacon & eggs sausages, fish & chips, roast dinners etc. Home from home. I also like all of the above, but can do without them for a few weeks.
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DelMar said:
I cannot believe that people are prepared to start their holiday abroad, by breaking the law of that country by taking food they are not allowed. My experience of supermarkets abroad is that they have better quality fresh food.
Surely bacon etc will not be missed for a few weeks, eating food indigenous to the visited country is all part of the holiday experience. If that is not part of one’s holiday, apparently head for Benidorm, plenty of bacon & eggs sausages, fish & chips, roast dinners etc. Home from home. I also like all of the above, but can do without them for a few weeks.
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So if you fancy some bacon and eggs in Spain that's somehow not a true holiday experience?

Ate you allowed pizza or lasagne or Guinness ? They're not indigenous to Spain either ?

Apparently people can be quite judgemental can't they ?
 
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DelMar said:
I cannot believe that people are prepared to start their holiday abroad, by breaking the law of that country by taking food they are not allowed. My experience of supermarkets abroad is that they have better quality fresh food.
Surely bacon etc will not be missed for a few weeks, eating food indigenous to the visited country is all part of the holiday experience. If that is not part of one’s holiday, apparently head for Benidorm, plenty of bacon & eggs sausages, fish & chips, roast dinners etc. Home from home. I also like all of the above, but can do without them for a few weeks.
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Next Stop said:
True, but try and find decent milk in France!
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I don’t do milk but my son and his family who live in the Tarn region have an arrangement with a local farmer. Their milk comes straight from the cow!
what’s more decent than that? 🧐

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