Organic food in supermarkets

Edwardia

Not had jellyfish but once had jellied eel in a pub in Chelsea and it wasn't that bad.

Morrisons has Gardman mealworms 100g 2 for $7 at the moment normally 4.50 each

Edwardia

Borges organic Extra Virgin olive oil 500ml 50% off now 2.34 Morrisons to 17 Feb

Borges dates back to 1896 www.borges.es (some of the website in English).

OH nabbed four for us this morning as we like it.

Edwardia

Didn't have as many mushrooms as I thought when I started breakfast so I cubed some organic Halloumi. I used High Weald Dairy organic Halloumi www.highwealddairy.co.uk which I get from Budgens or Riverford.

I fried until it was golden on at least two sides of the cube and as I was eating. it occurred to me that with the crispy exterior it could be used:

• as an alternative to croutons in salad for low carbers and people avoiding gluten
• as a sneaky way of getting more protein into snacking kids

Edwardia

Thomas Koch, General Manager of Claridge's, was interviewed for the Evening Standard's ES magazine on Friday.

Asked what's the first thing you do when you arrive home, he replied that he fills his fridge from Waitrose.

Building he would most like to be locked in overnight, would be Whole Foods.

http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/thomas-kochss-my-london-8485093.html

Incidentally, Claridge's does an organic breakfast and organic options for lunch and dinner and AFAIK Claridge's is the only grand hotel that does this.

Breakfast menu PDF

http://www.claridges.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Claridges/Meetings_and_events/Menu_Options/Breakfast%20Menu%202011%20-%202012.pdf

Executive Chef Martyn Nail started doing organic options in 2007 and if you read this article you'll find that some of the suppliers he uses are places which also supply Ocado.

http://www.easier.com/31437-claridge-s-goes-organic.html

This 2010 article in Brides, mentions organic picnics

http://www.bridesmagazine.co.uk/planning/receptions/food--drink/2010/07/09/claridges-hotel-mayfair-picnic

Inspiration for the summer ? Sure organic MSErs could do this more cheaply.

Quasar

Edwardia wrote: »

Thomas Koch, General Manager of Claridge's, was interviewed for the Evening Standard's ES magazine on Friday.

Asked what's the first thing you do when you arrive home, he replied that he fills his fridge from Waitrose.

Building he would most like to be locked in overnight, would be Whole Foods.

My two favourite foods shops (together with a few independent organics), and both easily accessible to me. (smug smiley)

Edwardia

Rachel's organic low fat rhubarb bio-live yogurt 350g 99p
Rachel's organic low fat vanilla bio-live yogurt 350g 99p
Heinz organic biscotti 12 pack 60g 2 for 1.50 saving 24p

not organic but possibly additive free:

Montedos Wholefoods fruit and nut mix 175g was 1.29 now 99p
Montedos Wholefoods berry and cherry mix 150g was 1.29 now 99p
Montedos Wholefoods exotic fruit mix 175g was 1.29 now 99p
Montedos Wholefoods pine nuts 50g was 1.19 now 89p
Montedos Wholefoods sunflower seeds 200g was 1.19 now 89p
Montedos Wholefoods seed mix 175g was 1.19 now 89p
Montedos Wholefoods pumpkin seeds 175g was 1.19 now 89p
Connell Bakery wholemeal soda bread 500g no added sugar yeast free 99p
Feel Good Kids 4 x 180ml blackcurrants,apples and grapes/oranges, pineapples and bananas varieties 100% natural 1.49 www.feelgooddrinks.co.uk

Quasar

In a Costcutter in Horn Lane, Acton W3 (relax, I just bought some bananas - no eat skin no buy organic, remember me? LOL), wandering around I saw an interesting ORGANIC item! Maize cakes, looking just like rice cakes, with the European organic leaf logo. Produced by Fiorentini. I bought a pack but can't remember the price now. They are delicious and I see that they are good for those on a gluten free diet too.

Edwardia

Quasar.. good lunch ?

There is a Costcutter not a million miles away from me but I think they are franchises ??

Fiorentini Alimentari http://www.fiorentinialimentari.it/ is the company but my Italian is not good enough to translate more than a few words dear reader but maybe Quasar can ?

Quasar

Edwardia wrote: »

Quasar.. good lunch ?

There is a Costcutter not a million miles away from me but I think they are franchises ??

Fiorentini Alimentari http://www.fiorentinialimentari.it/ is the company but my Italian is not good enough to translate more than a few words dear reader but maybe Quasar can ?

Ohh as I posted elsewhere, I've been eating like a sow at trough! :eek::rotfl:

Yes they are franchises, so I don't know if all of them stock the same thing, which is why I specified where this particular Costcutter is.

Fiorentini are an Italian food company based in Turin (which is incidentally the main city of the area I was born and raised in ). They have a "biologico" (organic) department. Beside their own brand they produce branded foods for other companies both in Italy and abroad.

They specialise in organic products as well as in soy lecithin, brewers yeast and special dietary products such asd gluten free, egg free, milk free etc. Here is a list of their products ranges, which, although in Italian, can be worked out at least approximately (I'm always on hand for translation if need be). Where it says "bio" it means organic.
http://www.fiorentinialimentari.it/prodotti.php?s=PRODOTTI&lingua=1

Edwardia

I was nosing around on The Co-operative website, having noted yet again there was nothing remotely organic in the offers section.

Did a Search on organic and came up with a salad recipe made with The Co-operative organically-grown salad potatoes.

Has anyone ever seen organic food in the Co-op ?

There's a bigger than average but not superstore Co-op in next town and I could go investigate of I'm at all likely to find anything.