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foxgloves

There has definitely been a run on Quorn, OBL. We have been buying the mince & chunks for cooking as it's a 'green' food on the diet plan we're doing. Mr F managed to get some last time, but before that, there was none in any of our local supermarkets. He's managed to get the packet deli-style Quorn for sandwiches, etc, in fact he was surprised that our local A*di stocks a decent range of that. But I think you're right, & while we've all been fretting about loo paper, flour & handgel, the Quorn chunks & mince have been quietly disappearing.
F x

PurpleFairy26

I think people would also be buying them as the have a decent shelf life without freezing unlike meat which only tends to be a few days. I’ve found a few products we use that I wouldn’t call very common that have gone awol, such as suet. I’m sure 1 day soon they’ll all reappear as if by magic. 

Baileys_Babe

@PurpleFairy26 B & M near here has had suet in stock throughout all this crazy time.

PurpleFairy26

Baileys_Babe said:

@PurpleFairy26 B & M near here has had suet in stock throughout all this crazy time.

That’s interesting to know. Maybe it’s because I’m doing online only (am shielding for 12 weeks) maybe they have restricted their lines. Obviously it’s not the end of the world given the situation! 

Onebrokelady

foxgloves said:

There has definitely been a run on Quorn, OBL. We have been buying the mince & chunks for cooking as it's a 'green' food on the diet plan we're doing. Mr F managed to get some last time, but before that, there was none in any of our local supermarkets. He's managed to get the packet deli-style Quorn for sandwiches, etc, in fact he was surprised that our local A*di stocks a decent range of that. But I think you're right, & while we've all been fretting about loo paper, flour & handgel, the Quorn chunks & mince have been quietly disappearing.
F x

Funnily enough I've got loads of four,I bought a big bag of self raising on my way home about a week ago because I was sure we had run out, but I then found a small bag in the cupboard, we might not have Quorn but we can have cake which contains egg which is a source of protein 😂

DD went on a rant accusing non vege people of eating all the Quorn  and how they should stick to eating meat ,I said it was highly unlikely that anyone eating meat would also eat Quorn  but it seems I was wrong 😂😂😜😜😂😂xx

foxgloves

I've never been a vegetarian, OBL. I've no problem with eating meat as long as it is farmed to ethical standards. If I can't get any sense of its origins, I don't buy it. But I've always cooked & eaten meat-free meals too. We certainly dont eat meat every day. I've been buying quorn products since they first came on the market. They often appear in various weight loss diets because they are a low-fat protein. I don't consider Quorn to be any more specifically 'vegetarian' than lentils, beans, cheese, eggs, etc. They're just foods & we buy from right across the range. If my meal plan includes 'butter bean quiche' (which I made last night) or chickpea curry, which I like making in my slow cooker, I wouldn't think 'these are veggie or meat-free meals. Because we eat a fully omnivorous diet, it is all just' food'. I occasionally make a lentil roast for Sunday lunch too, just because we like it & it's pretty healthy.
But we defo wouldn't describe ourselves by the new marketing term 'flexitarian' either, we we haven't made any conscious effort to reduce meat consumption - we just don't eat it every day because we like a wide variety of food. So non-vegetarians may indeed have a few quorn items in their freezers because they wouldn't identify it as such.
I'm buzzing with coffee, OBL.... not sure I've even made sense! But hope Quorn start getting their products into supermarkets ASAP as it is obviously a problem & they are popular.
F x

Baileys_Babe

We eat a diet very similar to yours @foxgloves with the exception of no Quorn as I don't like the texture. We eat many meals that happen to be vegan or vegetarian because we like them. My vegetarian in-laws struggle with this and always by cooked meats to add to lunch because otherwise what would we eat, we always end up bringing the majority home as we have enjoyed the rest of the meal. We have asked them frequently to not buy in special food for us but they refuse to listen.

I noticed that our  local Aldi stocks frozen Quorn products and  had a selection in stock for the last few  weeks, funnily enough, I haven't paid much attention.

crazy_cat_lady

I hate quorn. I used to have to teach my triple chemists how it's made and that put me off it because of the amount of processing it goes through - not that I was much keen on it before that.
I don't bake much as you know - but I appear to have two, massive, unopened bags of flour in my cupboard. They will be quite old so as long as nothing has got in and made home in there I'm good once I decide to do something with it. DD makes a cracking flatbread so I might get her on the case.

foxgloves

CCL - I have heard that it is indeed a very processed product. I think I prefer tofu, actually, but for some reason I never seem to think to buy any!
F x

foxgloves

Friday Greetings Tulips, 
Well, what can I say? Got up, cleaned the house (me kitchen & bins, him bathroom & vaccuming), wrote a letter to my best friend, packed Easter decorations away, watered greenhouse plant babies, went for a walk. Mr F mowed the lawn, cleared up cat puke & watched a very loud film. Read my book in the garden, texted my sister, tidied up.
I need to make some coleslaw & close the greenhouse before the temperature drops.
Might knit later, might start a TV series, might not. May just read. 
That is my day. 
But we are well, as safe as we can be & not in low spirits.
Take care all, 
F x