Still looking for prawns! (and a few other things)
#2477 - 03/11/03 02:23 PM
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ag5t
Reged: 03/11/03
Posts: 36
Loc: Houston, Texas
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I haven't been able to find any prawns in southeast Texas, but there's lots of shrimp from the Gulf Coast. I really like the IBS book recipes that use shrimp. I also noted that you can substitute other things at times - our family didn't have any crab for the omelet so we used tunafish. I guess with omelets you can use just about anything if it's ok by your digestive system. -- I'm also having a tough time finding soy blue cheese salad dressing, carob powder and a few other things (but my family is not too keen on trying squid and some of the exotic recipes anyway). I am fortunate that I have relatives in New Mexico and can get those wonderful peppers. That IBS book certainly changed my life for the better. For a while I was even losing weight which I needed to do anyway. Thanks everyone for being a great support group. It really does help. (Maybe some of these items are found more in the northern U.S.)
Marty
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Hi - for just about any recipe that calls for prawns, you can use shrimp (and vice versa). They're usually the exact same thing, just given different names. Prawns are usually the larger variety of shrimp, not the tiny salad ones. But definitely use whatver you can find - it's all good!
I can no longer find the soy bleu cheese salad dressing I used to use. Now I just buy fat free Ranch dressing (any brand) and that works beautifully instead. Carob powder you'll probably have to get a health food store - but you can also substitute unsweetened cocoa powder for it (start off with half as much cocoa as carob, and then adjust to taste).
And welcome to the board!
Best,
Heather
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Welcome to the board! I've only been posting for a couple of days but everyone is really welcoming and kind. I also have problems finding products, but I think low-fat and soy products seem more easily available in the US. We seem to be a little behind in the UK - I'll have to see if mail order can help
Take care
Sarah 
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Any suggestions for Sarah on where she can find low fat and soy products?
- Heather
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I live in the UK and use a mixture of supermarket, health food shop, and an online (UK-based) shop. Soya cheese, milk and yoghurt is available in my supermarket. However I went into a different branch of the same shop only to find they didn't stock the soya cheese at all - apparently it depends on the demand in the particular area. In any case my local independent health food shop stocks a variety of dairy replacements, so I tend to shop there instead. I also recently came across http://www.veganstore.co.uk/ and was especially impressed with one of the powdered cheese substitutes. Some of the UK soya product manufacturers do mail order themselves. I've not tried that yet, but it gives greater choice if your local shops don't have what you want.
While we're on the subject of soya products, I have tried quite a few. The milks and yoghurts are generally very good. Soya cream cheese is very good. The solid soya cheeses vary widely in taste, and many do NOT melt (I use the powdered cheese substitute mentioned earlier when I would have wanted real cheese to melt). So don't give up if the first one you try is horrible ;-)
Hope that helps,
geekgirl
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I just wanted to thank you for the website address. I found a few things I would like to order before I head over to the UK for a few weeks in June when I visit my fiance. Just want to be as prepared as possible, so thanks again!
Sheri
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