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Old August 16th, 2004, 01:37 PM
Ada Ma
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OnlyMe wrote:

That's right - I'm in the UK...


I was wondering about that when you mentioned "Morrisons" becoz our low carb
sisters and brothers on this board are mainly Americans and I'd never heard them
mentioned "Morrisons".

The quality of beef steaks has gone downhill since Morrisons took over Safeway...

While we're talking - be careful with pork chops from Tesco Finest range, they
are loaded with preservatives and sugar...

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Old August 16th, 2004, 04:12 PM
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The quality of beef steaks has gone downhill since Morrisons took over
Safeway...



The quality of most things has gone down since Morrisons took over Safeway.Meat
particularly and also fruit and veg.
They may be cheaper,but at the end of the day you get what you pay for.
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Old August 16th, 2004, 07:23 PM
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Jomlever wrote:

The quality of beef steaks has gone downhill since Morrisons took over
Safeway...




The quality of most things has gone down since Morrisons took over Safeway.Meat
particularly and also fruit and veg.
They may be cheaper,but at the end of the day you get what you pay for.



It's annoying for me because I'd rather go to Safeway than Sainsbury because of
the transport arrangements.

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Old August 16th, 2004, 09:39 PM
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Hi fellow countryperson

I can't believe they don't have Quorn over the pond!? No danger with the
pork chops - my big problem with Atkins is that I don't like eggs or red
meat!!!

All the best

Ric

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OnlyMe wrote:

That's right - I'm in the UK...


I was wondering about that when you mentioned "Morrisons" becoz our low

carb
sisters and brothers on this board are mainly Americans and I'd never

heard them
mentioned "Morrisons".

The quality of beef steaks has gone downhill since Morrisons took over

Safeway...

While we're talking - be careful with pork chops from Tesco Finest range,

they
are loaded with preservatives and sugar...



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Old August 16th, 2004, 09:39 PM
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Hi fellow countryperson

I can't believe they don't have Quorn over the pond!? No danger with the
pork chops - my big problem with Atkins is that I don't like eggs or red
meat!!!

All the best

Ric

"Ada Ma" wrote in message
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OnlyMe wrote:

That's right - I'm in the UK...


I was wondering about that when you mentioned "Morrisons" becoz our low

carb
sisters and brothers on this board are mainly Americans and I'd never

heard them
mentioned "Morrisons".

The quality of beef steaks has gone downhill since Morrisons took over

Safeway...

While we're talking - be careful with pork chops from Tesco Finest range,

they
are loaded with preservatives and sugar...



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Old August 18th, 2004, 10:39 AM
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does this mean that the fibre is always deducted in the UK? or do you have
to guess whether it has been or not.

Linda


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Old August 18th, 2004, 10:39 AM
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does this mean that the fibre is always deducted in the UK? or do you have
to guess whether it has been or not.

Linda


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Old August 18th, 2004, 05:37 PM
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lindad generously shared with us this little ditty:
does this mean that the fibre is always deducted in the UK? or do you
have to guess whether it has been or not.

Linda



Check the label.

If the label looks like this:

TOTAL CALORIES: CCC
TOTAL FAT: FFF
TOTAL CARB: XXX
FIBER: QQQ

Then you have a US style label and the fiber is a subset of total carbs,
so you can subtract it. Also for very small labels (single serving
snacks) sometimes the catagories are indicated by a difference in font
type and/or regular/bold. If the fiber catagory font type is different
in some way from the total carb line, either not in bold or different
font, then it is an indication of being a subset and you can subtract
it.


If your label looks like this:

TOTAL CALORIES: CCC
TOTAL FAT: FFF
TOTAL CARB: XXX
FIBER: QQQ

On single serving snack packages that are too small for the standard
panel (in any country), if your FIBER line is in bold or the same type
of font as the other catagories then it's already subtracted. If it is
a different from the other catagory fonts, it's probably not subtracted.

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to change the things I can and the wisdom to hide the bodies of the
people I had to kill because they ****ed me off.



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Old August 18th, 2004, 11:30 PM
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lindad wrote:

does this mean that the fibre is always deducted in the UK?


Since food products made in the US will appear on shelves,
not always. Eurtopean products are not quite consistant
at presubtracting fiber on labels. Only most of the time.

or do you have to guess whether it has been or not.


No need to guess. Use the hidden carb formula. It will
tell you whether carbs are missing no matter if they were
falsely deducted "effective" carbs or if they were
pre-deducted fiber.

Fat is 9 calories per gram. Protein 4. Carbs 4. Multiply
them out, add the three, and compare your total with the
total calories on the label. If your total matches, no
fiber was deducted. If your total does not match, it had to
come from something not listed or roundoff error.
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Old August 18th, 2004, 11:30 PM
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lindad wrote:

does this mean that the fibre is always deducted in the UK?


Since food products made in the US will appear on shelves,
not always. Eurtopean products are not quite consistant
at presubtracting fiber on labels. Only most of the time.

or do you have to guess whether it has been or not.


No need to guess. Use the hidden carb formula. It will
tell you whether carbs are missing no matter if they were
falsely deducted "effective" carbs or if they were
pre-deducted fiber.

Fat is 9 calories per gram. Protein 4. Carbs 4. Multiply
them out, add the three, and compare your total with the
total calories on the label. If your total matches, no
fiber was deducted. If your total does not match, it had to
come from something not listed or roundoff error.
 




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