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Whats NEVER on your list?

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jlox · 14/05/2024 12:04

When you do a food shop, what food(s) would never ever make it to your trolley?

I have never and will never buy bell peppers, just the smell makes me heave and they have no place in any of my dinners. Pineapple too.

Things i automatically pick up without having to think.. olives, spinach and red leicester cheese.

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bryceQ · 14/05/2024 14:53

Anything fresh I'm good on but powered mash or sardines in a can or meat in a can are all hard no's from me.

Toastjusttoast · 14/05/2024 14:54

Goat’s cheese
Turkey

jlox · 14/05/2024 14:55

bryceQ · 14/05/2024 14:53

Anything fresh I'm good on but powered mash or sardines in a can or meat in a can are all hard no's from me.

Oh i loved a smash mash back in the day!

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yellowsmileyface · 14/05/2024 14:56

Marmite
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Mild cheddar cheese (extra mature every time!)
Meat
Biscuits
Ice cream
Crisps
Breakfast tea

BebbanburgIsMine · 14/05/2024 14:57

@jlox

Just not a fan of bread at all, I never eat toast for example.

Wouldn't miss it if I never bought it again.

I do like Softies, local name for a bun, and rolls (Rowies) Aberdeen favourite, but bread on its own, No Thanks!

Acornsoup · 14/05/2024 14:58

Camembert
Fray Benton's pies

Blackcats7 · 14/05/2024 14:58

Anything meat or fish
Things like pot noodles
Alcopops
Green veg ( complex health reasons)
Popcorn
Vegan cheese
Bananas

CactusMactus · 14/05/2024 14:59

Pork - it's like human flesh.
Branston pickle.
Trifle or overly whipped creamy ready made puddings.
Strawberry yogurt.

samestyle · 14/05/2024 15:02

Pickle
Peanuts
Black pudding
Blue cheese
Olives
Meat with too much fat
Yogurt with bits

notacooldad · 14/05/2024 15:09

Meat
Fish
Bread
Ready meals
Alcohol.

jlox · 14/05/2024 15:09

This thread is making for a great top up shopping list!

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jlox · 14/05/2024 15:11

BebbanburgIsMine · 14/05/2024 14:57

@jlox

Just not a fan of bread at all, I never eat toast for example.

Wouldn't miss it if I never bought it again.

I do like Softies, local name for a bun, and rolls (Rowies) Aberdeen favourite, but bread on its own, No Thanks!

Oh god! Tiger loaf dripping with lurpak 🤤🤤 couldnt be without.. hate rolls/buns though, would never buy!

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FlambeJones · 14/05/2024 15:11

Sliced bread
Chicken nuggets/chicken burgers
Skimmed milk
Salad cream
Wafer thin chicken or ham
Pilchards
Spam
Tinned vegetables
Tinned pasta

Things I wouldn't buy if I was just shopping for myself,
Mushrooms
Melon
Bananas
Eggs
Ketchup
Brown sauce
Baked beans
Noodles
Spaghetti
Cereal
Seafood
Squash
Juice
Lager

Bunbum · 14/05/2024 15:18

Swede
Pork chops (pork anything - hate the taste)
Chicken mince (yuk)
Microwave meals
Own brand cheese & tomato pizza - dry af save your £1
Sour cream (and sour cream and chive crisps)

BebbanburgIsMine · 14/05/2024 15:19

@jlox

I don't eat dairy so definitely no Lurpak, my daughter loves it though.

Aberdeen Rolls are local to here, you'll only find them in Aberdeen/Shire, absolutely delicious, especially in soup. They're not like bread rolls at all.

I'm with you on Coriander though, I love it!

I forgot to say no cheese either.

NerdWhoEatsMedlar · 14/05/2024 15:21

jlox · 14/05/2024 15:09

This thread is making for a great top up shopping list!

Pretty much what I was thinking.

I don't buy:
Chorleywood sliced bread
Ready meals
Little sachets of flavour powder to add to dinner

There's probably other stuff I don't buy, I just never notice it on the shelf but I do see it in other people's trollies.

jlox · 14/05/2024 15:25

This was a rollercoaster of a reply..
bread👎🏼
Lurpak loving child 👍🏼
Live in london so only bread rolls 👎🏼
Mutual coriander love 👍🏼
Cheese agreement 👎🏼

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jlox · 14/05/2024 15:25

jlox · 14/05/2024 15:25

This was a rollercoaster of a reply..
bread👎🏼
Lurpak loving child 👍🏼
Live in london so only bread rolls 👎🏼
Mutual coriander love 👍🏼
Cheese agreement 👎🏼

@BebbanburgIsMine

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TinkerTiger · 14/05/2024 15:28

GazillionPens · 14/05/2024 14:40

I was just thinking that I'd buy any of this, and then a pp reminded me of goats cheese.

I can safely say I will NEVER buy goats cheese. Devil's armpit cheese.

😂 forgot about this one, I'll add it to my list

Bansheenothree · 14/05/2024 15:33

Mushrooms
Courgettes
Aubergines
Coffee
Tea
Liver
Kidneys
Kippers
Olives
Traditional biscuits - ie digestives/custard creams etc (the type you get in a mixed box)
Tinned potatoes
Angel delight
Avocados
Any kind of substitute milk ie oat milk
Seeds/nuts to snack on/sprinkle on porridge

Most cheese apart from cheddar, feta and gran padano.

Alcohol.

Bringbackspring · 14/05/2024 15:47

Goats cheese

Those yuck looking packaged burger things (Rustlers?).

The weird non-meat products made to look like meat. The vegan bacon looks weird AF, like play doh! I could happily be vegetarian, I eat very little meat as it is, but never in my life would I eat that weird stuff, what even is it? I think it is classed as UPF.

GivePeaceAChance · 14/05/2024 15:51

Bringbackspring · 14/05/2024 15:47

Goats cheese

Those yuck looking packaged burger things (Rustlers?).

The weird non-meat products made to look like meat. The vegan bacon looks weird AF, like play doh! I could happily be vegetarian, I eat very little meat as it is, but never in my life would I eat that weird stuff, what even is it? I think it is classed as UPF.

Agree all that fake veggie stuff but
After a stay at premier inn where they serve these ( see image ) I’ve caved.
Sold in asda and Tesco as well as others. Just don’t overfry!

Whats NEVER on your list?
GameOfJones · 14/05/2024 16:02

I never, ever buy:

Red Leicester. It's bland and full of food dye.

Smoked cheese. It just tastes horrible.

Any loaf of sliced bread full of emulsifiers (so basically most of them other than a couple of brands.)

Anchovies.

Fabric softener.

Okra.

Whole melon or pineapple. I just can't be arsed dealing with it!

GreggsSteakBake · 14/05/2024 16:04

Mushrooms
Avocados (slimy. Every single time)
Fennel (agree with pp. 🤢)
Offal
Blue cheese. 🤢

Bignanna · 14/05/2024 16:05

EasilyDeterred · 14/05/2024 12:15

Smoked haddock

It’s delicious, one of my favourite dinners, poached, with a knob of butter on top.

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