I genuinely do not mean to start a Transatlantic war but when I read the American posted recopies, 'I think goddam does everything they buy come out of a packet or jar?'

I raise an eyebrow and think, '...no wonder...'

It shocks me how many American's resort to boxes of cake mix. I've always baked them from scratch and what makes them healthier than normal cake? Do they not have sugar or fat in them?

Also I ordered 6 jars of Meridian Almond Butter from Amazon as I can't eat peanuts (yummy)

You can buy Torani syrups online. However, I live in the US but travel to UK every year, and often you can buy the sugar free vanilla and other flavored syrups from a Starbuck's or other coffee shop like Cafe' Nero or Costa.

Believe it or not, you can make your own sugar free maple/or pancake syrup by making "simple syrup" from Splenda. I was surprised it makes a good syrup just like real sugar, then just flavor it with maple or any favorite flavoring found in the baking section of supermarket.

Hope this is helpful! If it makes you feel any better, I have to wait a whole year to eat my favorite Rhubarb flavored yogurt because they don't sell THAT flavor here in the US. So I eat as much as possible when I am over there.

I have the slim pasta/ zero noodles from holland and Barrett. you need a good tasty sauce with them. But they do bulk out a meal nicely for minimal calories

The Chobani yoghurts that sem to get mentioned a lot are available here now in larger Tescos - I imagine elsewhere also, but that's where I saw them.

I want to find spaghetti squash but have never seen it here.

They are easy to grow, if you can grow marrow you can grow these. I used to years ago

But TBH they are about as tasty as marrows [same family] and are PIA to prepare and end result is absolutely nothing like spaghetti except in looks, nil taste, needs loads of sauce.

You are missing nothing at all

Much like the 0cal noodles then, they're tasteless and have a nasty texture like eating rubber.
Thanks for your input, guess if I actually ever see it on the shelves I'll probably be tempted to try it but won't go to any efforts to find it.
Never eaten a marrow before but love regular butternut squashes so had hoped the flavour might be similar.

The carton is £2.89 at my Sainsburys. I've also seen them at Waitrose. You get loads in the carton though. Unless you have a lot of omelettes it's a lot to use up in a week!

good to know this thanks
I looked at the price (sure it was nearer £4 in my local sainsburys though also worth noting only the larger Sainsburys stores seem to have them the weird nearly full size but not quite don't) and went ughh no... mostly because I wasnt sure how long it would last, definitely going to grab some next time because I HATE egg yolks!

Pretty sure I saw natural nut butters in coop other day... was waiting for mum to finish on the phone stood right by them remember thinking it was different...
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