RE: Digest Number 258

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Hi Jodi,

As for the equipment in the apartment kitchen, can you just ask the renter

what is available? Blenders I think are still fairly rare in Germany, a lot

of people use a handmixer instead.

Instead of lugging an American blender or handmixer and a converter over

there, you may just be better off buying a handmixer there. Here'a a sample

from Braun for 26 euro

http://www.amazon.de/Braun-Multiquick-Advantage-MR-4000/dp/B000IJ0VP2/ref=sr

_1_7?ie=UTF8 & s=home-garden & qid=1205510655 & sr=1-7

You should be able to get a similar pricing in a store, or probably cheaper

pricing for a no-name brand. I believer a yogurt maker would work with a

converter, but have never tried. As for yogurt starter, I bring my own

powder starters over and use those with milk I buy there.

As for groceries, in general the labeling is better than in the US. If you

cannot find bio products (= organic), then it's fine to buy regular milk and

meets/seafood. What can be tricky (just like in the US) is to find cream

(Sahne) that has no carrageen or other emulsifiers. The Edeka chain of

stores usually carries the Weihenstephan brand (blue-white label) in a GLASS

bottle, which is fine. Don't buy the Weihenstephan cream in the plastic

container, though, which does have emulsifiers.

With Hamburg being close to the North Sea, there will be fish and seafood

available.

As you pointed out, Easter Sunday and Monday are a holiday, and most, if not

all stores will be closed. There may be some open grocery stores, maybe by

the airport. I have copied Sabine on this email. She runs the German SCD

email group, and may be able to give you pointers for stores open over Eater

weekend, as well as where to buy seafood and other food items.

Enjoy your vacation,

Kathleen

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7. germany trip

Posted by: " jodah235 " jodah235@... jodah235

Date: Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:42 pm ((PDT))

anyone do this diet in germany?

my husband and i will be in hamburg for 9 days at the end of the month.

we will be in an apartment with a fully equipt kitchen although i do

not know what kind of equipment it will have like blender? don't know

if i should take blender and yogurt maker from here or if i need to

buy portable ones for travel. all call for electricity which means i

need a converter in the first place. i would like to be able to make

fruit smoothies while i am there.

i was wondering if labeling in germany is better than it is here?

would i be safe buying bio products like milk for the yogurt and

butter and meat? what about fish? where is it best to buy fish?

any pointers would be great. i realize we will be arriving there

easter saturday on the 22nd and monday is easter as well. am i going

to have a problem food shopping??? will everything be closed?

thank you,

jodi

scd 5 months

crohn's/colitis

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