[Babyd0ll]

We get "PURA" Also Australian brand and available at Park n Shop as well as CitySuper.

[PDLM]

The words to look out for and avoid are "milk drink". That means reconstituted or stuff taken away or added or generally buggered about. I find the plain milk here to be fine except that I can't find semi-skimmed (2%) that isn't messed around. Kowloon Dairy or Trappist or Dairy Farm - whichever is cheapest; those are all pasteurised, homogenised, not UHT.

[Lammarite]

Originally Posted by goodkarma

I have been here for years and years and I still won't eat local eggs or buy China meat, milk and most veg.

For milk, I buy the tetra pack Pauls or I go to Olivers to buy US organic milk.

Why not? And where do you buy your eggs, meat, milk and most veg from?
That seems a bit paranoid to me.

[PDLM]

Originally Posted by Lammarite

Why not? And where do you buy your eggs, meat, milk and most veg from?
That seems a bit paranoid to me.

You haven't met goodkarma have you? She hates it so much here she's leaving next month.

And has been for at least the last 5 years to my knowledge.

[NickN]

Originally Posted by Babyd0ll

We get "PURA" Also Australian brand and available at Park n Shop as well as CitySuper.

Yes, that is actually the one I mean...not "PURE" Incidently, this milk is used by the Starbucks here in their latte's/mochas, so you know it's good...not to start an argument over whether or not Starbucks is worthy of imitation!

[jimbo]

Originally Posted by goodkarma

I am trained in f & B so I know what needs eggs and milk. I just don't order things that I even suspect will have local eggs and milk.. Seafood. Don't get me started !!!

Not difficult to find out what needs eggs and milk though!

I assume you never eat local food with local produce then? Absolutely nothing wrong with it at all.

[devnagiri]

Thanks everyone!

I guess it will take me a month to work through all the recoomendations

[goodkarma]

Originally Posted by PDLM

You haven't met goodkarma have you? She hates it so much here she's leaving next month.

And has been for at least the last 5 years to my knowledge.

Is it finger tourettes that makes you stalk my posts?

[Lammarite]

Originally Posted by goodkarma

Is it finger tourettes that makes you stalk my posts?

You haven't met PDLM have you? He stalks everyone's posts.

And has been for many years as far as I know.

[larac]

Being from NZ and growing up on dairy it is hard to switch to milk that tastes so different but the PURE is pretty good but it doesn't have a long life - probably due to the time to get it here.
Have you tried Soy Milk. Sanitarium So Good Lite or Calcium is the best I think - often cheaper that fresh milk and can be stored without refrigeration before you open it. Beware though most soy milks have a fair bit of sugar in them.
I also choose not to buy 'local' milk, eggs or meat and I go out of my way to buy NZ or Australian cheese and NZ Fresh n Fruity yoghurts but plenty of Park n Shop or Wellcomes have these. I'm sure the local versions are fine I just prefer the taste of what I know.