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This makes me think of a post I did after my business trip there last year! http://activeeggplant.com/2009/things-i-learned-in-london
(just disregard the formatting…it didn’t transfer well from my previous blog)
Hope you’re getting all settled in & are loving the new city!
Suggestions whilst in London:
Whole Food on Kensington High Street is AWESOME(I know it’s A US Chain but that store save my life:P )
Don’t drink Nero Coffee –it’s gross and over priced
Do eat Tiki Masala (Not super healthy but is SUPER DELICIOUS)
Do go to the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London. It’s a ticket only event but is super interesting.
Do Go to Portabello Market–Fantastic Farmers Market.
Do go to Camden Market(crazy ppl watching for sure) and walk the Canal System
Never been there myself, but would like to one day. You say it’s not very “healthy” but are there less overweight people? I have heard that is the case. I know certain cities in the US that are like that. Boulder, Colorado being one of them.
Soooooooo jealous! You live so near Tower Bridge. The run must be fabulous. Will have to send you Kraft Peanut Butter at Christmas :) You Rock!
Tesco(superstore type place)=peanut butter-they have a really good organic crunchy, so does most other supermarkets, just not likely to be in the isle you expect. Take in a show. Get yourself to Edinburgh, scotland for a few days :-) worth the trip. First appearances can definately be deceiving! What an amazing experience-Enjoy! Hearing your stories of your first few days certaily makes me homesick for the UK in general-just moved back to Canda a few weeks ago! Hope you have a wonderful time!
21. no overhead powerlines!!! (at least not in the countryside)
Also, if you are looking for a great sweet treat try the Hazelnut Galaxy chocolate bars, or Penguins.
I’m a Brit living in USA so I understand the huge changes a move like this entails!
They do have peanut butter! Check out a real store like Sainsbury, Tesco or Asda you’ll def find PB there!
And eggs don’t need to be refridgerated, no idea why they are in the USA/Canada.
Also remember GMO foods HAVE to be labeled in England so no sneaky GM foods sneaking into your diet!
Big chain health food store in the UK is Holland & Barrett, check em out online for a store near you.
Gyms, check out a David Lloyds, those are HUGE gyms. Worked at one back in the day before we left for the USA and loved it. It is pretty health centric but in a different way to America, people WALK/cycle to places which is unheard of in California. Everything is much closer together in England, corner shops and pubs are in every neighborhood and you don’t need a car to get there. Public transport is good if you don’t want to walk. And for those in England that moan about the Public Transport trust me you have it good!!! Here in California where i live there is ONE bus every 2 hours!!! Seriously? Plus I have to travel 2 miles to the nearest bus stop! I never appreciated the bus/trains in the UK till I came to live here!
Yes smoking is big there as it’s not banned in public like many US cities (one reason I love it here lol). Pubs yes! Fish n chip shops YES! And curry houses! You absolutely need to check out the Indian restaurants!
Trust me I’ve been on the other side of the coin moving from England to USA, you got it easy dude!!!!
You’ll get used to the walking right through you and/or over you soon enough and then you’ll get annoyed at all the tourists…I regularly find myself wishing for fast lanes for pedestrians and cursing slow people but I don’t know when that started!!
There’s definitely peanut butter here…if you want just peanut butter try holland and barrett, sainsbury’s, waitrose or tesco but if you want fancy kinds like dark chocolate mixes go to the high street kensington whole foods
I lived in the US for 6 years so I can appreciate most of the new/changes you’re finding. You’re right about the meat. At first I was concerned about things you find in the US like needing grass-fed or grass-finished until I realised that all our meat is, so it’s a non-issue.
Enjoy!
– CJ
Found your blog via Twitter, love it. Wanted to welcome you to London (even though you’ve been here for a while), I live in Northern parts, but work in Central London, so if you need any advice on healthy eating or even raw food, let me know!
Laughed so much about the eggs, why should they be in fridge? And of course we have peanut butter, loads of it! My tip for healthy food shopping: Planet Organic.
P.S. Not all the meat is organic though, there are about 4 levels of meat here: basic, standard, premium and organic range. Loads of butchers around as well. Oh, almost forgot, 5th type of meat: Halal..
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