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[Alpha Steel]

Hey Everyone,

Will I have problems getting any of the foods listed below in Korea (Busan)? If not, will they be expensive? If so, what would be some alternatives?

Because I lift weights I need a serious amount of food, especially protein. I also hate cooking, so chicken is bought already cooked, salad is bought washed in a bag etc. I drink 2 litres of milk a day, and try to drink as much green tea as possible.

Here's a typical day's eating, with what I pay at the moment.

BREAKFAST
porridge with milk and honey - 70p / 1,250 Won
glass innocent smoothie - 70p / 1,250 Won

MORNING
yogurt, protein shake, cheese sandwich, banana - �2.20 / 4,000 Won

LUNCH
half a chicken, salad, mixed nuts, apple �3.40 / 6,000 Won

AFTERNOON
tin of tuna, yogurt, protein shake, grapes, carrots - �2.20 / 4,000 Won

TEA
brown rice with tuna or chicken and sauce - �1.50 / 2,700 Won

NIGHT
2/3 eggs, flaxseed oil, feta cheese + olive salad, ham sandwich �3.80 / 6,800 Won

Rough Total = �15 / 26,000 Won

Cheers

[red_devil]

Honey, brown rice, feta cheese won't be easy to find but they exist. Salad, mixed nuts, protein shake will be pricey.

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

[uklathemock]

Those are fine healthy meals, but I would say you're looking at least double the cost for that diet in Korea.

[Alpha Steel]

Cheers.

Innocent Smoothies are a brand of whole fruit smoothies. I don't mind sugar in the yogurts because the rest of my diet has no added sugar. They've became a bit of a daily fix too, helps keep me away from Mars bars.

It's a shame it'll cost so much more. I'm not prepared to spend any more than I already do so it'll just have to be sacrifices and alternatives.

I can eat a lot of oily fish to get the healthy fats I'd miss from the flaxseed oil and nuts. Sugar in place of honey. I can live without feta.

Makes me appreciate the choice we have in the UK.

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Don't substitute sugar for honey. It's worth the money. Just buy a big jug.

[johnnyrook]

My local Homeplus has feta cheese. They used to stock an Australian brand that cost about 11,000 won, but they've switched to tesco feta, not sure about the quality, but it's only like 6000 won.

[hwa jang shil]

I've definitely seen bananas for sale, so you'll have no trouble getting them.

[Alpha Steel]

This Homeplus place sounds good. Hope there will be one near me.

When I listed the costs for my food it was based on the portion, not the price of the whole products. I appreciate there's a lot of info here, but are you able to gague overall/roughly how these prices compare to Korean prices?

1kg Porridge oats �2 / 3,500 W

2l Milk �1.20 / 2,100 W

500g Honey �1.70 / 3,000 W

1l Smoothie �3 / 5,300 W

8 Yogurts �1.30 / 2,300 W

908g Protein �15 / 26,000 W

250g Low fat cheddar cheese �2.50 / 4,500 W

800g Loaf Wholemeal Bread �1.20 / 2,200 W

5 Bananas 50p / 900 W

Bag mixed Leaf salad �1 / 1,800 W

Cooked whole chicken �4 / 7,000 W

200g Mixed Nuts �1.60 / 2,800 W

Bag apples �1 / 1,800 W

150g tin tuna 70p / 1,200 W

1kg Brown Rice �2 / 3,500 W

10 eggs �1 / 1,800 W

500 ml flaxseed oil �11 / 20,000 W

200g feta �3 / 5,300 W

Small jar olives 70p / 1,200 W

150g sliced ham �1 / 1,800 W

Thanks a lot.

[Jane]

[NSMatt]

[Alpha Steel]

Thanks NSMatt. I'll be staying in Busan.

[sojusucks]

Costco in Busan
http://www.costco.co.kr/eng/whs_856.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE7acNJ4HQk&feature=player_embedded

[Alpha Steel]

Cheers, I'll need to explore youtube more for Korean vids. Just came across these guys, simonandmartina, who have some great videos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pGPDWStSe8&feature=relmfu

[NYC_Gal 2.0]

Yogurt recipe

You need:
1 rice cooker
1 jar or bowl that fits inside the rice cooker (sterilized)
1 spoon (sterilized)
enough milk to fill about 2/3 of the bowl or jar
a little bit of yogurt as a starter (Any kind will do, but I prefer goat yogurt that hasn't been sweetened, because it adds a bit of farmyard tanginess. It's available at emart or homeplus.)
cling wrap

Let your milk and yogurt get to room temperature.
Pour milk then a little of the yogurt into the bowl. Mix.
Cover the bowl with cling wrap. Make sure that the wrap dosn't go own the bowl's side more than an inch or two, or water will get in and ruin the yogurt.
Add about 1/2 an inch of water to the rice cooker pan.
Close the rice cooker.
Set to warm (not cook) and leave on for an hour.
Don't open the rice cooker. Unplug it, and let it sit for 7-10 hours off, but with residual heat inside.
Plug in and set to warm (not cook) again for an hour.
Take out now finished yogurt (with oven mitts) and let cool, removing cling wrap.
Refrigerate.
nomnomnom!