jacknscoob

G'day

Does anyone know if there is an equivalent to Ready Brek you get in the UK in Oz? It is not like porridge, it is light-weight.

Thanks

The Spinkways

sunbather

Uncle Toby's quick oats

jojosan

They still seemed a bit more lumpy to me! Not like the fine dust of Ready Brek....

sunbather

When my baby grandson was over visiting, we bought the sachets are they seem to be very fine, much more powdery than the normal boxes. More expensive too

Centurion

Thats because Ready Brek is actually only 60% oats. The rest of it is oat flour.

Uncle Toby's is 100% wholegrain rolled oats. Which is better for you.

jojosan

Don't doubt that - but it wasn't the original question !

Jan4kids

Uncle Tobys Satchets were the closest I could find.

You'll probably get the pukka stuff on E-Bay or one of those expensive British On-Line stores. Is there a specialist Deli/ British lolly shop near you? they often do sought after items......

After a while you tend to get used to the Australian equivalents......'Weetbix' for example seemed vile compared to 'Weet-a-bix', but now I quite often crave it! My kids also where the fussiest eaters ever, they existed on Sainsburys chicken nuggets, tinned heinz spaghetti bol and breakfast cereals I dreaded the food battles on arrival in OZ .....but nearly 4 years in I'm pleased to report that they are eating a wide range of fresh foods. I reckon that fresh food tastes so much better here, especially the meat and the fruit.

Good Luck with your search

Jan

TheDangerousQuietOne

To get that "fluffy powdery" texture to porridge simply stick a load in the blender for a few secs and it'll turn it into flour....mix that 50/50 with normal porridge and bobs ur uncle...readybrek for a fraction of the cost!

Gjn200

You are seriously deranged you know

Vash the Stampede

Australia used to have Ready Brek. One of my mates was a big fan, though I couldn't see the attraction. Vile stuff, which looked and tasted horribly artificial.

Fortunately, it's been prohibited:
Wikipedia.

Shreddies contains the same illegal ingredient, which might explain its absence from Aussie supermarket shelves.

Pootle

What a strange reason?? Do they not use that in anything here then?
How can the "British" shops import and sell ready brek and shreddies if it's illegal?

Vash the Stampede

I guess not. Presumably, Ready Brek contains more than the safe daily dose of Vitamin B12, which is 10 to 15 µg.

Are they still importing it, or are they simply relying on existing stock? You might want to check that, considering that the legislation only changed 2007. But if they are still importing it, then I guess they must be breaking the law.

Anyway, buying Ready Brek from a "British food" shop is a bit of a joke, since Ready Brek is now owned and produced by the American company which bought out Weetabix in 2003.

In fact, you'll find that a lot of those so-called "British foods" aren't British anymore.

Typhoo Tea was bought by an Indian company in 2005.
HP Sauce is American, since it is owned by Heinz, an American company which was never actually British in the first place (exactly why the Brits claim Heinz as their own, I'll never know).
Weetabix, Alpen and Weetos are all American (being products of the same company which bought Ready Brek in 2003).
Oxo is American (sold in 2001).
KitKat, Smarties, Aero and Rolo are all Swiss (sold to Nestle in 1988).
Bass Ale is Belgian (sold in 2000).

tony4563

Vash, you are indeed a mine of information

Keep it up my good man

melaniee

I was told by a British shop that it can be imported into Australia but it can't be sold. The British shop near where I used to live had all their ready brek seized by AQIS. My Mum sends me some and that is fine as it is for 'personal consumption' !!!!

Pootle

I don't know - I haven't been there since last year! I guess they won't be selling it if the law's changed. Shame though - used to buy the kids shreddies now and again ...