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Personal ShopperThe Special Diets Directory Personal Freefrom Shopping Advisor and Restaurant Finder The URGH - (The reason why we are doing this). We know from personal experience that it's daunting and life changing when you are diagnosed with a medical condition, food allergy or intolerance and have to learn to follow a special diet. Your mind whirls into overdrive; you go into headless chicken mode and 'Research' your life away trying to make sense of it all, yearning to create a 'freefrom' version of life something close to how it was before. It can take over your head and your life very easily. Likewise if you make a lifestyle choice or have cultural beliefs that are not mainstream food products. Where do you start? There's so much information out there but precious little food on the supermarket and local shop shelves to inspire you! Eating out has turned into a chore and a worry rather than a treat. It just gets ever more frustrating if you have multiple dietary requirements or preferences. A wealth of choice is out there, but finding it is so very difficult. Few food producers, manufacturers, restaurants, cafes, eateries and hotels etc highlight the fact that their products or menus are suitable for particular restricted diets. Many are small businesses with limited advertising budgets. Many find the cost of transportation prohibitive. Many sites (including our own) cannot feasibly list all the suitable companies - a gigantuan task! Some trial on supermarket and health shop shelves for a nano second without any advertising or promotion and are then withdrawn almost straight away "because nobody bought them"! It is a long haul when you go it alone. The various special and medical diet support groups and forums on this site are here to introduce you to others and give and receive tips and support but you still have to eat in the meantime and shopping is the BIG challenge. The AAAAAHHHH! However it's not all doom and gloom, it's a new start and we can help make it enjoyable! You don't need to do that going it alone thing because we have 'the teeshirt' plus an absolutely enormous database of food, products and services suitable for just about any kind of special diet to draw upon and point you towards. Currently those shown on this website are just a gazzillionth of what is out there; we have discovered a huge diversity of amazing special diet friendly foods hidden away just waiting to find their consumers! Some may even be just around the corner! We can't turn the clock back but we can fast forward your lifestyle back to being more carefree, fun and under control. We take on the hassle and save you weeks of research, and wasted money and risking your health trying the bad the wrong and the downright ugly-dreadful food and restaurants. So let us take the strain and the choredom away from you and provide a comprehensive, customised shopping list and information pack to suit your individual requirements. We are campaigning for greater awareness and availability of allergy and special dietary foods and so we do have to make a small charge to cover admins costs but we are confident you will think it is fantastic value for money to fast track through the huge jungle of choice and to discover products you would probably never find otherwise! We can prepare your Personal Shopping and Information Pack from just £25 - and it could be the best investment in your wellbeing you ever make! Also our Restaurant and Hotel finder pack is just £5 per 15 venues -avoids the frustration, embarrassment, worry and wasted money on bad experiences and ruined nights out. You can buy the standard packs below right now - space to fill in any extra info you think may be relevant will appear as you order. If your requirements are a little more complex complete the form below so we can give you a quote for customising your pack further, jotting down as much detail as you can about your dietary requirements or preferences, using the form below and we will give you all the friendly support we can to restore some 'foodieness' to your life again! After you have submitted your form you will be taken to the Book and Gift Store where you can enjoy browsing the shelves of your choice if you wish. Don't forget to let us know which foods you miss the most so we can try to find 'saliva rush' alternatives for you!
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