Importing food items from USA to UK

please oh please some yellow non instant grits..............black beans are available at sainsburys-dried or in a carton...........also the kraft mac and cheese is in the carribean section at our asda-didnt think id ever find it

We sadly dont have a carribean section at our ASDA Dh & I both looked the other night when we were at ASDA we have a huge Polish section though!! 

We sadly dont have a carribean section at our ASDA Dh & I both looked the other night when we were at ASDA we have a huge Polish section though!! 

Same with ours, I assume it depends on the local community. The polish section is good for pretzel sticks

I have a problem shopping at ASDA (div of Walmart).  But even if I didn't I doubt the ASDA near us would have any ethnic food...North Hampshire...very white bread.

When I am in the States I stock up on the Crystal Light and Hawaiian Punch pouches. I dump them out of the boxes into a big Ziplock to save room in the suitcase. When I look at shipping costs/ebay or import site costs I tend to decide I can wait a while on some things.

It surprises me you can't get Crystal Light readily here.

They don't really do powdered drinks at all here that I have noticed.  I think they stick to the diluting juice.

They don't really do powdered drinks at all here that I have noticed.  I think they stick to the diluting juice.

Yeah, I'm a Brit and I'd never heard of powdered drinks until I visited the US when I was a teenager and discovered Crystal Light (I always bring some back with me when I visit). I did, however, grow up on squash (concentrated juice that's diluted), such as Robinson's and Ribena, instead .

I don't mind the squash/Ribena etc diluted drinks. I just like having a variety of choices and you can't really have five or six flavors of squash bottles open at all times. I also like being able to keep the 1 serving size pouches in my bag for 'on the go'.