Steve B wrote:
> I want to go to Kauai again. But this time, I want to ship over staples I
> can get here very cheap instead of spending lots of money for the same thing
> there. Plus, there are some things available here that are hard to find or
> impossible to get there.
>
> Anyone have any experiences with shipping foods to Hawaii UPS? No fruits or
> vegetables. Mostly spices, specialty batter mixes, flavored oils, sauces
> and marinades, stuff like that. Any inspection or quarantine or caveats?
>
> Hooooooooooey, the prices there are high, except, ironically, liquor. We
> went to the grocery store and got groceries for three for a week and it was
> $350.
>
> Steve
>
>

I'm jealous!

I don't think you'd have a problem with processed foods or
spices. No fruit, nuts, or meat.

Can you live for a week or two without your usual diet?
I suggest "going native", eating, cooking, and buying the way
they do, at farmers' market stands rather than Safeway. Buy
local fruit and vegetables, not stuff imported from South America
during the winter via the mainland. Go easy on meat, eat more
fish. We found shrimp was a good buy on our last trip, so good
that I got gout from so much of it. :-(

We also ate a lot of Thai and other Asian takeout, cheaper than
eating in the restaurants if you factor in restaurant prices for
beer or wine.


gloria p