Taking processed food

It won't be a problem. Also pack some Peanut Butter Cups:)

Velveeta is a dairy product so is not permitted to be imported (unless you can prove it is required for medical reasons!). Try Red Leicester cheese as a replacement.

Here is the government site. It explains what may and may not be brought to the UK.

If your sons family could ever take the train to London sometime they could go to the American Food Store, 2 Ladbroke Grove, Holland Park, London. They might be able to find a lot of things they want.

If your son wants to attempt a go at making a Velveeta style cheese he can follow this easy recipe:

http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/homemade-velveeta-substitute-copycat-87384

I made it once for an American dish I was making. I wouldn't make it again though!

So, Velveeta has real cheese in it?

So, Velveeta has real cheese in it?

No, but it derives from real milk :)

Having done a quick search, it stopped being sold in the UK in the 1940s. Considering that the only other cheese available then and into the 50s was Government Cheddar that is some kind of achievement one way or the other ...

Reese's Peanut Butter cups, and other peanut butter products, are widely available in the U.K.

Rotel is easy to get in London at both Panzers (near Lords Cricket ground) and in Sloane Square at Partridges. Both have on line catalogues and will post within the UK. Goldfish also available but expensive.

Velveeta not permitted.

I have to laugh at this because when my mom goes to visit my sister in the UK, she takes Pop Tarts (flavours not available over there) and Manwich...and Ranch salad dressing...and solid deodorant...and if she could take root beer with her for her grandson, she would.

Ranch salad dressing...and solid deodorant...and if she could take root beer with her for her grandson, she would.

But these are all widely available over here!

I don't know what to tell you, JC. My mom always takes over Ranch (maybe she doesn't like the brands over there?) and a few years back sis was complaining she couldn't find deod she liked (she said it was all roll on or spray) - ended up taking over 10 for her to split with her daughter. As for root beer...well, perhaps ours is diff over here. We had some German couchsurfers and they tried root beer for the first time when they came over here.

Just for the record...JC, my mom was over and I was like...why do you take ranch dressing over? She said...because your sister says the stuff there is crap. So there you go ;)

Thanks Nicole! I have to say, I don't think I've ever bought ranch dressing either here or in the US so I can't give any thoughts on comparison however it is reasonably easy to make, if I was craving it that much I'd make my own.

I can't say I've noticed that much difference in root beer other than the stuff you get from the unlimited re-fills at fast food restaurants isn't a patch on something like Bundaberg which you can buy here however I've had some decent bottled stuff in the US.

There is one thing I struggle to find in American supermarkets and that's what we call 'squash', a fruit cordial which you then dilute with water. All I ever seem to find is fruit juices, mainly grape juice, but these are all ready to drink.

Oh and deodorant, I can only speak for myself because my wife uses a roll on but there's plenty of hard stick deodorants available for men in the UK however I'm not sure about women.

JC - Not sure you about "fruit cordial" but there are several fruit juice concentrates in the frozen foods section. Mostly orange juice but there are a few other.

This is a link to peapod food delivery:
https://www.peapod.com/product-search/juice%2520concentrate

In the US, in the Hispanic/Latino sections, I believe there is concentrated juice as well. Its in cans and might be under the brand "Goya" but have never tried them.

Interesting, thanks Emma.

I also forgot to mention, a friend of mine moved from the US to Germany. She still insists that things like cereal taste different and has me send her boxes of them. Cheerios flavors like Honey Nut are her favorite, tho she does ask for Raisin Bran too.

Interesting re: the cordials. We do have some stuff here that people will add to sparkling water (and alcoholic drinks as well) - https://www.torani.com/ Actually, a lot of the flavours they use in coffee drinks, but you can make 'Italian sodas' with their fruit syrups - I have a pinterest board with some recipe ideas for Italian sodas. I'm sure there are other brands as well, but I think that's the best known.

I also forgot to mention, a friend of mine moved from the US to Germany. She still insists that things like cereal taste different and has me send her boxes of them. Cheerios flavors like Honey Nut are her favorite, tho she does ask for Raisin Bran too.

The cereals definitely taste different. Raisin Bran has a sugar coating on the flakes whereas outside of the US it doesn't. My cereal loving 10 year old was desperate to try the likes of Lucky Charms and Applejacks but even he found them too much.

While I do love ranch dressing, my husband and I always say that food tastes better in England and Europe. Just our opinion. I think maybe it's because you can pronounce the ingredients in your foods,while we need a chemist to decode what the heck is in ours. Velveeta just sits on the shelf in a foil wrapper for goodness sake. =]