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Hi, Grizzbat, and welcome. Many of the foods are actually from around the world (and available in the UK) but less known because they are less mass-produced, which means they tend to be more nutritious and therefore supportive of healthy weight management. You can refer to this link for where to find many of them – http://www.trimdownclub.com/where-to-buy-uk – and note that you can read about the foods at one of the online shopping sites – http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk – as well as in our articles above. As far as the combinations go, please do take advantage of the swap function, if you wish – simply click on a food item you want to change in your menu, and a list of nutritionally-similar foods will pop up from which you can choose. If you have any further questions, including specific examples, I would be happy to help here. You can also join a UK-based group on this site (see the “Groups” link above).