Question of the Week - Where are you from and where do you shop for groceries?

[Guest guest]

Hi Folks,

Our question of the week, comes from Jeff. Thanks Jeff for sending it to

me.

 

Where are you from......?

 

and.......

 

what are your favorite places to shop for groceries and health foods, and

other healthy products for your body. ETC.? What are those products?

 

I bet we will find that there are other folks here from our parts of the

world.

 

Enjoy,

Judy

[Guest guest]

I'm from Savannah, and I shop mostly at Brighter Day Natural Foods, Fresh Choice

Market and Publix Supermarket.

 

Denise

 

 

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" wwjd " <jtwigg

Hi Folks,

Our question of the week, comes from Jeff. Thanks Jeff for sending it to

me.

 

Where are you from......?

 

and.......

 

what are your favorite places to shop for groceries and health foods, and

other healthy products for your body. ETC.? What are those products?

 

I bet we will find that there are other folks here from our parts of the

world.

 

Enjoy,

Judy

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> Where are you from......?

 

Los Angeles, California

>

> what are your favorite places to shop for groceries and health foods,

and

> other healthy products for your body. ETC.?

 

I watch the local market ads, Whole Foods too

 

What are those products?

>

I look for my tofu, grains, frozen veggie burgers and soy yogurt in

Whole Foods.

 

Kenia

[Guest guest]

> Where are you from......? pennsylvania

 

> what are your favorite places to shop for groceries and health foods,

and

> other healthy products for your body. ETC.? We go to Sharp shopper (local

store) and walmart and our health food store

 

 

 

What are those products?

>

I look for my tofu, grains, frozen veggie burgers and soy yogurt, soy ice

cream, rice milk etc

 

Kristen

Mother to three beautiful Children

 

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[Guest guest]

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

 

> Where are you from......?

 

I live in Edinburgh in Scotland

 

> what are your favorite places to shop for groceries and health

foods, and other healthy products for your body. ETC.? What are

those products?

 

I go to Real Foods or sometimes New Leaf which are local whole food

shops. Increasingly I am finding more whole food items are carried in

the supermarkets. I find this a bit of a dilemma - do I buy from them

(possibly at cheaper prices than those at the whole food shop) to

encourage them to stock more wholefood items or do I support the

whole food shops so they don't go out of business meaning that there

is less competition for the large supermarkets. I tend to buy more

specialist items at the whole food store - nut butters, nuts and

seeds for eating, tahini, tofu, tofutti, seeds for sprouting, flour

for breadmaking, more unusual grains like quinoa and buckwheat, vegan

chocolate, etc. Staples like oats, rice, canned and dried beans I get

from the supermarket along with much of my fruit and veg, which I

then top up at local greengrocers or at the food coop run once a week

at the HIV support centre where I work. Not much point in actually

naming products as they would probably only be available over here,

but my absolute favourite tofu is a smoked tofu with sunflower seeds

made by Taifun

http://tinyurl.com/2g78yc

I buy this to use in place of feta in a couscous salad, but I can

just slice it up and eat it straight from the fridge and I am lucky

if there is any left to go in my couscous.

Christie

[Guest guest]

From California

living in a small town in Texas

HEB and WalMart only grocery stores here

go to farmers market when can get a ride and try to grow my own, not very

sucessfuly this year except for the onions! ( and weeds, lots and lots of weeds

!! )

 

 

 

 

Peace,

Angela

 

great grandma recycled, she called it making do.

 

who I am is fine, it's just this body that's disabled!

 

 

 

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I haven't gotten into a routine on shopping yet, but here's my idea (need to

figure out how to do it without wasting gas).

 

Produce: farmer's market down the street. Haven't been there yet, but I'm

very interested in " going local. "

Vegetarian " specialty " stuff, like tofu, hummus, snacks, veggie " meat, " and

also cleaning products and toiletries: Vitamin Cottage or Wild Oats

(choosing locally made products if available).

Other (not too concerned about organic, have to choose my battles - local

seems more important - and I'm pinching pennies these days): Regular grocery

store like Albertson's.

 

It's the best I can do right now. :-)

 

Andrew

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> Where are you from......?

 

Originally Kansas. Currently San Francisco East Bay (Tri-Valley) area.

Dublin, CA

 

> what are your favorite places to shop for groceries and health

foods, and other healthy products for your body. ETC.? What are

those products?

 

1. Whole Foods

Food, natural toiletries, vitamins/minerals/related.

2. My back yard

Herbs, tomatoes, hot peppers, cucumbers, spinach, apples.

(obviously when in season)

 

Where else do I shop for food and health products?

 

1. Safeway

2. Albertson's

3. 99 Ranch Market (one just opened last week, I may start shopping there more)

4. Long's Drugs

5. On-line

 

Gary

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Where are you from......? Kemptville, Ontario, Canada

 

and.......

 

what are your favorite places to shop for groceries :

Your Independent Grocer (they always have organic dry goods as well as organic

fruits and veggies), Food Basics.

When I have the opportunity, I shop in Ottawa, about 45 minutes away where the

selection is greatest. I try getting

to Produce Depot for fruits & veggies, and Costco for bread dairy and bulk

veggies like portobello mushrooms,

asparagus, etc.

 

and health foods: In Ottawa, I shop at Rainbow Foods, The Wheat Berry, and The

Herb & Spice. In Kemptville, I shop

at Nature's Way.

 

and

other healthy products for your body. ETC.? I have a friend who makes soap at

home.

 

What are those products? Tom's of Maine toothpaste (I buy this in Kemptville at

Nature's Way).

[Guest guest]

I live in Germany, out in the Country near the Luxembourg border. We

are blessed in this area to have fairly frequent street markets which

always include a great variety of fresh produce, fresh egg pasta, and

more. Some towns have them once a month, but others twice weekly. The

best selection is at the twice-weekly farmer's market in Luxembourg

City (Especially the man with 30 vaireties of mushrooms!) but is also

has by far the highest prices.

 

The 'health foods' stores in this area don't usually have enough

traffic to be able to carry a lot of fresh produce. those that do are

in pedestrianized downtown districts, and I have difficulty carrying,

as I walk with 1/2-crutches.

 

There are a couple of farms near us that have shops in them. One of

the shops is run by the family's Grandma - every time I go in there she

is in the act of pulling something aromatic and decadent-looking out of

the oven!

 

Our local grocers have good selections of 'bio' foods available, and

the regular lines are good too, since there is a strong anti-GM food

movement, and German farmers don't rely nearly as much on artificial

fertilisers and pesticides as in other parts of the world.

 

I do go occasionally to Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Holland for

groceries - from where I live it's practical!! Especially if I take

girlfriends with me!

 

Hilary in Germany

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I live in State College, Pennsylvania.

 

I get vegetarian/healthy products from Wal-Mart, a supermarket, a small locally

owned natural foods store called Nature's Pantry, my church, a farmer's market,

and the vegetable and flower farm I work for.

 

I use a lot of Morningstar Farms products, which I usually get at Wal-Mart. I

also get vegetable broth and dried beans there. I get Gimme Lean sausage-like

product at the supermarket and also taco mix made from soy. I get bulk dry goods

and Worthington canned foods at Nature's Pantry. Several local farmers bring

their produce and eggs to church and sell them and I get my eggs and some

produce there. I get many veggies from the farm I work for, and others from the

farmer's market where we sell stuff. I get most fruit from the farmer's market.

I also get organic, grass-fed dairy products (cheese, milk, butter, yogurt) at

the market from an Amish dairy farmer. Because the market is only June through

November, I get produce and dairy products at Nature's Pantry or the supermarket

during the winter and spring. I believe strongly in supporting local farmers and

sustainable agriculture practices as well as eating in a more healthy way and in

a way that lessens support for inhumane animal practices.

 

Karen in PA

 

 

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I live in LA but I was born in Catalonia (yes, that is in Spain).

 

We grow a great portion of the vegetables we consume in our garden.

However, sometimes not all crops do well, and I have not figured out

how to grow mushrooms yet. We did grow bean this year though!

yummy....

 

Trader Joes

Ranch 99 (Asian)

Vartan's family market on Washigton Ave (Pasadena, Armenian market)

The corner market on 52 street and Monte Vista

'Super A' on York and Ave 50 (latin market but they have tofu, and

the corn tortillas are so fresh they are still warm!)

 

The last list was for LA. When I am in Spain I shop at La Boqueria

in Barcelona, my favorite market in the whole world.

 

 

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

>

> Hi Folks,

> Our question of the week, comes from Jeff. Thanks Jeff for

sending it to

> me.

>

> Where are you from......?

>

> and.......

>

> what are your favorite places to shop for groceries and health

foods, and

> other healthy products for your body. ETC.? What are those

products?

>

> I bet we will find that there are other folks here from our parts

of the

> world.

>

> Enjoy,

> Judy

>