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Hey, you're practically a neighbor! I live in a Boston suburb. :)

 

On 1/13/06, cronzen <truepatriot wrote:

> Ah, but I live in New Hampshire. I reckon the stores you site

> below are quite a bit further from me than Massachusetts. :)

>

> -Erin

>

>

> , LaVera Moomey

> <lmsmoomey>

> wrote:

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> > There is a Whole Foods in Kansas City as well as a Wild Oats. I have

> been to the one in Silver Springs MD and it seems like they have one in

> the eastern part of Nebraska.

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New member, here. I'm Annie and I'm from Deerfield, MA.

 

For Erin, depending upon where you are in NH you might want to drive down to

Greenfield, MA (twenty minutes or so from Hindsale) and check out Green Fields

Market. I find it better and more convenient than Whole Foods (formerly Bread &

Circus) in Hadley. Hadley is a traffic bottleneck for sure, but Greenfield is a

sweet place to shop and right off Rte 91.

 

Annie

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Welcome and thanks for the tip. Unfortunately, Greenfield

is three hours from me. No biggy really, as I seem to have

plenty of good health food options in my area. And I do a

lot of my shopping online.

 

-Erin

 

 

, pagilroy@d... wrote:

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> New member, here. I'm Annie and I'm from Deerfield, MA.

>

> For Erin, depending upon where you are in NH you might want to

drive down to Greenfield, MA (twenty minutes or so from Hindsale) and

check out Green Fields Market. I find it better and more convenient

than Whole Foods (formerly Bread & Circus) in Hadley. Hadley is a

traffic bottleneck for sure, but Greenfield is a sweet place to shop

and right off Rte 91.

>

> Annie

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We do this too. Whenever we go on vacation I always check out any Whole

Foods/Wild Oats/Fresh Fields/Trader Joes, etc. in the area. We were in Toronto

about 3 years back. We stayed in the Four Seasons and just about right next

door was a Fresh Fields!!! We went there to take out dinner a couple of

nights! The food was so great especially since the kids were 2 and 1. I

could find things that they eat. I've learned since then though I need to

leave room in the car for all the food I buy to bring back when we go on

vacation.

 

It's worse now though. We have decided to move. We are looking for an area

close to a major city like NYC or Philly. When my husband checks out an area

he knows there now has be one of those stores within a reasonable driving

distance along with a farmers market!

 

Some women collect purses and/or shoes. I collect food and cookbooks!

 

Deb M.

 

Beth Renzetti <elmothree2000 wrote:Funny memory...on our last

anniversary, after dinner, dh & i are headed south in Manhattan & see a Whole

Foods. We decide to stop! All dressed up, it was pouring....heehee. we spent

over an hour in there. What an awesome store. *sigh* I wish there was one

close by.

 

akfral wrote:

Whole Foods intimidates me.

 

Beth

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have a history of difficult, disappointing relationships and one good

relationship--one person who is there for them--can make a huge difference.”

-Jean E. Rhodes Professor, Psychology at the University of Massachusetts in

Boston.

 

 

 

 

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My husband works for WFM and from what I know about

their produce and grocery buying principles I find

this a little hard to believe. They haven't even had

coffee in a week in the South Region because they

couldn't get it from the growers that they support. If

these farms are " not quite organic " then they won't be

marked certified organic and " free range " is not a

regulated term and can be misused by anyone (not that

this makes it right but just fyi) . As for the

animals... John Mackey (CEO and founder) is vegan and

has started the Animal Compassion Foundation with the

goal to route out products that do not meet

compassionate standards.

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/issues/animalwelfare/index.html

If you do know for a fact that a product is mislabeled

bring it to the attention of the company. I know this

may sound like a company spiel but from an insiders

point of view there is a lot of misinformation

floating around and people in the company really care

and will take you seriously.

 

Whitney

 

--- PAUL LIMA <perezpr30 wrote:

 

> Be careful in Whole Foods. They are starting to

> migrate away from their principles. They use large

> animal farms too that are not quite organic and free

> range. I find local farms or farmers market to be

> better options for veggies and meat.

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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then don't come to Staten Island! Whole Foods is in the city & practically a

day trip & I've heard there is a farmer's market here for a few hours every so

often. Very sad. This is where i like to go for the day - it's about an hour

away: http://www.deliciousorchardsnj.com/

 

debra mimaroglu <carrottop638 wrote: It's worse now though. We

have decided to move. We are looking for an area close to a major city like

NYC or Philly. When my husband checks out an area he knows there now has be

one of those stores within a reasonable driving distance along with a farmers

market!

 

 

Beth

“The right adult at the right time can make an enormous difference. Many kids

have a history of difficult, disappointing relationships and one good

relationship--one person who is there for them--can make a huge difference.”

-Jean E. Rhodes Professor, Psychology at the University of Massachusetts in

Boston.

 

 

 

 

 

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The Chinese food may have had MSG in it and that cvould easily upset

your tummy and you could also have a sensitivity to soy. My Mom is

allergic to soy,she had a patch test done and that was the only thing

she showed allergic too. A good way to find out is to try a bit of

tofu at home in a recipe and see what happens. Her side effects were

stomach pains and bloating.

Donna

 

 

 

, " Michelle Dixon "

<Petagoatjunction wrote:

>

> I just got back from a trip to Colorado and went to Whole Foods

twice.

> I bought a bunch of stuff and packed it in my suitcase. That is

such

> an awesome store! I'm going to have to talk my husband into driving

to

> the one that's an hour away from home. My mom made a wonderful

Quinoa

> vegetable stew. I'll find the recipe and post it.

>

> We went to a chineese rest while we were there and I ordered a tofu

> vegetable dish. It tasted really good, but was not good for my

stomach

> afterwards. Even the next day I had some left over and it had the

same

> effect. I don't normally eat tofu, but I only use soy milk. Does

> anyone know why this would happen? I had planned to start using

tofu

> in cooking but now I'm afraid to.

>

> Michelle

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I live in Indonesia and tofu is one of my main dishes and I made my

soy milk by myself.

Tofu is made from soy milk, no MSG in it. Some added salt and natural

colour made from tumeric.

I agree with Donna, may be the dishes is contain MSG too much,because

most of chinese rest add too much MSG.

 

 

, " DonnaLilacFlower "

<thelilacflower wrote:

>

> The Chinese food may have had MSG in it and that cvould easily

upset

> your tummy and you could also have a sensitivity to soy. My Mom is

> allergic to soy,she had a patch test done and that was the only

thing

> she showed allergic too. A good way to find out is to try a bit of

> tofu at home in a recipe and see what happens. Her side effects

were

> stomach pains and bloating.

> Donna

>

>

>

> , " Michelle Dixon "

> <Petagoatjunction@> wrote:

> >

> > I just got back from a trip to Colorado and went to Whole Foods

> twice.

> > I bought a bunch of stuff and packed it in my suitcase. That is

> such

> > an awesome store! I'm going to have to talk my husband into

driving

> to

> > the one that's an hour away from home. My mom made a wonderful

> Quinoa

> > vegetable stew. I'll find the recipe and post it.

> >

> > We went to a chineese rest while we were there and I ordered a

tofu

> > vegetable dish. It tasted really good, but was not good for my

> stomach

> > afterwards. Even the next day I had some left over and it had the

> same

> > effect. I don't normally eat tofu, but I only use soy milk. Does

> > anyone know why this would happen? I had planned to start using

> tofu

> > in cooking but now I'm afraid to.

> >

> > Michelle

> >

>

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They have a whole wheat pizza crust that is less expensive than Boboli.

If I'm stuck and have to grab a bite when I'm out, I can count on Whole Foods to

have something freshly made and a spot to sit and enjoy my food and relax for a

few minutes.

I'm completely addicted to Whole Foods and it has to be the small one by the

beach, it has that old time neighborhood feel.

 

Donna

 

 

 

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like a rolling stone?

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--- On Tue, 7/29/08, wwjd <jtwigg wrote:

 

wwjd <jtwigg

Re: Re: Attn Trish: Whole Foods

 

Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 8:33 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

I especially love their take out foods and the selections are wonderful. Not

like any grocery store you'll find anywhere. I too hope to have one close by me.

I've only had the wonderful opprotunity to go to one, when I was on a trip. We

had the nicest vegetarian meal there.

Judy

-

Fawnette

 

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:28 PM

[vegetarian_ group] Re: Attn Trish: Whole Foods

 

I doubt a week has gone by where I'm not in there for something. I

wouldn't know what to do without this store.

They have indredible milk substitutes and the prices on these are

fantastic. It's not easy to find almond milk, chocolate boxed soy

milk, I could spend hours in the tea isle and the bulk bins don't

stop.

 

Fawnette

 

, " cilantrogreen "

<cilantrogreen@ ...> wrote:

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> Ritzy Glitzy Whole Foods? I enjoy this store and I do compare

prices

> and quality. They are good at providing samples, will order for

you

> and call as soon as your order arrives, they carry their owen vegi

> burgers for a very inexpensive price, I can find Vegan Gourmet

cheese

> and that isn't available anywhere else, neither is seitan or some

of

> the other food items I use. They have a wonderful take out food

area

> and most everything served is vegetarian friendly. It seems you

have a

> personal vendetta directed at this marvelous store.

> They made it much easier for me to stay on the vegetarian track.

The

> employees have offered me plenty of vegetarian help explaining how

to

> prepare certain foods, recommending books, etc.

> They are a growing chain and they deserve to expand. I hope one

day

> there is a Whole Foods in every major city so other members can

> experience shopping there.

>

> Gene

>

> , bantrymoon <bantrymoon@ >

> wrote:

> >

> > How far are you from a town with a natural foods store? It

doesn't

> have

> > to be some ritzy glitzy store like Whole Foods. It just needs to

be a

> > big enough place for a local natural foods market.

>

 

 

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In a message dated 7/29/2008 11:41:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

thelilacflower writes:

 

I'm completely addicted to Whole Foods and it has to be the small one by the

beach, it has that old time neighborhood feel.

 

 

Our Trader Joes is more that way. Our whole foods has a yuppity feel to it,

and it doesn't have enough parking. The PlumMarket is kind of the same, but

the parking is better. amy

 

 

 

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In a message dated 7/30/2008 6:46:32 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

akfral writes:

 

Our Trader Joes is more that way. Our whole foods has a yuppity feel to it,

and it doesn't have enough parking. The PlumMarket is kind of the same, but

the parking is better. amy

 

 

 

Oh, I should add, their staff is extremely well informed, helpful & present.

When I say yuppity, some of that 'feel' probably comes from what the

community attaches to it, not Whole Foods the store. Zingerman's has the same

feel

here.

I love our People's Food Co-op for the neighborhood feel. They have cheese

prices that are out of this world, about half that of any grocery, and a good

deli, though nowhere near the size of WF. Amy

 

 

 

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that is one of the reasons why a lot of people around here call it 'whole

paycheck' amy

 

 

In a message dated 7/30/2008 8:45:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

elbee577 writes:

 

I could go into one and spend a LOT of money because so much of their

stuff--in nearly every department--I could go into one and spend a LOT of

money

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        I really like Whole Foods.  In some ways, they are expensive.  I could

go into one and spend a LOT of money because so much of their stuff--in nearly

every department--is so interesting and makes me want to buy and try!

 

         I'm just a " hick from the sticks " , and when I enter a place like Whole

Foods, I'm

often dazzled and dazed by all the variety of goodies that are all in one place

and that I would have a LOT of trouble finding elsewhere. 

 

       When our family lived in east-central Illinois, we had a Whole Foods that

DH and I would make a " pilgrimage " to about once or twice a year--2-21/2 hrs

away in Chicago.  Now, we live just west of the middle of the state and have

another Whole Foods about 2 1/2 hrs away in St. Louis (Kirkwood, to be more

precise).  It's the closest one.  Yes, I, too, would LOVE to see a Whole Foods

somewhere nearer to us in the middle of this no-man's land that is " downstate "

Illinois where we live!

 

       The last time I was in the Kirkwood, MO. Whole Foods, I tried out their

" hot deli bar " and got a take-away box with a LARGE serving of eggplant parmesan

that they were offering.  OHHHH!  It was the BEST eggplant that I have EVER

eaten, outside of the ONE and only Italian restaurant that makes really, REALLY

GOOD eggplant parmesan! 

 

      Tomorrow, DH and I are going down that way to meet our DD and DSIL when

their flight from AZ. comes in to the St. Louis airport.  I can't WAIT to go to

Whole Foods again!!!

(Is that crazy or what, that I am so excited to visit a GROCERY STORE???!)

 

--Laura B., in Illinois

 

PS:  I, too, love their dry bulk-bins and teas!

 

 

 

 

 

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I can see that they're starting to carry more raw foods which is helpful, but

I'm wondering, does anyone know if the goji berries, & yacon root syrup that

they sell are truly raw, or not? I don't recognize the brands...

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I'd like to know that too

 

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On Sep 5, 2009, at 4:59 AM, Erik Hansen <ephirt wrote:

 

> I can see that they're starting to carry more raw foods which is

> helpful, but I'm wondering, does anyone know if the goji berries, &

> yacon root syrup that they sell are truly raw, or not? I don't

> recognize the brands...

>

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>

> Visit the Seattle Raw Foods Community: http://

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