Disappointed with shopping at Whole Foods

[Anonymous]

OP - pretty much everything you eat has been genetically modified at some point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - pretty much everything you eat has been genetically modified at some point.

Thanks for giving me one more thing to rant about. All I ask is proper labeling. (Said in a petulant tone, whilst sipping water and munching organic sunflower seeds. )

[Anonymous]

I still think Whole Foods has better quality produce and meat than I can get at other grocery stores, and largely for the same price. We don't eat a ton of meat either, so I pretty much always go to WF to get it. I also like their cheese selection better so if I need a hunk of parmesan or want to make a cheese board, that's where I go.

But since literally everything else is cheaper elsewhere and often is no better quality (it's not like the yogurt or dry pasta at Whole Foods is better quality than at Giant -- it's the same brand), I do most of my shopping at other stores. The shopping experience is not as pleasant, but that's not worth spending 10-15% more on the rest of my items.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still think Whole Foods has better quality produce and meat than I can get at other grocery stores, and largely for the same price. We don't eat a ton of meat either, so I pretty much always go to WF to get it. I also like their cheese selection better so if I need a hunk of parmesan or want to make a cheese board, that's where I go.

But since literally everything else is cheaper elsewhere and often is no better quality (it's not like the yogurt or dry pasta at Whole Foods is better quality than at Giant -- it's the same brand), I do most of my shopping at other stores. The shopping experience is not as pleasant, but that's not worth spending 10-15% more on the rest of my items.

I agree with you re: the meat and seafood, and the cheeses, but I haven’t been wildly impressed with the quality of the produce in quite some time.
As for the yogurt: it’s expensive, but Whole Foods has La Fermiere, which, for me, makes it worth a stop. OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Moms. Moms is so much better for produce. Meat is lacking though

Moms treats their employees terrible. Employees who were the most helpful to me fired for minor things.

[Anonymous]

I can’t understand people who think GMO is a problem. I mean humans have been doing this for thousands of years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The recent forms of GMO are safe, and completely fine to eat, OP. I avoid artificial sweeteners, preservatives, colors, etc, but GMO is OK. Unrelated to food, but when the time comes, please welcome the use of genetically-modified mosquitoes in your area so that incidences of mosquito-borne diseases can be limited.

- research scientist in biology.

Can you tell me more about artificial sweeteners? Im prediabetic and my parents both have/had diabetes (it’s generic). I used to have tea with no sweetener, but recently started with 1 packet of equal in my black tea with milk and it’s so much better. Like dirty dishwater to lovely tea. I dont have sweetener in my coffee and i allow myself regular desserts with sugar on occassion. I was wondering if i should stop the equal…

[Anonymous]

GMOs are fine. It’s ridiculous that people are afraid of them

[Anonymous]

GMOs save lives. Thank God for GMO rice in Bangladesh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many years ago, I used to love shopping at Fresh Fields, and then at Whole Foods. Gradually Whole Foods has shifted from high quality food with an emphasis on organic foods, and what I was told was a supportive work environment, to something much less than that, while maintaining their high prices.

This is definitely a champagne problem, but, after I ate the last of some chocolate covered almonds, I turned the container over to get recycling information. I was shocked to see: “produced with genetic engineering “. Despite the changes, I thought that food purchased from Whole Foods could be reliably assured to have no artificial colors or flavors, and to be non-GMO. I was wrong. I’ll be label reading more carefully when I shop and relying more on Trader Joe’s, which will also be less expensive.

Generic engineering of food is a goddamn miracle helping to solve food insecurity worldwide. Your dislike of it is peculiar. Why do you hate progress?

[Anonymous]

Yes the shopping experience feels better…and I can get everything I need in one trip. I dont have time to shop at three different stores.. but it is expensive and .. boring. Great yogurts, produce and meat (I guess).. but terrible variety of frozen food, etc. So while I’ve tried several times to try other stores..like..TJ..TJ feels like a lot of frozen and processed food… so.. Im just a reluctant WF shopper.
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many years ago, I used to love shopping at Fresh Fields, and then at Whole Foods. Gradually Whole Foods has shifted from high quality food with an emphasis on organic foods, and what I was told was a supportive work environment, to something much less than that, while maintaining their high prices.

This is definitely a champagne problem, but, after I ate the last of some chocolate covered almonds, I turned the container over to get recycling information. I was shocked to see: “produced with genetic engineering “. Despite the changes, I thought that food purchased from Whole Foods could be reliably assured to have no artificial colors or flavors, and to be non-GMO. I was wrong. I’ll be label reading more carefully when I shop and relying more on Trader Joe’s, which will also be less expensive.

Generic engineering of food is a goddamn miracle helping to solve food insecurity worldwide. Your dislike of it is peculiar. Why do you hate progress?

Why are you being rude and making unwarranted assumptions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many years ago, I used to love shopping at Fresh Fields, and then at Whole Foods. Gradually Whole Foods has shifted from high quality food with an emphasis on organic foods, and what I was told was a supportive work environment, to something much less than that, while maintaining their high prices.

This is definitely a champagne problem, but, after I ate the last of some chocolate covered almonds, I turned the container over to get recycling information. I was shocked to see: “produced with genetic engineering “. Despite the changes, I thought that food purchased from Whole Foods could be reliably assured to have no artificial colors or flavors, and to be non-GMO. I was wrong. I’ll be label reading more carefully when I shop and relying more on Trader Joe’s, which will also be less expensive.

Generic engineering of food is a goddamn miracle helping to solve food insecurity worldwide. Your dislike of it is peculiar. Why do you hate progress?

We have had enough food to feed everyone on the planet for years and years now. We don't need GMO food to do that -- we CHOOSE not to. Human nature hasn't changed. Now farmers have to pay for seeds, and we are expected to eat food with Roundup INSIDE it. If that's progress, no thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many years ago, I used to love shopping at Fresh Fields, and then at Whole Foods. Gradually Whole Foods has shifted from high quality food with an emphasis on organic foods, and what I was told was a supportive work environment, to something much less than that, while maintaining their high prices.

This is definitely a champagne problem, but, after I ate the last of some chocolate covered almonds, I turned the container over to get recycling information. I was shocked to see: “produced with genetic engineering “. Despite the changes, I thought that food purchased from Whole Foods could be reliably assured to have no artificial colors or flavors, and to be non-GMO. I was wrong. I’ll be label reading more carefully when I shop and relying more on Trader Joe’s, which will also be less expensive.

Generic engineering of food is a goddamn miracle helping to solve food insecurity worldwide. Your dislike of it is peculiar. Why do you hate progress?

We have had enough food to feed everyone on the planet for years and years now. We don't need GMO food to do that -- we CHOOSE not to. Human nature hasn't changed. Now farmers have to pay for seeds, and we are expected to eat food with Roundup INSIDE it. If that's progress, no thanks.

Actually this is all wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many years ago, I used to love shopping at Fresh Fields, and then at Whole Foods. Gradually Whole Foods has shifted from high quality food with an emphasis on organic foods, and what I was told was a supportive work environment, to something much less than that, while maintaining their high prices.

This is definitely a champagne problem, but, after I ate the last of some chocolate covered almonds, I turned the container over to get recycling information. I was shocked to see: “produced with genetic engineering “. Despite the changes, I thought that food purchased from Whole Foods could be reliably assured to have no artificial colors or flavors, and to be non-GMO. I was wrong. I’ll be label reading more carefully when I shop and relying more on Trader Joe’s, which will also be less expensive.

Generic engineering of food is a goddamn miracle helping to solve food insecurity worldwide. Your dislike of it is peculiar. Why do you hate progress?

“Generic”(sic)? Personally, I prefer my engineered food to have more specific, custom-tailored engineering. Championing “generic engineering of food” as “a goddamn (sic) miracle”, now, THAT’S “peculiar “. Lol