Whole Foods: what do you buy there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only cases of horizon individual serve regular milk. I swore
off the store years ago after too many cases of oily, gross prepared food and fish that had gone bad. I have no idea why people think it is good quality; they stopped caring at least five years ago. Unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to find the milk elsewhere- do peole really serve thier kids that vanilla milk I see everywhere?

I've looked at chicken breast from Giant & WF side by side.

WF is pink, soft, supple, two connected breasts, not slimely, and they cook up moist even if slightly over cooked/

Giant breasts are a corn yellow, thin, unless you get the antibiotic pumped up SUPER BREASTS which are the size of a small baby.They are always dry, have the grossest slime coating on them.

Our WF has a butcher, several actually. It's always local meat & very fresh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only cases of horizon individual serve regular milk. I swore
off the store years ago after too many cases of oily, gross prepared food and fish that had gone bad. I have no idea why people think it is good quality; they stopped caring at least five years ago. Unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to find the milk elsewhere- do peole really serve thier kids that vanilla milk I see everywhere?

I've looked at chicken breast from Giant & WF side by side.

WF is pink, soft, supple, two connected breasts, not slimely, and they cook up moist even if slightly over cooked/

Giant breasts are a corn yellow, thin, unless you get the antibiotic pumped up SUPER BREASTS which are the size of a small baby.They are always dry, have the grossest slime coating on them.

Our WF has a butcher, several actually. It's always local meat & very fresh.

I would not buy chicken at either location. Have you seen Food Inc.?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only cases of horizon individual serve regular milk. I swore
off the store years ago after too many cases of oily, gross prepared food and fish that had gone bad. I have no idea why people think it is good quality; they stopped caring at least five years ago. Unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to find the milk elsewhere- do peole really serve thier kids that vanilla milk I see everywhere?

I've looked at chicken breast from Giant & WF side by side.

WF is pink, soft, supple, two connected breasts, not slimely, and they cook up moist even if slightly over cooked/

Giant breasts are a corn yellow, thin, unless you get the antibiotic pumped up SUPER BREASTS which are the size of a small baby.They are always dry, have the grossest slime coating on them.

Our WF has a butcher, several actually. It's always local meat & very fresh.

I would not buy chicken at either location. Have you seen Food Inc.?

The chicken I buy at WF is local.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only cases of horizon individual serve regular milk. I swore
off the store years ago after too many cases of oily, gross prepared food and fish that had gone bad. I have no idea why people think it is good quality; they stopped caring at least five years ago. Unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to find the milk elsewhere- do peole really serve thier kids that vanilla milk I see everywhere?

You know you can get horizon cases of milk at Costco & Giant, so why bother going to WF at all?

I thought Horizon was a crock and not that great. Heard it was basically large factory farms masquerading as organic. I haven't bought their products since finding that out.

And I guess it depends on the Whole Foods - as mine has a big local section every week and tons of organic produce. I do try to do local farmer's markets in season and my parents grow a great deal of produce, but otherwise I think WF has more selection of local/organic than any other store I've been to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only cases of horizon individual serve regular milk. I swore
off the store years ago after too many cases of oily, gross prepared food and fish that had gone bad. I have no idea why people think it is good quality; they stopped caring at least five years ago. Unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to find the milk elsewhere- do peole really serve thier kids that vanilla milk I see everywhere?

I've looked at chicken breast from Giant & WF side by side.

WF is pink, soft, supple, two connected breasts, not slimely, and they cook up moist even if slightly over cooked/

Giant breasts are a corn yellow, thin, unless you get the antibiotic pumped up SUPER BREASTS which are the size of a small baby.They are always dry, have the grossest slime coating on them.

Our WF has a butcher, several actually. It's always local meat & very fresh.

I would not buy chicken at either location. Have you seen Food Inc.?

Not the poster you quoted but I only buy chicken at Whole Foods, and I've seen Food Inc. twice - it's my favorite movie actually

That's WHY I stopped buying chicken other places. I trust WF poultry and they have a good selection of local, vegetarian fed.

The chicken I buy at WF is local.

[Anonymous]

Local doesn't really fix the issue. I try to visit the farms from where I buy my meat at least once. I get it from the farms themselves, farmer's markets, washingtons green grocer, or Bon Vivant. Although I haven't been to all the farms from which I have purchased - through these venders - I have been to enough to feel comfortable.

As for the milk, I am looking for any milk in individual packages that I can send with my child to school. She likes milk, I want her to have milk, and I haven't found a better solution (she is a bit too young to be able to manage a thermos properly; we have enough problems with her water bottle). Is this available elsewhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Local doesn't really fix the issue. I try to visit the farms from where I buy my meat at least once. I get it from the farms themselves, farmer's markets, washingtons green grocer, or Bon Vivant. Although I haven't been to all the farms from which I have purchased - through these venders - I have been to enough to feel comfortable.

As for the milk, I am looking for any milk in individual packages that I can send with my child to school. She likes milk, I want her to have milk, and I haven't found a better solution (she is a bit too young to be able to manage a thermos properly; we have enough problems with her water bottle). Is this available elsewhere?

Ok, really? For us mortals who don't have the luxury of doing this, WF is fine. Stop trying to make everyone who doesn't have the same opinions as you feel like they're buying crap. People on this site can get a little rabid about eating a certain way, IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:11:20 again. Vermont Bread Company is the sliced bread I buy. It goes on sale every so often and I load up. Kids like it.

What I do not buy at WF: their cakes. They are beautiful but overpriced and don't taste so great. Many of their baked goods, including breads, are subpar. Again, look good but just not worth the price/calories. We LOVE their rugelah, though. Yum.

Agreed. The bakery is terrible. The cheeses are also overpriced. The meats are good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Local doesn't really fix the issue. I try to visit the farms from where I buy my meat at least once. I get it from the farms themselves, farmer's markets, washingtons green grocer, or Bon Vivant. Although I haven't been to all the farms from which I have purchased - through these venders - I have been to enough to feel comfortable.

As for the milk, I am looking for any milk in individual packages that I can send with my child to school. She likes milk, I want her to have milk, and I haven't found a better solution (she is a bit too young to be able to manage a thermos properly; we have enough problems with her water bottle). Is this available elsewhere?

Ok, really? For us mortals who don't have the luxury of doing this, WF is fine. Stop trying to make everyone who doesn't have the same opinions as you feel like they're buying crap. People on this site can get a little rabid about eating a certain way, IMO.

Let me understand: It is okay to say that people who don't have the luxury of shopping at WF are eating crap (i.e., gross, slimy, dry chicken), but it is not okay to say that I am, personally, more comfortable eating food that comes from somewhere that I have seen? I make sacrifices to do so, and we eat vegetarian quite frequently, but it is a decision with which I feel most comfortable (on the other hand, when I am out, I just don't think about it; that is the compromise that I am making, everyone makes their own).

I would still love any suggestions for boxed milk ideas.

[Anonymous]

Amazon sells the regular Horizon 1% milk http://www.amazon.com/Horizon-Organic-8-Ounce-Aseptic-Cartons/dp/B000LKVB52/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317485364&sr=8-1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only cases of horizon individual serve regular milk. I swore
off the store years ago after too many cases of oily, gross prepared food and fish that had gone bad. I have no idea why people think it is good quality; they stopped caring at least five years ago. Unfortunately, I haven't yet been able to find the milk elsewhere- do peole really serve thier kids that vanilla milk I see everywhere?

You know you can get horizon cases of milk at Costco & Giant, so why bother going to WF at all?

Giant's Horizon milk boxes are $3 more than at WF. This is the FH Giant. If you bought one/mo you would spend $36 more at Giant/year. Don't know about Costco, but you have to pay for membership, and for me it's a hike.

[Anonymous]

Produce
Meats
Cheeses
Dairy

Everything else from Safeway, farmer's markets, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Local doesn't really fix the issue. I try to visit the farms from where I buy my meat at least once. I get it from the farms themselves, farmer's markets, washingtons green grocer, or Bon Vivant. Although I haven't been to all the farms from which I have purchased - through these venders - I have been to enough to feel comfortable.

As for the milk, I am looking for any milk in individual packages that I can send with my child to school. She likes milk, I want her to have milk, and I haven't found a better solution (she is a bit too young to be able to manage a thermos properly; we have enough problems with her water bottle). Is this available elsewhere?

Ok, really? For us mortals who don't have the luxury of doing this, WF is fine. Stop trying to make everyone who doesn't have the same opinions as you feel like they're buying crap. People on this site can get a little rabid about eating a certain way, IMO.

Let me understand: It is okay to say that people who don't have the luxury of shopping at WF are eating crap (i.e., gross, slimy, dry chicken), but it is not okay to say that I am, personally, more comfortable eating food that comes from somewhere that I have seen? I make sacrifices to do so, and we eat vegetarian quite frequently, but it is a decision with which I feel most comfortable (on the other hand, when I am out, I just don't think about it; that is the compromise that I am making, everyone makes their own).

I would still love any suggestions for boxed milk ideas.

You have time to visit farms but you can't google "individual milk boxes"? Really? Whole Foods sells the Organic Valley version and Safeway has their own version. Costco sells an organic 1% boxes milk for kids as well. How hard are you looking? Not very, it seems.

Here's the Amazon link but WF sells them as well.

http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Valley-8-Ounce-Aseptic-Cartons/dp/B000LKVJCC

[Anonymous]

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^^These are my new favorite thing to buy at WholePaycheck. Unbleached waxed sandwich baggies. Better for the environment and I love the 1940's feel of the bags as you slip the items in. And the crinkly sound they make as you fold them. I know, weird. I staple them shut.

Not weird at all. I totally get that. My dad was a laborer and my mom always packed his sandwich and other foods for his lunch in wax paper. Very cool retro vibe.

Now I want some of these but mostly I want the crinkley sandwich experience and would love it if I could get a thermos of soup with it. Just in time for the cooler weather.

I use those for the cat box. So cheap!

[Anonymous]

Most things, though we get fruits and veggies from farmer's markets when we can. They have a good gluten-free section. Try to buy cheese at TJs because it's cheaper. And don't buy baked goods there.