Whole Foods Market

You don't need to shop at Whole Foods to eat healthy. I found TONS of healthy food at Target that were Target brand (Archer Farms or Market Pantry) and that were all-natural or organic for cheap. Whole Foods is such a rip off!! lol I do like their deli meat and so far, their hummus (it's usually by the deli/bakery and just in a little container that says "hummus") is my favorite hummus I've tried. I typically only go in for their $1 country french bread rolls. Protein bars are a little cheaper there. I buy Clif builder bars but other than that, I don't really shop there since I can find all the natural, "healthy" foods I need at Target & Kroger.

I am not a "die hard" Whole Foods shopper...I do have a mortgage to pay but I try to go once or twice a month. The guacamole is delicious for a treat or I use it on turkey burgers (it IS sort of spicy), macadamia/coconut crusted mahi mahi and most of the salads in the deli. Crab cakes are very good as well. I try to get things there that I wouldn't make myself or would be just as pricey (not everything is expensive there). I just won't buy chicken breasts that are double in price because they are grass fed or whatever...
I will also only pay the extra for organic fruits/veggies if I eat the skin---again, just my preference but bananas, oranges etc, I go conventional. The fish and seafood is fresh and there is a much bigger selection---it has always been good.

Hmmm I do most of my shopping at Lakewinds, which pretty much the same as Whole foods. Really, you can get the same things there you can get anywhere else. You're just gonna cut out the man made fillers/additives and things like this. Fruit, Veggies, Snacks, meat, bread, canned goods, frozen food....they are all there, just laid out differently. No reason to be intimidated.

One thing to remember is that just because it's organic or from Whole foods doesn't automatically make it good for you. Junk food is junk food. It's just that junk food at Whole foods is without the HFCS and other things of that nature.

Before I give any suggestions. What are your tastes? What kind of things do you like?

I love Whole Foods! I generally shop there every 3 weeks or so ( I go to Trader Joe's on the other weeks because WF really is about double the price & TJs has so many healthy options!). I like that they have: hint waters (keeps me off soda), Annie's cheddar bunnies for snacks, the fresh fish dep't, fantastic bread with JUST bread in it (no crazy soy additives), great no boil lasagna noodles ( I have a spinach and cremeni mushroom lasagna recipe that is one of my faves).

Welcome to Whole Foods!! It is one of my favorite places to shop for some of the best healthy food and if you play your cards right you will spend in $$ close to what you would from Walmart. I have a family of 4 and it just about equals out to be the same anymore from my past walmart days.

My family and I enjoy several things from Whole Foods, one being their fruit. WF has the best grapes and oranges but be careful not to eat to much fruit during the weigh loss stage. Their Red Raspberries are fantastic in their plain yogurt with honey.

If you are a chip eater you need to try the POP chips, low in calorie and you get a nice size portion for 1 serving. The blue corn chips are phenomenal too.

We also love Mexican night and I buy their Whole Wheat tortilla shells, 1/2 lbs of fresh, shelled and deveined shrimp with the WF brand of refried, fat-free pinto beans. Taco seasoning is good too.

The coconut milk is awesome along with the Almond milk.

The salmon and tuna burgers delicious along with the gluten free, vegan burgers.

The WF brand of spaghetti sauce is great along with their brand of salsa.

If you get a chance to try a slice of Cheese pizza you will not be disappointed and there hot food bar is phenomenal.

We also buy some of our beauty supplies at WF..

The meat is a bit pricey so we buy organic meat at Fresh Market.

Happy Shopping!! You will love WF once you get acclimated to your store..

You are welcome to add me as a friend and I will help you with any WF questions if you would like.

Buy the Whole Foods brand and you will cut your spending cost..

It's well worth your time and Money to shop at Whole Foods especially when its about your health. Be a smart shopper and look at your options at other supermarkets along with Whole Foods.

Trader Joes and The Fresh Market are also good places to buy organic and price compare.

I only shop Whole Paycheck... I mean Whole Food when I don't feel like cooking. They have really nice vegetarian options on their salad bar and hot bar. And their olive selection cannot be beat.

I only go to Whole Foods when a "regular" store doesn't carry what I'm looking for. I usually get:

Sprouted Grain Bread
Coconut Oil (It's actually the best price I found)

The bulk/loose stuff... I buy Oat Groats instead of Oatmeal, but they have a nice bulk section in general.

I bought a jar of Almond Butter that I'm just about finished with. When I do I want to go to WF to gring my own.

They have a great seafood/meat department. And their bakery is pretty good.