I've seen the "Whole Foods" grocery store, but there is non near us. To use it, I will need to drive a good distance.
I'm interested to hear from people about what foods are really good to buy there. I am completely naive at this part of it, but after reading more of Tex's book, feel the need to make better food choices even if I DON'T have any food sensitivities, and if I do, what is good?
Also is "Whole Foods" a 'cheaper' way to go than your typical health food store. The health food store near us is VERY EXPENSIVE.
Thanks for all info.
"Whole Foods" Grocery Store
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birdlover3
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"Whole Foods" Grocery Store
Diagnosed with Collagenous Colitis November 2012.
I went to the first Whole Foods store back when they started in Austin, TX, in the late 1960s. I never went back, because I didn't like the way their bulk bins were cross-contaminated with other foods. I wasn't aware that I had any food sensitivities back then, so I only went there because the food was supposed to be so "healthy" (whatever that is). The prices turned me off, too.
Trader Joe's offers many, many GF foods, at a much better price than WF, IMO. I used to go to health food stores, too. These days though, I don't go to any of those places. I just go down to my local small town grocery store and buy plain unprocessed eggs, meat and potatoes type foods for the bulk of my meals. The only processed foods I buy are bacon, white rice, corn or potato chips, tortillas and tortilla chips, almond milk, and occasionally Chex GF cereals. Everything I eat is available in most regular grocery stores, at reasonable prices.
Tex
Trader Joe's offers many, many GF foods, at a much better price than WF, IMO. I used to go to health food stores, too. These days though, I don't go to any of those places. I just go down to my local small town grocery store and buy plain unprocessed eggs, meat and potatoes type foods for the bulk of my meals. The only processed foods I buy are bacon, white rice, corn or potato chips, tortillas and tortilla chips, almond milk, and occasionally Chex GF cereals. Everything I eat is available in most regular grocery stores, at reasonable prices.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
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Birdlover, When I first went to Whole Foods (many years ago) I was really impressed. They didn't have one in my smaller town and I traveled 100 miles to visit one. They had a great selection of things I was looking for but they were really expensive (hence the moniker "Whole Paycheck".) I am much more impressed these days with Trader Joe's (which finally opened in my town) and their prices. Tex is totally right....buy good, whole foods. You don't need the overpriced stores. If there's something you really want and can't find locally, it is usually available at Amazon.
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birdlover3
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We don't have any Trader Joe's around here either 
What type of stuff at Amazon do you get?
Tex, you don't eat bread at all then? No sandwiches of any kind? I have tasted some GF bread and it's like cardboard.
I know I'm a weenie but no sugar, no bread....gee what do people eat?
What type of stuff at Amazon do you get?
Tex, you don't eat bread at all then? No sandwiches of any kind? I have tasted some GF bread and it's like cardboard.
I know I'm a weenie but no sugar, no bread....gee what do people eat?
Diagnosed with Collagenous Colitis November 2012.
Just go to Amazon.com and do a search for gluten free. Here is what you will find:birdlover wrote:What type of stuff at Amazon do you get?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss? ... luten+free
I used to eat bead, but as you say, it used to taste sort of like cardboard, so I lost interest in it. A few years later there were some decent mixes available (such as Anna's Gluten Evolution), and these days there are some decent readymade brands of GF, DF bread, but it's so expensive, and hard to work with, that it just doesn't seem worth it. I don't miss it. I've been using corn tortillas to make wraparounds for probably at least 7 or 8 years now. Corn tortillas are very inexpensive, and they make great wraparounds. IMO, white corn tortillas are much better than yellow corn tortillas, but YMMV.
We eat whole foods — the same foods that our great, great, great, grandparents ate, a hundred to two hundred years ago. They were a heck of a lot healthier than most everyone living today.birdlover wrote:gee what do people eat?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex wrote:I've been using corn tortillas to make wraparounds for probably at least 7 or 8 years now. Corn tortillas are very inexpensive, and they make great wraparounds. IMO, white corn tortillas are much better than yellow corn tortillas, but YMMV.
However, it's very hard to find white corn tortillas in the northern part of the country. I buy El Milagro yellow corn torillas for about 30 cents a dozen. They only contain corn, lime and water and are readily available in several stores near me. Birdlover - I just asked you in another post what part of Illinois you live. It sounds like you live away from Chicago, because there are several Whole Foods and Trader Joes in Chicago and the suburbs. I am able to find the food I want at Trader Joes and local stores. I only go to Whole Foods a couple of times a year, and one is just 8 miles from my house. Luckily, many stores are beginning to stock gluten-free foods.
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Gloria,
Yes, we are about 40 mile south of Chicago. There are some Trader Joes up near the suburban area. Not knowing what is tastey and what isn't, was interested in what to try. I have tried our local Kroger store and they have about the best selection of Gluten free things. Red Mills has quite a few different things. I have tried a brownie mix that was very good...you couldn't tell the different except the consistancy was a little different.
PS. I don't know how to use the 'quote' feature. Can someone explain.
Yes, we are about 40 mile south of Chicago. There are some Trader Joes up near the suburban area. Not knowing what is tastey and what isn't, was interested in what to try. I have tried our local Kroger store and they have about the best selection of Gluten free things. Red Mills has quite a few different things. I have tried a brownie mix that was very good...you couldn't tell the different except the consistancy was a little different.
PS. I don't know how to use the 'quote' feature. Can someone explain.
Diagnosed with Collagenous Colitis November 2012.
I won't go to WF because of their treatment of their employees and their business practices.
Do you have farmer's markets near you? Those are the best for produce. Kroger's is good and are expanding their choices. They will also order stuff for you.
I can't eat tortillas, so sandwiches are out for me. My diet is really, really limited.
I just made oat cakes.
Apropos WFs, I just saw this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Q31Ljd9T_Y
Another reason not to go there.
Do you have farmer's markets near you? Those are the best for produce. Kroger's is good and are expanding their choices. They will also order stuff for you.
I can't eat tortillas, so sandwiches are out for me. My diet is really, really limited.
I just made oat cakes.
Apropos WFs, I just saw this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Q31Ljd9T_Y
Another reason not to go there.
Barb,
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