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Why I'm thankful for Whole Foods Market stores
This food article is health related.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
Editor of NaturalNews.com (See all articles...)
(NaturalNews) After a recent visit to Austin, Texas to appear live on the Alex Jones show, I had the opportunity to visit the flagship store of Whole Foods. I've been to a lot of Whole Foods stores throughout the country, so I've seen the typical layouts and offerings, but this Austin store takes it all to a whole new level. It's like an entire city block of food markets and high-end restaurants all under one roof. You can get everything from smoothies to fine red wines, seafood cuisine served by a waiter, raw vegan food and much more -- all without leaving the store!
Being there reminded me of something I've neglected to say publicly for a long time: I greatly appreciate the fact that Whole Foods exists.
Now, I know that many of us in the natural health community find little things about Whole Foods to complain about from time to time, but in the big picture, aren't you glad Whole Foods exists, too? Imagine shopping for groceries without Whole Foods. What if your only choices were Kroger, Safeway and all the other mainstream conventional grocery stores? They're purveyors of toxic poisons (the detergent aisle, anyone?) and processed junk non-food items such as "processed cheese food." Yumm...
And consider this: You know how all those mainstream stores are edging into health and wellness with their little "natural products" sections of their stores? Those wouldn't be there if it weren't for Whole Foods putting the pressure on the grocery industry to go more natural.
You see, mainstream stores create these natural products sections precisely because they don't want to lose their customers to Whole Foods, so they try to stock just enough "natural" product to prevent mainstream shoppers from leaving entirely. They'll stock a little Silk soy milk (which mainstream consumers ridiculously think is a "healthy" beverage) and hope shoppers stick around.
Whole Foods, meanwhile, is stocking almond milk, rice milk, oat milk, hazelnut milk, coconut milk and countless other healthy products that put conventional grocers to shame. On top of that, Whole Foods offers raw foods, a huge selection of organic produce, fresh local produce where possible, and a huge collection of natural home care and body care products.
The first place I go in any city
I'm thankful for that. It really hit home for me when I recently realized that in my travel plans, I started checking the location of Whole Foods before I booked my hotel. The most important part of staying at a hotel, in other words, is its proximity to a Whole Foods Market!
Why does that matter to me? Because I bring a blender everywhere I travel, and I blend up superfood smoothies as part of my daily diet. The best superfood smoothies require fresh, organic produce (I like to use fresh grapefruits and organic frozen blueberries, among other things), and Whole Foods is the perfect place to find those things. Plus, I can
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