What's a good cheaper alternative to shopping at Whole Foods for cheaper more natural foods?
What's a good cheaper alternative to shopping at Whole Foods for cheaper more natural foods?
kroger
Aldi. Anything cheaper is Dumpster Diving.
Trader Joe's
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intersting stuffs wrote:
What's a good cheaper alternative to shopping at Whole Foods?
Try Half Foods!
doe wrote:
kroger
not natural, eh?
depends on what you're looking for.....if it's produce, try your local produce stand or buy organic produce from your big box grocer. if you're looking for cheaper packaged goods (canned beans, soups, broths, etc) the "natural foods" section of your big box grocer or trader joes. if you're looking for bulk food then some place like costco can be pretty good. up in the PNW we also have winco which has ridiculously cheap bulk food.
or just dumpster dive at whole foods. winter is a good time because the chilly overnight temps effectively refrigerate the food.
more than you think wrote:
Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's indeed.
I just hope Whole Foods can survive without the $17/month you were spending there.
Hooray for you & your principles, comrade!
Plant seeds, watch them grow!
CoachB wrote:
Plant seeds, watch them grow!
+1 and well played!
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more than you think wrote:Trader Joe's
Trader Joe's indeed.
if you enjoy poor quality, processed foods at risk of contamination
Whole Foods is really the only mainstream grocery store that buys / sells only humanely (or at least MORE humanely) sourced meats, so if that's a priority for you, it's hard to find another comparable store. (That said, many stores might carry the occasional humanely sourced item.) Another non-store option, though, is Farmers' Markets, where you can buy local, often humanely sourced meats, and of course vegetables, some of which are organic. You'd actually be surprised by how much of your shopping list you can fill at the farmers' market.
Trader Joe? proves L.A. ck skrs control every move of the Stanford Athletic Department.
like others have said, Trader Joes. Here they're even right across the street from each other.
Don't believe the hype about Trader Joe's. It's not what it used to OR was intended to be.
Go to Earth Fare--a close second behind Whole Foods and pretty affordable.
Rather than shop at Whole Foods, shopLIFT there instead. What I do is buy something like a Vitamin Water for $1.69 and then place expensive items like crab meat in my canvas shopping bag under my purse, etc. or in my backpack. I do this when the store is very crowded. The have a security guard near the registers, but he's old, fat and strictly decorative.
For when I am actually not breaking laws in an easily justifiable way, I shop at Family Dollar, Dollar General, or Dollar Tree. It's amazing how much food you can get there for under ten bucks, especially stuff like candy, chips and soda.
Finally, you can usually get free meals and food to take with you at churches and food pantries if you live in a decent-sized town. I live in a community of about 45,000 and there are church lunches and suppers five days a week, six in the winder. It beats the hassle of going on food stamps like true deadbeats do, and there are also some veggies if you're into that.
by if natural foods you mean veggies and fruits at good quality & price, an ethnic supermarket particularly latino is good.
Local farmers' markets.