We're getting a Whole Foods!

On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:19:29 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:


Prepared foods like rice pilaf and steamed "baby" carrots should not
cost $8.99/lb.

-sw
 
On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:49:22 -0800, Mark Thorson
wrote:


It's worse here -- I'm using SeaMonkey, and his posting sw seems to
write exclusively in eye-talics, so I see his posting in mirror image.
Takes a while to read them, let me tell you!

As to Whole Foods, my observations:

I've been shopping in the nearest one in Alexandria, VA, at least
five times a week for the past few years. It's right on my walk from
work to the Metro and home, so I pick things up fresh every day.

Their produce is excellent -- we've been getting regional heirloom
tomatoes for three weeks already. And IMO their price/quality ratio is
better than several Old Town farmers' markets in the area. The produce
selection is a bit more limited than a large Giant, Safeway, or Harris
Teeter.

The seafood is better than anything in the area except Balducci's.
Thursday is the delivery day, so that's when I buy. Their seafood
people are very willing to trim to the size wanted, and always give
you the better end or piece.

The meat section is similarly excellent. Cheaper but more flavorful
cuts like flat iron steak (which I prefer to anything but hanger
steak) are offered at quite reasonable prices. If you like to cook
full cut poultry bone-in, those can be a problem to find.

The cheese section is outstanding. Better than anything in the area
besides specialty cheese shops and Dean & Deluca.

They always have interesting wine bargains, particularly from Spain
and Portugal, and will replace any bad bottles, no questions asked.

The breads are very good, but pastries and desserts are universally
bland. I don't buy them at all any more.

I don't buy prepared food, so I have nothing to offer there.

There are a lot of staple or ordinary foods that they don't carry,
like popular breakfast cereals (I'm a Wheaties addict), so you can't
do all your grocery shopping there.

And I don't care at all for their attempts at social/food engineering,
such as not carrying lobster or other items for PC reasons. I find
that offensive.

Yes, it's expensive. But we're older, and trying to keep our bodies
under control, so buying smaller portions of meat, etc., helps us in
that regard.

Overall, I'm glad they're available.

-- Larry
 
"Storrmmee" wrote in message
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I have occasionally bought cut up veggies. When I make meatloaf I usually
get them from the salad bar because I like small amounts of a lot of things.
I do buy the cut up grapefruit in juice. I hate cutting grapefruit and
trying to extract the pieces. The prepared stuff is much easier. And it's
portable!
 
On 01/05/2011 5:44 PM, Julie Bove wrote:



I couple weeks ago I bought some frozen vegetables for stir frying. Not
bad. We stirred fried them. They were cheaper than fresh veggies and
saved prep work.
 
i peel and eat grapefruit like an orange, but some days my hands won't do it
so i had basically quit getting them... now with these when i am in the mood
we can get a single serving or two and no work... the DH doesn't eat much
citrus,

I think all of these things have a place.

Lee
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On Thu, 28 Apr 2011 22:57:11 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:


I only buy bread, pizza, and beer there. Those are the only things I
think are close to competitively priced (only slightly higher). But
having perused Hole Foods in other towns, ours are much more
expensive. And not due to the cost of living as our main regular
supermarket is cheaper than anyplace else.

-sw
 
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