Whole Foods is not that wholesome

[miniMUNCH]

In California, it is often hard to tell the difference between organic and non-organic produce.

Produce in Pittsburgh, PA sucks big donkey balls except for stuff at Whole Foods or the Co-op.

 

[sitheris]

I've been to Whole Foods a few times - their meat selection is better than any I've ever seen. It's a little pricey for me though...and how do I know everything is truly organic...I'm a skeptic about that kinda stuff.

I also tried out Trader Joe's once and I honestly couldn't find anything there worth buying.

Harris Teeter ftw.

 

[JASANITY]

too lazy to read. give a summary of this article.

 

[alent1234]

Originally posted by: sitheris
I've been to Whole Foods a few times - their meat selection is better than any I've ever seen. It's a little pricey for me though...and how do I know everything is truly organic...I'm a skeptic about that kinda stuff.

I also tried out Trader Joe's once and I honestly couldn't find anything there worth buying.

Harris Teeter ftw.

grass is the natural food of cattle, but most cattle is fed corn and some special produced feed. A lot of beef sold at whole foods comes from grass fed cattle. you can taste the difference.

The original idea behind whole foods was to sell fresh, organic raw food to people that didn't like factory farming. These days you walk into whole foods and see a lot of pre-packaged foods labeled organic.

I don't know how you can tell or if you can trust it or not, but the original idea behind buying organic is long dead. i spend around $150 a month at whole foods, but i'm pretty selective in what I buy. reason is that costco is now selling organic food, and wal mart has been doing it for years. a few years ago i bought some organic juice in a super wal mart in ohio for 30% off the whole foods price. if you can get organic stuff in costco and wal mart, how organic is it? the original idea was to have small local farms that produce smaller quantities of better quality food.

whole foods does have the best quality food out of all the supermarkets i've seen, but since 80% of it comes from big companies you have to be pretty selective in what you buy. Wall Street Journal did a nice article a while back. Organic is a big marketing label these days since they can charge a premium and it's the only area of the food business that is growing faster than single digits.

 

[sitheris]

Originally posted by: alent1234

Originally posted by: sitheris
I've been to Whole Foods a few times - their meat selection is better than any I've ever seen. It's a little pricey for me though...and how do I know everything is truly organic...I'm a skeptic about that kinda stuff.

I also tried out Trader Joe's once and I honestly couldn't find anything there worth buying.

Harris Teeter ftw.

grass is the natural food of cattle, but most cattle is fed corn and some special produced feed. A lot of beef sold at whole foods comes from grass fed cattle. you can taste the difference.

The original idea behind whole foods was to sell fresh, organic raw food to people that didn't like factory farming. These days you walk into whole foods and see a lot of pre-packaged foods labeled organic.

I don't know how you can tell or if you can trust it or not, but the original idea behind buying organic is long dead. i spend around $150 a month at whole foods, but i'm pretty selective in what I buy. reason is that costco is now selling organic food, and wal mart has been doing it for years. a few years ago i bought some organic juice in a super wal mart in ohio for 30% off the whole foods price. if you can get organic stuff in costco and wal mart, how organic is it? the original idea was to have small local farms that produce smaller quantities of better quality food.

whole foods does have the best quality food out of all the supermarkets i've seen, but since 80% of it comes from big companies you have to be pretty selective in what you buy. Wall Street Journal did a nice article a while back. Organic is a big marketing label these days since they can charge a premium and it's the only area of the food business that is growing faster than single digits.

Thanks for the reply, now I understand a little better 😛

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: alent1234

Originally posted by: sitheris
I've been to Whole Foods a few times - their meat selection is better than any I've ever seen. It's a little pricey for me though...and how do I know everything is truly organic...I'm a skeptic about that kinda stuff.

I also tried out Trader Joe's once and I honestly couldn't find anything there worth buying.

Harris Teeter ftw.

grass is the natural food of cattle, but most cattle is fed corn and some special produced feed. A lot of beef sold at whole foods comes from grass fed cattle. you can taste the difference.

The original idea behind whole foods was to sell fresh, organic raw food to people that didn't like factory farming. These days you walk into whole foods and see a lot of pre-packaged foods labeled organic.

I don't know how you can tell or if you can trust it or not, but the original idea behind buying organic is long dead. i spend around $150 a month at whole foods, but i'm pretty selective in what I buy. reason is that costco is now selling organic food, and wal mart has been doing it for years. a few years ago i bought some organic juice in a super wal mart in ohio for 30% off the whole foods price. if you can get organic stuff in costco and wal mart, how organic is it? the original idea was to have small local farms that produce smaller quantities of better quality food.

whole foods does have the best quality food out of all the supermarkets i've seen, but since 80% of it comes from big companies you have to be pretty selective in what you buy. Wall Street Journal did a nice article a while back. Organic is a big marketing label these days since they can charge a premium and it's the only area of the food business that is growing faster than single digits.

There's nothing wrong with big organic farms... Better to have a LOT of organic farming with lower prices and accessibility than a just a few small farms to make rich liberals feel smug about their $7 eggs.

 

[DaShen]

This is still going on? :roll:
Just give it a rest already