On Apr 1, 12:13*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:


> The one in Lynnwood recently opened and man were they busy! *My mom said she
> was pleased to see almost every customer reading the food labels. *I pointed
> out to here that quite a few of the customers who shop in there have food
> allergies or celiac. *I know because I see many people picking up the gluten
> free things and one lady was looking for the dairy free cheese just like I
> was. *Oddly that was located not with the other cheeses but with the yogurt.


There is a Harris Teeter (great market) and a Whole Foods in
the same area about a mile and a half from where I live. I walk there
and back when I go. I am very selective with WFs. The olive bar is
expensive, but I use that now and then. I get their brand of hummous,
the best I've had not homemade. But sometimes I'll drift through the
produce aisle, and what's funny is that sometimes certain items are
actually less expensive than at the other market. I'm not a major
comparison shopper, meaning I'm not going to go out of my way to save
a dime - but I do notice prices - and it's funny how some stores get a
reputation for being high priced when such is not always the case. I
stay away from the supplement asiles, which I believe is where stores
such as Whole Foods make the bulk of their money. Some people may
need certain supplements, but for me the best supplement is a good
diet of real food. Oh, I also sometimes stop at the nut bin (I steal
- in a vague way - but it's still stealing) - I stop at the nut bin
and put some $10 a pound walnuts in the bag, a small scoop, then cover
them with 2 scoops of $6 a pound almonds. Sneaky.

TJ