whole foods – Real Foodies

DO YOU KOMBUCHA?

If you do, and by do, I mean drink, then you are probably very sad that it is currently off the shelves at Whole Foods due to "concern around potential labeling issues related to slightly elevated alcohol levels in some products" . When I first heard the news, I joked that it explained why "everyone", not just hippies and health nuts are plunkin down upwards of $2.50-$3.99 per bottle of the stuff daily. Must be the booze! Of course, that is where the masses and most of the lovely media went with it. It is easy to make those assumptions [...]

BAGGING SUSTAINABILITY?

How many of those fabulous eco-friendly, logo-branded reusable bags do you have? You can see how many I have in the photo above and that doesn't even count the ones in my car or hidden away in the closet. Re-usable bags are a great idea gone sorta wrong. I remember when Trader Joe's began rewarding customers who re-used their paper shopping bags by entering them into drawings where they could win groceries. That was a great idea. Whole Foods donates money to charity when customers bring their own bag or offers a bag credit. Today, every grocery store in America, [...]