Re: WFM

January 10, 2007

Well -- whenever you're frustrated with limited products at Whole Foods, compare it with Safeway and you'll know Whole Foods is heaven.

My disappointment is with people working in the nutritional supplements area who have no idea that many vitamins, minerals, and fish oil capsules are not GF. This problem turns up every time I speak with an assistant in the supplements section.

H.

In a message dated 1/10/07 11:58:59 AM, hawgroper@... writes:

Anybody else frustrated with the lack of product on the shelf. I had to

go to 3 different Whole Foods in one night to do my weekly shoping. The

things that they did have they only had one on the shelf was expired or

short dated, and when I expressed my concern at store level I didnt get

any response. I e-mailed their corporate office last week and got no

responce from them either... Is Trader Joes the answer?.....

January 10, 2007

No plain, ordinary corn tortillas at a WF yesterday. They did have lovely handmade ones, though.

If we lived in Europe, we'd probably be shop every day at several markets -- one store for cheese, one for meat, one for fruit, etc.

H.

In a message dated 1/10/07 12:11:01 PM, isaiah.benjamin@... writes:

Whole FOods lacks certain things - For instance, they had no canned cannelini beans when I went there the other day. What the heck?! Basic things like that seem to be missing.

January 10, 2007

Don't forget "I Can Eat That" bread and pizza crust. You can buy them at Real Foods, among other places.

H.

In a message dated 1/10/07 3:10:56 PM, joe@... writes:

I've given up on the Trader Joe's. I've started ordering baked

stuff directly from Kinnikinnick about once a month.

January 10, 2007

Trader Joe's is way worse than Whole Foods for being out of stock of certain products, and not a good place to go with a shopping list since what they have varies so much. But their prices are better and they have certain things WF doesn't have. I go to both, but mostly TJ's.

Whole FOods lacks certain things - For instance, they had no canned cannelini beans when I went there the other day. What the heck?! Basic things like that seem to be missing.I don't think there will ever be a store that has everything I need in one place, and at reasonable prices. So I will probably continue to buy produce at farmers markets and Berkeley Bowl, nuts and meat and canned and frozen foods at Trader Joe's, and GF baking supplies and specific brands of GF packaged goods at Whole Foods or online.

Isaiah._,___

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January 10, 2007

I definitely find myself drifting between Whole Foods and the local Safeway

to make a complete shopping trip. I have found the Whole Foods Market in San

Ramon to be responsive to my inquiries. The Clan lists seem to be

helpful in quickly identifying " normal " brands that aren't necessarily

labeled GF. I've given up on the Trader Joe's. I've started ordering baked

stuff directly from Kinnikinnick about once a month.

Cheers,

Joe

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> From: Isaiah <isaiah.benjamin@...>

> Reply- " " < >

> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 12:03:24 -0800

> " " < >

> Subject: Re: [ ] WFM

>

> Trader Joe's is way worse than Whole Foods for being out of stock of certain

> products, and not a good place to go with a shopping list since what they

> have varies so much. But their prices are better and they have certain

> things WF doesn't have. I go to both, but mostly TJ's.

>

> Whole FOods lacks certain things - For instance, they had no canned

> cannelini beans when I went there the other day. What the heck?! Basic

> things like that seem to be missing.

>

> I don't think there will ever be a store that has everything I need in one

> place, and at reasonable prices. So I will probably continue to buy produce

> at farmers markets and Berkeley Bowl, nuts and meat and canned and frozen

> foods at Trader Joe's, and GF baking supplies and specific brands of GF

> packaged goods at Whole Foods or online.

>

> Isaiah._,___

>>

>

> --

> Come visit my food blog...

> Gluten-Free By The Bay

> http://www.glutenfreebythebay.com

January 11, 2007

LOL, my parents live in Germany, and their local health food market

is the biggest celiac haven ever, not to mention that ALL

supermarkets have celiac friendly foods. The breads there beat

anything I have found here by a mile. Crusty, baguette-like loaves

of joy. My parents are now shipping bread mixes over for me!! And

the locl bakery bakes fresh gf breads every morning

Steph

>

> No plain, ordinary corn tortillas at a WF yesterday. They did

have lovely

> handmade ones, though.

>

> If we lived in Europe, we'd probably be shop every day at several

markets --

> one store for cheese, one for meat, one for fruit, etc.

> H.

> In a message dated 1/10/07 12:11:01 PM, isaiah.benjamin@... writes:

>

> > Whole FOods lacks certain things - For instance, they had no

canned

> > cannelini beans when I went there the other day. What the heck?!

Basic things like

> > that seem to be missing.

> >

>

January 11, 2007

I dont mind shopping at different markets... HOWEVER...Looking at their

WebSite and talking to other people who need GF food items and the fact

as a company WFM has made the statement that they have an extensive

selection of GF foods.it would lead me to beleive that I can do my

weekly shopping there...... At the one on Hamiltonm I bought the last

Any's baked Ziti.. they had tons of Nana's cookies but no GF ones.. No

GF muffins.( well they had GF muffins but they were expired).. They

were out of most flavors of the organic fruit bars, out of corn crisps,

blue diamond nut crisps and the GF vitamins.... This is a weekly

thing...I usually order 2 or 3 cases of everything at a time and 90% of

the time it doesent get ordered or it comes in and no one calls me.....

I went from to Los Gatos to Cupertino in one night just to try

to complete my weekly shopping....

January 11, 2007

Has anyone ever tried making tofu?

H.

In a message dated 1/11/07 10:06:28 AM, seamaiden399@... writes:

S For anyone who consumes tofu- the packaged meat/vegetarian meat

refrigerated product section of Trader Joes (Mt View) now has High

Protein tofu, which seems to be a more dense kind of firm tofu. I just

finished up a package, and it seems likely to give seitan a run for

its money. Seems one of the health food tofu companies around here is

making it *(you can find it in proprietary brand in health food

stores). Anyway, interesting stuff and requires no draining.

January 11, 2007

My interest in DIY tofu is just aesthetic; I read about a restaurant in New York that serves nothing but various kinds of tofu made in-house, with small traditional accompanying dishes. The tofu is made the day it's served, and it's said to be far better in taste and texture than that in stores. I keep meaning to go to local Japanese groceries to learn what kind of tofu they stock, but my schedule never quite works for that side-trip.

H.

In a message dated 1/11/07 11:39:45 AM, seamaiden399@... writes:

I haven't tried, but I have books that show you how to make it. The

only thing I would probably go through the trouble of making is yuba,

which is a Kyoto style vegetarian specialty, where you take soy milk,

slowly heat it until a skin forms on top of the liquid, and you remove

the tofu sheet and eat it, perhaps in a light sweet sauce. Yummy!

There are so many good premade tofu varieties, especially in our area,

that I wouldn't bother myself. My Japanese friend says that the

locally made tofu is really good... I THINK but am not sure, that it

is made in San . I also dont think making it yourself would save

money, as you can get it quite cheaply at an asian market here. (But

you wouldn't believe the price in Colorado or Anacortes, Washington-

those supermarkets charge so much for plain old tofu!)

January 11, 2007

The Whole Foods in Mountain View is not too bad about keeping itself

stocked, but I also go to multiple stores for different things. (But

it does drive me nuts that Safeway and Nob Hill can't keep themselves

stocked in Mrs. Leepers Tuna casserole. Hello, it's the best flavor,

order MORE OF IT! No, i DONT want hamburger flavor, thanks, it's

yucky! lol)

I buy produce at The Milk Pail, a terrific produce/cheese shop in San

Shopping Center-Mountain View, and sometimes pick up some sale

produce at Whole Foods. ('cause it is so purty..) I get staples at

Trader Joes, like veggie stock, nuts, almond meal, their frozen

seafood, tofu, their brown rice pasta, yogurt, some produce. We mostly

get specialty GF stuff from Whole Foods, like Amy's spinach Rice

Pizza, Tinkyada, San-J tamari..(but not baked goods 'cause their price

is highway robbery here). We will also occasionally shop at Safeway or

Nob Hill for the basics that the above places don't necessarily carry.

This week I went to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, and Molly Stones. We

also went to Costco, but that's rare and more for household cleaning

supplies etc. than food. (Molly Stones was only 'cause I was in the

area and killing time).

Next week I will probably go to the Milk Pail and Safeway or Nob Hill.

It's kind of a hassle, but no one place carries everything, especially

at affordable prices. *sigh* When we lived in Japan, I shopped pretty

much every day, because that's just the way people do things- there

are these wonderful shopping districts at the train stations, and you

grab fresh produce from the produce shop, seafood from the seafood,

etc. on your way home. I miss those wonderful seafood shops! But I

don't miss our tiny dorm refrigerator, lol. I also don't miss the

1960s style health food stores in Japan- very macrobiotic and NOT

generally gf. My saving grace was one online mail order health food

company, Tengu Foods, where I could order GF tamari, some pasta, and

even (if i wanted to pay for refrigerated shipping) Amy's or corn

tortillas.

Besides rotating shops I also make online orders occasionally. Once or

twice a year I order bulk flour, and I've started including grocery

purchases in my Amazon orders. It works well.We also usually go, at

least once a month, to an Indian and/or Asian market.

But, definitely a bit more complicated than if I wasn't gluten free.

Being a foodie makes it more complicated too, because I *need* all

these exotic ingredients. hahaha.

PS For anyone who consumes tofu- the packaged meat/vegetarian meat

refrigerated product section of Trader Joes (Mt View) now has High

Protein tofu, which seems to be a more dense kind of firm tofu. I just

finished up a package, and it seems likely to give seitan a run for

its money. Seems one of the health food tofu companies around here is

making it *(you can find it in proprietary brand in health food

stores). Anyway, interesting stuff and requires no draining.

>

> Trader Joe's is way worse than Whole Foods for being out of stock of

certain

> products, and not a good place to go with a shopping list since what

they

> have varies so much. But their prices are better and they have certain

> things WF doesn't have. I go to both, but mostly TJ's.

>

> Whole FOods lacks certain things - For instance, they had no canned

> cannelini beans when I went there the other day. What the heck?! Basic

> things like that seem to be missing.

>

> I don't think there will ever be a store that has everything I need

in one

> place, and at reasonable prices. So I will probably continue to buy

produce

> at farmers markets and Berkeley Bowl, nuts and meat and canned and

frozen

> foods at Trader Joe's, and GF baking supplies and specific brands of GF

> packaged goods at Whole Foods or online.

>

> Isaiah._,___

> >

>

> --

> Come visit my food blog...

> Gluten-Free By The Bay

> http://www.glutenfreebythebay.com

>

January 11, 2007

You can now get the "I Can Eat That" products at the WFM in Walnut Creek and Los Altos....more WFM stores to come. If you are interested in having the "I Can Eat That" products at your local WFM, put in a request to the frozen food buyer about getting them in.

-----Original Message-----From: [mailto: ]On Behalf Of flatcat9@...Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:47 PM Subject: Re: [ ] WFM

Don't forget "I Can Eat That" bread and pizza crust. You can buy them at Real Foods, among other places.H.In a message dated 1/10/07 3:10:56 PM, joesanbeiji writes:

I've given up on the Trader Joe's. I've started ordering bakedstuff directly from Kinnikinnick about once a month.

January 11, 2007