Stocking up

[Guest guest]

I was just surprised with a very generous gift card to Whole Foods, a

place I very rarely go to anymore because everything I'm making

(financially) is being used to pay off my dreaded student loans.

So I'll ask what you all would pick up there - perhaps that you can't

find anywhere else. I live in Hill and we have a TJs where I

shop often. Other than that I do most of my basic grocery shopping at

Safeway or Walmart.

I'm not a big sweets fan, but I do love salt, if that helps with

suggestions. Nothing else to beware of, but I am allergic to bananas

and raw carrots.

Any suggestions would be great. I have $100 to spend.

Carla

[Guest guest]

You ask how to use a gift certificate for Whole Foods:

Their Bakehouse GF Prairie Bread is extremely good, as are their other Bakehouse items. However, unless you have a freezer, you can't amass any quantity of this bread! It molds fairly quickly.

My non-CD family loves it, too.

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[Guest guest]

Every Whole Foods has a customer service desk. When you arrive to cash in your WF gift card you can certainly request a gluten-free tour of the store before making your selections. Whole Foods is an excellent source for GF items beyond the GF baked goods.

GF Salsa, soy sauce, salad dressings, power/snack bars, chips, snacks, cereals and more are always available at Whole Foods.

Good Luck.

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[Guest guest]

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007, piglet95037 wrote:

> I was just surprised with a very generous gift card to Whole Foods, a

> place I very rarely go to anymore because everything I'm making

> (financially) is being used to pay off my dreaded student loans.

>

> So I'll ask what you all would pick up there - perhaps that you can't

> find anywhere else. I live in Hill and we have a TJs where I

> shop often. Other than that I do most of my basic grocery shopping at

> Safeway or Walmart.

I get xanthan gum, and sometimes, GF cereal at WF. (I can no longer

eat the corn-based Envirokids which I used to get at TJ's). Sometimes

alternative flours, if they seem cheap enough (or uncontaminated

enough), but usually not. Pretty much everything else is available

elsewhere for cheaper.

--Ruth Anne

[Guest guest]

If you go to the Los Altos store, they have a large selections of frozen baked goods over near the bakery. WF has a dedicated GF bakery and they ship frozen goodies out to the stores. Being WF, it's not cheap, but a nice treat. We regularly get their hamburger buns. The pizza crusts are also good. Haven't tried the coffee cakes, muffins or pies - my son hates fruit. Cookies are good.I also get quinoa pasta there, which I prefer to rice. There's also a section in snack foods of GF stuff - Pam's cookies, etc.I don't know if the baked goods are as extensive at other WFs - it isn't in PA, but that's a very small store.piglet95037 <csilverstein@...> wrote: I was just surprised with a very generous gift card to Whole Foods, a place I very rarely go to anymore because everything I'm making (financially) is being used to pay off my dreaded student loans. So I'll ask what you all would pick up there - perhaps that you can't find anywhere else. I live in Hill and we have a TJs where I shop often. Other than that I do most of my basic grocery shopping at Safeway or Walmart. I'm not a big sweets fan, but I do love salt, if that helps with suggestions. Nothing else to beware of, but I am allergic to bananas and raw carrots. Any suggestions would be great. I have $100 to spend. Carla

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