Whole Foods (diet, crunchy, meal, buy)

[key4lp]

How many people do the majority of their shopping at Whole Foods?

[lubby]

I went twice, too over priced.

[gypsychic]

Originally Posted by lubby

I went twice, too over priced.

Same here. I call them "fainting prices."

[NJ Sherri]

I went two weeks ago, because we took a ride and wound up passing one. They don't call it whole paycheck for nothing, much too pricey. And the prepared foods didn't look good at all. They looked dried out, like they were sitting there for a while. The bakery section looked good, but expensive. I didn't buy anything.

I prefer Wegmans, their prices on basics (milk, eggs, bread, paper products, etc.) are lower than Shop Rite. And they have organic produce, a natural food section, great bakery and a large cheese section. And their prepared foods are great.

[key4lp]

Thanks because I posted a comment on another thread about many people calling Whole Foods - "Whole Paycheck."
Many of the replies (not all) more or less thought I was making this up and disagreed about their prices.
Once I was behind a younger woman who bought some pears, soy milk, bread & 2-3 vegetables and two little
items. Her total was $65.00 and that didn't even fill up the one bag.

[RogueMom]

Some people will pay for "hype".

[bongo]

I only go there when I can't find specialty items elsewhere: nigari tofu, dulse, whole flaxseed, etc.

[NJ Sherri]

Originally Posted by key4lp

Thanks because I posted a comment on another thread about many people calling Whole Foods - "Whole Paycheck."
Many of the replies (not all) more or less thought I was making this up and disagreed about their prices.
Once I was behind a younger woman who bought some pears, soy milk, bread & 2-3 vegetables and two little
items. Her total was $65.00 and that didn't even fill up the one bag.

One example, they had bulk dried pasta, just pasta, flour and water. It was $ 5.99 per pound. I can get Ronzoni for a dollar a box, imported pastas for basically the same price. All dried pasta tastes the same. Why would anyone spend that much?

[goldengrain]

Well, concerning pasta, I'm no connoisseur, but I do think you want to make sure it's made from a harder type of wheat flour, so it does not turn into mush, and all dried pasta does not taste the same. Some is more yellow which is not from food coloring. It's made from the durum semolina that is used in Italian breads which gives them a different, chewy, texture and that bright yellow color.

Some pastas hold up better after boiling for a while longer.

I remember when I used to use Ronzoni, that for a long time their pasta used to just break and I could never figure out why. I still don't know. Barilla, to my taste, is just too thick and has a mushy outer texture.

I like ANNA brand and lately I've been using Colavita for a bit. It seems more tender somehow, and it has a yellower color.

I think there are a lot of genetically different wheat plants, so one farmer's durum semolina might differ from another's. Either that, or there is corruption in the pasta industry in the same way it is in the olive oil industry, where many products sold in the US claiming right on the label that they are 100% extra virgin olive oil are nothing like that in actuality.

I've not personally been to WF for a very long time, so I cannot testify as to their products. My husband at times brings their bread home, which we like.

[Baby Pink]

Bought an apple pie there once thought it said $5.99, they scanned it and it was $15.99. Now that's outrageous