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Thing is Horizon is questionable despite being expensive. Has been *a lot* of discussion about their practices and if their items really do meet the USDA *organic standards*, but in a pinch, have bought the stuff, but generally avoid it for that reason.
For years, would not touch the stuff (just about anything from the 365 label), but the girlfriend buys some of it, so tried it and was surprised. The 365 organic skim milk is *awful*. Looks bad too. The 2% seems too much rich, and the 1% is the best and is usually the one that sells out the quickest. It's actually as good as Organic Valley. Can tell you have had some *issues* with Organic Valley and their milk having an *off* taste. Wrote the company personally at least once in the last few years and receive vouchers *twice* for free milk and discounts on their other items. For that reason, switched almost exclusively to Stony Field's organic milk (all of their organic milk is consistently good) before they increased their prices, and now use the 365 brand and Stony Field. Organic Valley (for milk anyway is a sometime thing - used to be my go-to option). Their other organic products are still amazing. Organic cheese, organic butter... All great.
Am thinking Whole Foods has access to large farms where things can be more *manufactured* despite being *organic*. Organic Valley and Stony Field by comparison are *much* smaller, so that makes a big difference in their overhead costs. Nevertheless, have come to trust some of the 365 items. Only buy organic or GMO free items from their label that are made in USA, made in Italy or Canada, which is cereal, milk, their Stracchino pizza or veggies or tortilla chips. Take off that frozen arugula, put some fresh organic arugula on it, add a bit of GMO free olive oil, organic chicken sausage, organic roasted garlic and some of the Hepworth organic tomatoes after everything has cooked, and the taste is *very good*.
I buy 365 Whole Grain pasta and 365 brown rice. There are some good 365 products.
I love the natural peanut butter (no hydrogenated oils).
I buy 365 Whole Grain pasta and 365 brown rice. There are some good 365 products.
I love the natural peanut butter (no hydrogenated oils).
Their California GMO free olive oil is one of the best around. Am here to tell you... Find any excuse to have some of the stuff... Sometimes, get their brand of veggie chips and drizzle some *EVOO* on top. Intensifies the flavor of the chips. The oil has a *great* color and nice *pepperiness* and *roundness*. One thing about Gaeta, love the stuff, but some of them aren't as bold in flavor.
The bananas went down from 79 cents to 49 cents. Organic bananas went from 99 to 69 cents. Cereal that normally cost 5.79 I got for two for six dollars. There were discounts on many but not all items. Sardines and whole wheat macaroni cost the same.
Keep in mind the discounts that Pierrepont mentioned are often enough to get more customers.
Amazon has promised more discounts to Prime members soon.
wow I can now afford to to regularly shop in whole foods I'll have to stop by more often.
You're just mad that you can't walk into the store and buy as you please.
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