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| - I have mixed feelings about this grocery store. The store has something for everyone: carnivores, vegetarians, pescatarians, vegans, gluten free, rawists, etc. I was pleasantly surprised to discover the raw salad dressing that I adore that until this point I could only find at Whole Foods.
Everything that is gluten free is labeled which takes the guess work out. What this store is missing is a "store brand" option that everyone can afford. Sprouts has their brand and Whole Foods has the 365 brand which is slightly cheaper. I shop at Sprouts weekly and tend to buy the same items. Natural Grocers carries a lot of the items, but the price is a dollar or so more. The Amy's frozen, gluten free, vegetarian entrees are my favorite. Sprouts carries them for $3.99 regular price while Natural Grocers sells them for $4.99. Why is that? The store is not in an affluent area and while they are probably looking to attract a higher end clientele the neighborhood does not warrant prices that high.
The bulk section has everything already packaged for you which eliminates the need for a plastic bag and writing the item number on the tag. It's convenient, but sometimes the recipe only calls for a pinch of this or a dash of that and now I'm stuck with an entire baggie full of a spice that I'll probably never use again. Also, the dried cranberries had sugar added. HUH?? Dried fruit is sweet all on it's own.
The vitamin/supplement selection was very large while the produce selection was very small. They have free classes weekly on a variety of topics. I will continue to do my weekly grocery shopping at Sprouts while occasionally running over to Trader Joe's. I'll probably visit Natural Grocers as often as I visited Fresh & Easy, every once in a while.
P.S. Bring your own grocery bag or use the boxes they provide.
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