Despite what many may think or say, I love Whole Foods! In fact, that's the only grocery store that I frequent. I try to be health and environment conscious and Whole Foods fits right in with my philosophy. It carries good, "whole" foods in addition to many ethnic cuisines and ethnic dishes. Their hot food section is wonderful, and I usually wind up getting a full box of it to go. Their vegetarian options are rivaled by few; I love their "New Age" part of the store with soy candles and clothing and shoes, I wish that this section was larger, but as it stands, it still has a great selection. I recommend checking out jewelry made by poor individuals in co-ops around the world--some of it is breathtaking.
The medicinal aisles are amazing. Homeopathy and aromatherapy as well as a variety of holistic medicinals are represented here.
I will never stop attending Whole Foods. I do wish that the location was larger and that there was another one closer to my house in SW part of the valley. But, overall, Whole Foods is by far my favorite market.