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There are no added hormones in WF meat. There are no hydrogenated oils in any of their products. There are no phthalates in any of their beauty/wash products.

There are no added hormones in WF meat. There are no hydrogenated oils in any of their products. There are no phthalates in any of their beauty/wash products. Obviously you can define health however yo want, and you can scan the shelves of other stores for these same things. Maybe you can find a couple phthalate-free shampoos in Target, read a bunch of articles and memorize the good brands and hope they don't change. Or you could shop at WF.

astrodust 8y ago
No added hormones is normal in most countries, but apparently in the USA you need to go out of your way to not do that.
- zjaffee 8y ago
  The US also has radically cheaper groceries than virtually any other developed country.
  - mr_toad 8y ago
    Partly this is due to lower transport costs.
  - tpush 8y ago
    Nonsense. A quick Google search[0] shows that the following countries all have cheaper groceries than the US: Spain, Germany, Netherlands. [0] http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Cost-of-living/Prices-at-markets/Groceries-index#amount http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Cost-of-livin...
- perl4ever 8y ago
  When I think of a national brand in the US that everyone would assume the worst of, that is available at ordinary non-WF supermarkets, I think of Tyson, and yet their chicken is prominently labeled "no antibiotics ever" and "no added hormones or steroids". I think this may be a case of "gluten free sugar".
  - simonsarris 8y ago
    Added hormones in chicken are illegal in the USA (and as far as I know only chicken)
zaroth 8y ago
I remember a great quote from a WF shopper talking about their prices. They said how great it was to see lower prices on the produce, meats, etc. but that if you ever found her shopping the health & beauty section it meant she won the lottery. Got a good chuckle out of that because I’ve also never dared shop those aisles at WF either!
jimmy1 8y ago
Or EarthFare, or Sprouts, or Trader Joes, or a bunch of other grocery stores that do what WF does. Whole Foods is just an expensive grocery store to me these days. It's uniqueness of being an "organic grocery store" has long faded.
- justin66 8y ago
  Trader Joe's doesn't sell exclusively organic. With their product placement they do an admirable job of putting organic and standard products next to each other and letting the customer decide between the two based on price, without a lot of deception based on item count or weight or whatever.

astrodust 8y ago

No added hormones is normal in most countries, but apparently in the USA you need to go out of your way to not do that.

zjaffee 8y ago
The US also has radically cheaper groceries than virtually any other developed country.
- mr_toad 8y ago
  Partly this is due to lower transport costs.
- tpush 8y ago
  Nonsense. A quick Google search[0] shows that the following countries all have cheaper groceries than the US: Spain, Germany, Netherlands. [0] http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Cost-of-living/Prices-at-markets/Groceries-index#amount http://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/stats/Cost-of-livin...
perl4ever 8y ago
When I think of a national brand in the US that everyone would assume the worst of, that is available at ordinary non-WF supermarkets, I think of Tyson, and yet their chicken is prominently labeled "no antibiotics ever" and "no added hormones or steroids". I think this may be a case of "gluten free sugar".
- simonsarris 8y ago
  Added hormones in chicken are illegal in the USA (and as far as I know only chicken)

zaroth 8y ago

I remember a great quote from a WF shopper talking about their prices. They said how great it was to see lower prices on the produce, meats, etc. but that if you ever found her shopping the health & beauty section it meant she won the lottery. Got a good chuckle out of that because I’ve also never dared shop those aisles at WF either!

jimmy1 8y ago

Or EarthFare, or Sprouts, or Trader Joes, or a bunch of other grocery stores that do what WF does. Whole Foods is just an expensive grocery store to me these days. It's uniqueness of being an "organic grocery store" has long faded.

justin66 8y ago
Trader Joe's doesn't sell exclusively organic. With their product placement they do an admirable job of putting organic and standard products next to each other and letting the customer decide between the two based on price, without a lot of deception based on item count or weight or whatever.