The Wonders of Whole Foods

30 July 2016

So today I went to Whole Foods (I say today but I actually mean yesterday) and wow guys, it is amazing. I don't think I've ever said on my blog but I am a vegetarian and also intolerant to gluten. I always get ridiculed when I say I'm 'gluten intolerant' but I'm not full on allergic but give me something that contains gluten and my belly will swell up and some other not so nice tummy habits! But all in all, being allergic to gluten can be a downer because god damn it is expensive. Gluten free food is still expensive in whole foods to be fair, but oh boy there is so much of it. And it was only a small Whole Foods (I went to the one in Piccadilly) so I can only imagine what a big store has! I could have spent hours in there, heck, I think I did spend hours in there!

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Please ignore the blur, it was taken on my friends iPod and believe it or not, posing in Whole Foods in front of all the fruit is pretty awkward. It was one quick take or nothing 
So not only was it busting with gluten free foods, vegan foods but oh man the fruit and veg section. I didn't even know mushrooms could look the way that I saw! I am very passionate about vegetables and fruit (oh what a cool teenager I am) and this selection made my heart sing. I ended up buying some grapes and in my mind, they're the best grapes I've ever had. I've probably had better to be fair, but Whole Foods just had this effect on me. Also, I had seen on so many vegan 'What I Eat in A Day Videos' (I'm not vegan but just enjoy watching those because wow their recipes are so inventive! Who knew dates could be consumed in so man ways!) roasted cauliflower and herbs, which seems so simple but I never made then low and behold Whole Foods sold a box of it pre-made and ready to be eaten. I didn't buy the box because my money was lacking but I tried some of my friends. They had this salad bar and hot food bar and juice bar and burrito bar (all in a very small space may I add, I'm not sure how all this food fitted)  and ah it was just amazing. I am very excited to go back to Whole Foods with my mum and get her to buy all the items. 

Although, Whole Foods did have some very weird items. I don't remember many but I do remember seeing avocado hummus which I have never tried, but the idea makes me uncomfortable. They're such different textures and tastes, how could the two be combined!? They also had tasters of raw cakes (which I've always wanted to try) and oh man it was amazing, next time I'm there I'm definitely going to buy a whole one. I ended up buying this chia seed pudding pot which I did not particularity enjoy because the texture made me feel weird. Also my friend who I went with got a vegan cupcake and it looked so good. 

Long story short, if you're in to healthy foods, are vegan/gluten/lactose intolerant, Whole Foods will blow your mind. I wish I could say here this was a sponsored post and then I could just go back to my fridge full of their roasted cauliflower and kale pot goodness, but alas. It is not. Don't worry though, I will try to re make this wonderful cauliflower and once I have nailed it I will show you how I done it. It's probably not even hard to make  but I never have a cauliflower in my fridge and that is a pretty damn vital ingredient. 

7 comments

  1. This is probably the most excited post I have ever read!! I felt the same when I went into my first whole foods-especially about the fruit and veg and the salad bar-it would be so easy to spend wayyyyy too much money in there!!
    Katie x
    katie-louu.blogspot.co.uk x

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    1. Nothing gets me more excited than shops full of healthy food I won't lie! Also I feel like even if I got something unhealthy from there like a pack of biscuits, it's still slightly healthy because it's from Whole Foods, you know? Deep down I know that's not the case at all, but at the same time, it kiiind of is

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  2. I've never been to a whole foods and that slightly upsets me haha - I always try to eat more 'vegan' (although I'm very far from it) when I can so I can only imagine what whole foods would be like!

    Lucy | Forever September

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    1. Oh Lucy, if I could take you to Whole Foods I would do so in a heart beat!

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  3. i feel like places like whole foods make eating healthy seem fun haha. whenever i walk by their baked goods section everything looks so good, but i'm still quite wary of any dessert that has been made the healthy way haha. you're enthusiasm makes me want to give em a try though!

    http://hellokuo.blogspot.com/

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    1. Oh Kuo you should!! Although I know what you mean about 'healthy dessert' because whats in them!! I have found out dates are often used as a replacement for refined sugar, I'll tell ya that!x

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  4. I've defo gotta go have a look at whole foods! I'm a veggie too but am always running out of things to cook- might get some new inspo!! x
    www.lexiealexandra.com

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