A few simple essential cooking techniques can help you prepare healthier meals without the use of added oils, a key aspect of our Health Starts Here™ program. One of the most common cooking techniques for healthy eating is steaming. This technique is great with fresh vegetables as it helps them retain optimum freshness, texture and [...]
Healthy Cooking Techniques: Steaming
Posted March 27th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
Alleviating Poverty with Gift Cards
Posted March 26th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
To celebrate the five-year anniversary of funding the first microcredit loan by Whole Planet Foundation, we are launching a special new Whole Foods Market gift card. Check out the image here of this really unique card made from all natural wood with a cellulose overcoat. In addition to looking cool, when you purchase this card [...]
Make Sure to Catch “To Catch a Dollar”
Posted March 25th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
We want to make sure you don’t miss a very special, one-night only event. On Thursday, March 31st at 7:30 p.m., theaters nationwide will premiere the Sundance Film Festival documentary, To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America. This film follows the powerful stories of women in Queens, New York, who receive microloans to [...]
1-Day Tulip Sale Today Only!
Posted March 25th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
Today’s the day for tulips! While supplies last, pick up 3 10-stem bunches for just . With a deal like this you can bring Spring to someone special and brighten your day, too. Better act fast, today only — Friday, March 25th. Enjoy! Happy Spring! Whole Story
Discover French Cheeses: Comté
Posted March 25th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
The French Alps are among the most beautiful mountains in the world and are home to one of my favorite cheese producing areas—the Massif du Jura in the Franche-Comté region, which borders Switzerland in eastern France. Creameries in this region have been producing a celebrated French cheese called Comté for hundreds of years. Comté is [...]
Cooking for One: Spring Produce
Posted March 24th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
There’s nothing greater than watching dreary winter turn into lush spring. Green is the word everywhere you turn, from the leaves on the trees to the asparagus in the garden. Pops of color explode around you from purple tulips to ripe, red strawberries. In case it’s not obvious, I love spring and a big part [...]
Dandelion Greens – No Common Weed!
Posted March 24th, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
It’s hard to believe there was a time in my life when I thought of dandelion greens as weeds! Clearly, I had never made a meal of them, nor had I read about or studied the many health benefits these common backyard plants confer. Growing up in the South, I learned to love just about [...]
Vote for Cute Babies!
Posted March 23rd, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
There’s still time to vote for your favorite photo of cute babies eating their favorite food. We’ve narrowed the field to 50 finalists. Through March 25th, our Facebook fans will be able to vote once a day to help us choose the winner. Thanks to our contest partner, Earth’s Best, we have 16 prizes to [...]
Gene Logsdon: Oaken Resilience
Posted March 23rd, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
From GENE LOGSDON The one thing that I’ve learned living in the woods is that trees can take care of themselves. All we puny humans need to do to help them is to stop the bulldozers from removing them in favor of more asphalt and corn. But since my inclination is to worry too much [...]
It’s a Tulip One-Day Sale this Friday
Posted March 23rd, 2011 by Admin. Comment (0).
Nothing shouts, “Spring is here!” quite like colorful tulips. We’re delighting in the arrival of the season with a Tulip One-Day Sale this Friday. That’s right, on Friday, March 25th only, you can purchase 3 10-stem bunches for just . With a deal like that you can bring Spring to someone special and brighten your [...]