Boulder Eats Healthy Thanks to Boulder Natural Grocers
Updated 04/03/2013
Do you live to eat or eat to live? Chances are, no matter how you answer the question, Boulder has a natural grocery store that will fit your eating habits.
Whole Foods, Vitamin Cottage, Sprouts, Sunflower and Alfalfa’s are all Boulder natural grocers
Are you gluten free? There’s a store for that. Avoiding dairy? Boulder natural grocers offer options galore. Allergic to this or that? Just seeking a healthy lifestyle? Boulder is a natural foods haven with plenty of excellent options.
In no particular order, you’ll find Vitamin Cottage, Whole Foods, Alfalfa’s, Sprouts, Sunflower Farmer’s Market (about to merge into one company) and coming soon, a Trader Joe’s – not necessarily a natural grocer, but certainly a wonderful addition to the grocery store scene in Boulder. And lest I forget to mention it, during the warmer months, there is an excellent Boulder County Farmers Market held in downtown Boulder.
Sunflower and Sprouts are known for great pricing on fruits and vegetables. Vitamin Cottage has an excellent selection of foods. Alfalfa’s is a home grown grocer with some excellent tie-ins. Looking for fresh sushi? Alfalfa’s sushi bar is operated by a local restaurant. Be sure to try the seaweed salad. Of course, perhaps best known and operating a state of the art shopping experience is Whole Foods. Alfalfas just opened a brand new Louisville location!!
Boulder Whole Foods
Whole Foods is quite the shopping experience. If you want good food with quality ingredients, freshly made or locally sourced, this is the store to search out first. The Boulder location has a fresh seafood market, expansive butcher’s block, bakery, sushi bar, juice bar, coffee shop and more. Several days a week you can enjoy samples as businesses frequently visit to promote their newest products. Just hungry? There is a salad bar, hot foods bar and large selection of chef made options. By far, Whole Foods is one of the best shopping experiences offered by Boulder natural grocers.
Boulder Farmer’s Market
In addition to the grocers, there is also the Boulder Farmer’s Market. It is April, and that means the (official site: Boulder Farmer’s Market is open). Be sure to check it out on Saturdays from 8 am to 2 pm. The Boulder Farmer’s Market runs April through late November. In addition to the freshest, most locally grown produce, you’ll hear live music and enjoy tasty hot snacks with an international flair. The market has been a fixture in the City of Boulder since 1986. Best bet: park in a public parking garage and avoid any risk of a parking ticket.
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Love farmer’s markets. All the little towns around Portsmouth have one and they have them all scheduled on different days so you can make the rounds. What sort of produce does the Boulders Farmers market have this time of year?