Where do you guys find all this cool stuff!?!
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Bobbi
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Yep. Here in Tucson we have Trader Joe's and Wild Oats as well as Middle Eastern and Asian Markets. Makes it all very interesting.
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jillybean
Cathlete
I love Minnesota - Prince, The Timberwolves, Josh Hartnett...but my house is sandwiched between a K-Mart and a Wal-Mart. I guess the closest I am getting to health food is the reduced fat pork rinds located in the snack aisle of either of the above mentioned stores. Thanks for the replies!!!
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-28-02 AT 10:14AM (Est)[/font][p]I must jump in for our fair state of MN. I to am also from MN and we have some great places here in town.
If you are looking for interesting food grocery stores
You could try -
Whole foods market - Several locations
or the Wedge in uptown
Many fine bakeries around town and awesome Vegetarian places. All I need to say is uptown Mpls or for Ethnic markets St. Paul.
Also Byerlys carries quiet the extensive organic foods selection. I almost never have to go to whole foods now that Byerly's has gone organic.
Sports equipment well Galyans is great, Oshmans super store in the mall of america is good and one of my favorites for buying used weights play it again sports. Oh and I almost forgot REI for great outdoor equipment. Sportmart is okay but not the best. I won't even start to get into all the awesome little running stores in town or my favorite bike store by lake Calhoun.
We do have extremely cool places to shop in MN you just need to get beyond your corner Walmart, Target, Cub or Rainbow foods. I guess it all depends on where you live. I live fairly close to Mpls. and work in St. Paul so I can get around to places. If you live someplace like Elk River (not that, that is bad - used just as an example) you are fairly far away from stuff I am describing and are looking at a 45 min to 1 hour drive to many of the places I mentioned.
If you are looking for interesting food grocery stores
You could try -
Whole foods market - Several locations
or the Wedge in uptown
Many fine bakeries around town and awesome Vegetarian places. All I need to say is uptown Mpls or for Ethnic markets St. Paul.
Also Byerlys carries quiet the extensive organic foods selection. I almost never have to go to whole foods now that Byerly's has gone organic.
Sports equipment well Galyans is great, Oshmans super store in the mall of america is good and one of my favorites for buying used weights play it again sports. Oh and I almost forgot REI for great outdoor equipment. Sportmart is okay but not the best. I won't even start to get into all the awesome little running stores in town or my favorite bike store by lake Calhoun.
We do have extremely cool places to shop in MN you just need to get beyond your corner Walmart, Target, Cub or Rainbow foods. I guess it all depends on where you live. I live fairly close to Mpls. and work in St. Paul so I can get around to places. If you live someplace like Elk River (not that, that is bad - used just as an example) you are fairly far away from stuff I am describing and are looking at a 45 min to 1 hour drive to many of the places I mentioned.
jillybean
Cathlete
Thanks for all of the awesome info!!! I have never even heard of the wedge - what a loser,huh!?! I will have to venture into uptown this weekend. As for Byerly's, I worked there for 11 years and cannot stand that place - had a huge falling out with management - but I can put aside my differences and maybe stop in at night when none of my nemesises are afoot! Thanks again! P.S. Your post is too coincidental - I went to Play It Again Sports for the first time last night and bought some plate weights!
jillybean
Cathlete
Well my husband bought a weight bench and a barbell from 2nd Wind yesteday and got a great deal on it! I went shopping myself and got flax seed, rye flakes (to make oatmeal with!), and some high fiber bread. Do you know if they sell that Ezekial bread w/o flour anywhere in MN? Thanks again, I appreciate it so much and the part of my body that needs to keep my glycemic index in check thanks you too!
[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Mar-03-02 AT 09:49PM (Est)[/font][p]If there's a Whole Foods where you are, they have it. It's in the refrigerated section because it would spoil more quickly than regular bread. It's in an orange plastic bag. Great stuff, really tasty.
And while you're there, try to stay away from the Dancing Deer chocolate tangerine cookies or molasses clove cookies
They put samples of them out and once you try one, it's all over.
P.S. You'll be shocked at some of the prices at WF. We call it "Whole Paycheck" LOL. The Ezekiel bread isn't bad, though.
And while you're there, try to stay away from the Dancing Deer chocolate tangerine cookies or molasses clove cookies
They put samples of them out and once you try one, it's all over.P.S. You'll be shocked at some of the prices at WF. We call it "Whole Paycheck" LOL. The Ezekiel bread isn't bad, though.