Whole Foods Market - Sacramento

This whole food was quite average. I stopped here and I picked up the lunch and was happy with what I got. I had some of the overcrowded beyond meat and a few other dinge was good. my bf got a burrito and thought it was also average.

New to Sacramento, used to shopping at Whole Foods in other cities, and noticed the difference immediately when I entered the store. Some of the items I normally buy at whole foods were absent, and that is what I drove across town for. Although I am certain I will go back for a few of the items I cannot find anywhere else, and I still enjoyed walking through the store, surely Whole Foods could bring this store up to the same size, and array of products I have seen in other cities. Surely the city is large enough to support it, even in these depressed exonomic situations the store was full of customers, at times hard to move around. Also, when I was there, only one checkstand was open, very long line. There was a young man at another checkstand, but it had a closed sign up. Store was full of customers, seems as though another checkstand could be open, the express was also closed.

I've been to the Sacramento Whole Foods probably 10 times since it opened. This trip was mostly for my mom as she has newly diagnosed Celiac Sprue and Whole Foods is really good about carrying gluten free products. It was packed (Sunday before Christmas) but the staff was super friendly and more than willing to help. They also had a nice selection of mock meats. Yes, the meat and fish counters are unavoidable but I think overall it's a very vegetarian friendly company. They are really good at labeling items with ingredients and many items are labeled vegan so you don't have to guess if something has lurking animal products in it. They also have a decent selection of raw items (bars, bulk bin items, etc). I always get a salad on the way out and they had an awesome vinegared fava bean salad, yummy! The biggest downside to Whole Foods is the high prices. I don't do the bulk of my shopping here by any means but it is a fun place to get specialty items or a better selection of many vegetarian products. The produce is also nice but expensive. I get organic produce delivered to my home weekly so I didn't get any but I do like how everything is labeled very clearly organic or conventional. By the way there will be a Whole Foods opening in Napa next month!

I have shopped in a variety of health food stores in my life and in various locations all over California..This Whole Foods Market is pleasant place to shop...It kinda mesmerizes you into buying something...However, I believe the Whole Foods in Berkeley is better. The prices are very high in both markets for items you could buy much cheaper at other markets, but you pay for the ambience, i guess....in my book its ok, but id rather shop at a smaller health food store thats more personable and less pricey. I found also the location to be inconvient for people who live in Sacramento.

I am a certified food and cooking instructor with the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine, founded by Dr. Neal Barnard. Additionally, I am certified in plant nutrition through Dr. T. Colin Campbell at Cornell University, and I hold a certification in the Starch Solution from Dr. John McDougall. I have launched a 30-day Vegan Health Watch program under my business, VeganMentor.com, to provide daily support for my clients. Participants learn which foods contribute to optimal health and how to reverse chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and many types of cancer. This review has been updated since my previous one on January 7, 2014.