SmartGroceries: Wild Harvest Natural Foods

For those of you in New England and living near a Shaw's supermarket, they have a solid, and usually affordable, line of natural foods under the Wild Harvest brand.

You can't go wrong when choosing any of these products because they are sold under the following conditions:

With the highest standards for taste, quality and health, our Wild Harvest department brings you natural grocery, dairy and frozen food sections that are both easy to navigate and chock full of your favorite brands.

• NO artificial preservatives, colorings or flavorings
• NO hydrogenated or cottonseed oils
• NO artificial sweeteners
• NO phosphates or chlorine

Some of the TLN house favorites: Salad Dressings, Tortilla Chips, Cereals, Frozen Pizza, Maple Syrup, Kethup, Mustard, Fruit Juices and Crackers

You can learn more about the Wild Harvest product line at the Shaw's website.

I recommend signing up for their monthly mailer. Not only does it contain informative food and nutrition articles, but the coupons are great. They offer some nice savings on your grocery bill.

Check it out!

Grocery 101: Wild Harvest Store Field Trip

It was a great privilege to get a behind-the-scenes look at the Wild Harvest Natural Foods set (store-in-a-store) at Shaw's Supermarket in Waterbury, VT. Store manager Cathy Ladd gave me the VIP tour of her impeccably-kept store; providing me with insights on what Wild Harvest requires for products to be stocked on their shelves.

In a nutshell, products must contain: NO artificial preservatives, colorings or flavorings, NO hydrogenated or cottonseed oils, NO artificial sweeteners and NO phosphates or chlorine.

There is no doubt that the products found in Wild Harvest, or other health food stores for that matter, come with a higher price point. However, being a customer of Wild Harvest myself, there are always rotating sales that allow you to stock up on staple items at excellent prices.

Don't be intimidated by the prices or products at Wild Harvest. Venture in and poke around. Buy a couple of items to try out. They are almost always going to be a healthy grocery choice.

Don't be shy to ask questions. If there is not somebody on hand to answer them, get the website address off the product or feel free to drop me an e-mail at info@TLNutrition.com! You can also checkout all of my posts under SmartGroceries. Many of these items are purchased at Wild Harvest.

Finally, sign-up for the Wild Harvest mailer at http://www.shaws.com/. Along with getting some nice, little health and nutrition articles, there are several dollars worth of coupons. I saved 10 bucks on my last visit!