Posted by Gillius | Posted in Paleo in Seattle | Posted on 24-08-2009
Another great place to stay Paleo is Whole Foods.
Whole Foods Market (RSQ)
If you don’t know what you are doing and just dig into the salad bar..you may be shocked on how high the price is causing you to miss out on the excellent products Whole Foods offers. So while the salad bar definitely has the potential to be Paleo there are other options that you can check out.
Option 1:
Over in the carving station next to the made to order burritos, they have a few meal deals.
Of the Paleo options, you can get a half all natural chicken with two sides for $6.99, marinated pork shoulder with two sides for $9.99 and depending on the day there are other choices that might show up for meats. Here are a few of the combinations I have made:
Entree: 1/2 chicken
Side 1: Mixed vegetables (onions, peppers, squash, zucchini, more?) with seasoning.
Side 2: Sherry mushrooms
So how was it?
Taste: 8 (Add some guacamole or other dressing / sauce and it goes to 10)
Nutrition: 10
Filling: 10 (I could barely finish it)
Price: $
Overal Value: 10
Ingredients confirmed to be 100% free of soy, grains, artificial ingredients, and added sugar.
Option 2:
The Corner Cafe serves made to order grilled items with huge Paleo potential
Large beef patty served with bacon, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and avacado. I went for the side of sweet potato fries
Taste: 9
Nutrition: 7 (Meat used was not 100% grass-fed and the fries are Alexia brand which is coated with some non Paleo but all natural ingredients)
Filling: 8
Price: $
Overall Value: 8
Ingredients confirmed to be 100% free of soy, artificial ingredients, and added sugar.
The fries contain: Sweet Potatoes, Oleic Canola Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil And/Or Safflower Oil, Modified Food Starch (From Potatoes), Rice Flour, Corn Dextrin, Salt, Leaving (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Extractive of Paprika, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (Added To Preserve Natural Color).
Option 3:
Build your own. Meat from meat department, not Prepared Foods
100% grass-fed lamb, steamed broccoli, guacamole, caramelized onions
100% grass-fed ground beef, steamed broccoli, guacamole, caramelized onions
The absolute best deal and highest quality option is to bring over grass-fed meat from the meat department. From there for $2.99 you can get 2 sides (steamed broccoli, grilled vegetables, sherry mushrooms). Guacamole is $0.50 extra and caramelized onions are $0.50. Get creative! You can piece together an awesome meal with effort.
Thank you Whole Foods for helping Seattle out!