Special Diets

If you have a unique dietary plan, we can help

We Have Information on Gluten-Free and Several Other Unique Diets Available For Your Family.

Gluten Free

What does following a gluten-free diet mean? That you're embarking on an easy diet with a wide range of health-promoting effects. Instead of dwelling on what you’re giving up, consider that you’re going to enjoy a whole new world of delicious food options to meet your special dietary needs. You’ll be eating seasonally, choosing more fresh fruits and vegetables, focusing on meats, seafood, poultry, legumes, lentils, corn, and rice, and discovering fascinating ancient grains such as quinoa, amaranth, and millet. You’ll be able to eat potatoes, eggs, most cheeses, even chocolate (!)—and enjoy them without guilt because you’ll be taking good care of your body. In fact, you’ll probably end up eating—and feeling—better than ever!

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We carry a large variety of gluten free items, the brands listed below represent just some of the offerings we carry

Raw Foods

“Raw” is all the rage these days, but what does it mean to eat raw? And is it possible to get enough protein and other nutrients while following a raw diet?

Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F

Raw, defined

Most raw foodists eat only plant-based (vegan) foods, including vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, and seaweed. Raw foods are those that have not been heated above 108°F to 118°F, depending on who you talk to. The logic behind this is that many of the nutrients in foods are extremely sensitive to heat. This is especially true of the water-soluble vitamins, like the B-vitamins, folate, and vitamin C. As Katie McDonald, a raw food chef and certified Holistic Health Coach in Rhode Island puts it, “The more you do to a food, the less it does for you.”

Raw food advocates also look to the enzyme content of raw foods, saying that cooking destroys delicate enzymes that could otherwise go toward improving the digestion of the foods you’re eating.

Read up on Raw here

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In addition to our always fresh produce, we carry many more raw foods throughout our stores. Look for these brands and our Raw Foods section for more.

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Supplements Are Regulated, Even If Concerns Persist

Diane Rehm, host of The Diane Rehm Show on NPR, recently hosted a discussion on the regulation of dietary supplements, following the recent, high profile hearing undertaken by the FTC to stop Dr. Oz and others from continuing to promote fraudulent weight-loss products. Guests on the show included a health policy expert, a medical doctor, as well as Dr. Daniel Fabricant, the former Director of the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the FDA and current CEO of the Natural Products Association. While all of the guests voiced concerns that some products may be adulterated or have other quality issues, Dr. Fabricant stated his belief that the current federal law regulating supplements is enough to protect consumers. He stated that federal law includes a comprehensive set of good manufacturing practices that firms are required to follow, and that it is generally not a lack of regulations that leads to problems in the industry, but rather that the FDA often does not have enough resources to fully enforce the laws currently in place. Nevertheless, the FDA has still used its powers widely to impose jail sentences, order recalls, and collect billions of dollars in fines.

Source: The Diane Rehm Show

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