Natural Living
Suja—Making detox delicious!
Wherever do the young find these things?! Suja, an organic cleansing drink developed by a RAW chef and his partner, a woman who wrestled with autoimmune skin disease as a teen, has become a staple of those who take getting and staying in shape seriously. Founders Eric Ethans and Annie Lawless have a passion for…
Read MoreDinner impossible? Try “frozen” in a pinch!
You’ve got parent-teacher meetings, football and soccer games, cheerleading practice, PTA fundraisers, game-night tailgates…too much on the plate? The family is going every which way, and there’s no time to put a decent meal on the table. What’s a body to do?! Not to worry, GreenAcres “frozen food and cold case entrees” to the rescue. …
Read MoreVega One—a whole lot of shakin’ going on!
If you’re looking for optimal health from a plant-based, whole food shake, look no further. Vega One, a Canadian company that has a manufacturing plant in the northwestern US, may be just what you’re looking for. It’s got 15 g. of protein; enough probiotics in the mix to equal a cup of yogurt; nearly three…
Read MoreOur customers babble about Babka!
They can’t seem to get enough of that chocolaty, cinnamon goodness that reads like an Easter bread for the Czechs and the Poles, but more like an every-day cake for the Jews. The Czechs, Hungarians and Ukrainians made Nut Roll—layers of pastry, brushed with butter, dusted with pecans, raisins and cinnamon sugar, then rolled into…
Read MoreEat your greens…Guy says!
All these little âadultismsâ handed down from generation to generation. Where do they come from and do they have merit? Well, greens it seems hold a wealth of nutrition in some very large leafy, almost plant-like leaves that embody a whole subculture of eating. There are collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, spinach, chard, kale. …
Read MoreGrillin’and chillin’…it’s what’s on the Labor Day menu!
Never too hot to grill you say? Well then don’t put away the smoker or the cooker for at least another month. It’s going to stay hot right up to the end of summer, and since grilling is considered an art by many, it’s really never too early or too late in any season to…
Read MoreA Derma e beauty talks about the importance of facials, moisturizing and radiating!
Besides good genes, what really helps skin look ageless? Three years ago, when GreenAcres had its radio show, we interviewed a young woman educator from Derma e, an enormously-popular natural skincare line we carry in all eight of our stores. We asked her to tell her secrets about getting the “glow” from the inside out.…
Read MoreDietary Supplements and Sports Nutrition—something to think about
We’ve been going over some statistics and it looks like those who use dietary supplements are more fit than those who don’t. Mainly it’s because 67% of supplement users exercise regularly. And that seems to translate to more and more customers buying into a category we in the grocery business call “Sports and Energy Nutrition.”…
Read MoreCan you tell we’re simply nutty over nut butters?
If we’ve got one nut butter in all eight GreenAcres stores, we’ve got dozens! Everyone from kids on up love our nut butters. After all, we all grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches—although the peanut butter you find at GreenAcres is a whole lot healthier than what mother used to buy! Nut butters…
Read MoreYou don’t actually have to be crazy to drink this water…in fact, it might help!
What’s so crazy about Crazy Water, you ask? Well, nothing really. In fact, its alkaline content makes it one of the healthiest bottled waters you can drink. So how did it get its name? Story has it that once upon a time, an old lady, who appeared “a bubble off plum,” sat by a well…
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