Saturday, August 2, 2008

But It's a Green Heat

Don't ask me why but I went to Whole Foods tonight in search of fried rice. I thought one of their casual dining areas might include this side dish. I also wanted to try the double chocolate cookies that Leah has raved about since her field trip a few weeks ago.

We made a beeline for the bakery (such that it is)and after several misfires, she found the yummy morsels. Then onto the rice. I checked the Asian food center but only sushi. We ended up with frozen rice.

We also got 2 slices of cheese pizza for $6.99/pound. Who sells pizza by the pound? Leah insisted that it's the best. I told the pizza clerk that after a school field trip, my daughter insists on everything from Whole Foods. Then I added "I'll have to get a 2nd job." The Whole Foods employee nodded and said "I was just going to say that", paused and with a much too sincere expression, added "but they do so much for the community." I'm thinking they don't have fried rice because selling rice by the pound would not impact the bottom line as profitably as selling cheese laden pizza crust by weight.

It's 113 degrees today and the store must have been 95 degrees. When I mentioned the balmy interior, the check out guy said "Whole Foods is being environmentally responsible by turning up the thermostat". Right. Call me cynical but I wonder if being green has more to do with saving them several thousand dollars per month on their utility bill than slowing global warming. I only had to swipe my debit card twice as the sweat poured down my face and dripped onto the credit card machine.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey there! This is a post I can really get fired up about. Whole Foods is a cool concept. Whole Foods was a fun store when you had to drive up to Tempe to visit it. They had an AWESOME cheese bar (that's where we got all the cheese for our cheese plate at our wedding reception. They let us "taste" like we were buying fine wine!). I digress... But this new Whole Foods?? It's like an overpriced Disneyland of grocery stores. We visited once but haven't been back. If you want to be adventurous and really find some bargains? Try LeeLee. Seriously. Be brave. Once you get past the smell...it's way cool.

First day of school? Awwww....

Anonymous said...

Deborah calls it "Whole Paycheck"!