Valley Natural Foods is proud to feature LUV Ice Cream, a small ice cream company, established in 2012, based in Stillwater, Minnesota. Products include all-natural, gluten-free ice cream with no sugar as well as sugar free, gluten-free chocolates. Learn more at http://luvicecream.com/
Read MoreValley Natural Foods is proud to feature Green Earth Growers, a small wholesale greenhouse company, established in 2004, located just south of the Twin Cities in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Products include custom plugs, bedding plants, unique annuals, tropicals, heirloom tomatoes & peppers, and much more. Learn more at http://www.greenearthgrowers.net.
Read MoreThe deli at Valley Natural Foods offers many healthy salad, soup and sandwich options. Watch this video to learn how Troy, a Valley Natural Foods deli employee, made the most of these healthy options to change his lifestyle.
Read MoreValley Natural Foods is a proud supporter of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Hear from some of our local CSA farmers.
Read MoreIf you are in a diet or exercise rut or just simply need a bit of inspiration to get through your Saturday, watch this video about how juicing transformed Tyler's life. Tyler is a Valley Natural Foods employee.
Read MoreFinding balance is the mantra for any healthy lifestyle. Getting there is the hard part. Watch this video and be inspired by Yani's journey to find balance during her weight-loss journey. Yani is a Valley Natural Foods employee.
Read MoreBy: Loris Sofia Gregory, Healthy Kitchen Coach, Apple Valley, MN Most of us look forward to traditional comfort foods this special time of year, usually anticipating the pleasurable sights, smells and tastes of our family holidays. What dishes are on your “must serve” holiday list? Does everyone in your family agree or do you stress yourself out trying to satisfy everyone’s favorite food memories? What about potential rising numbers on the bathroom scale during the next few months? Just thinking about holiday cooking and eating does not have to raise your blood pressure. Holiday feasts and treats can include superfoods, offering more nutrition per calorie without straining your waistline or wallet. Click to read more about the fresh, local and global rainbow of holiday superfoods and spices to consider. These fresh foods offer power-packed energy and strong immunity for happier healthier
Read MoreImagine the earthy jewel tones and delectable tastes of autumn harvest on your dinner plate. Even after our first frosts, nutrient-dense, calorie-sparse root vegetables deliver a bounty of body-warming energy for the months ahead. Many of the super-healthy hearty fall “greens” such as chard, the kales and cabbages, Brussels sprouts and beet, collard and mustard greens taste even better when they are kissed by frost. Cooler temperatures stimulate plant sugar production leading to a touch of sweetness. In addition, October is the month to stock up on sweet or tart FRESH & LOCAL apples. Consider building optimal health while supporting local farmers and growers with October’s plentiful produce. For cooking demos and ample samples of “Black Bean Smothered Sweet Potatoes” and “Tangy Cranberry Salsa with Pumpkin Seeds” plus more seasonal recipes and healthy coaching for easy whole-foods meals, sign up for
Read MoreFrom April 1-June 30, Valley Natural Foods and many wellness products vendors rallied together on behalf of store wellness manager, Naomi Lundberg to put together the "Unite for Naomi" fundraiser. $5.00 bags of wellness products were sold to raise money on behalf of Naomi, who was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year. All the wellness products were donated to 360 Communities' Burnsville's food shelf. We are happy to report that we sold 426 bags and raised $2,519.16 for Naomi! That means for the 90-day period of the fundraiser we sold an average of almost 5 bags a day! That's incredible! A huge thanks goes out to all of our shoppers for their generosity, it really means a lot. Also, another huge thanks goes out to all of our amazing wellness vendors who supported the fundraiser with product. We couldn't have
Read MoreBy: Loris Sofia Gregory, Healthy Kitchen Coach, Apple Valley, MN July gifts us with a healthy abundance of flavorful FRESH & LOCAL produce: the crisp nutrient-packed greens of cilantro, collard greens, cucumbers, kales, lettuces, Napa cabbage, parsley and zucchini; the succulent reds and oranges of beets, berries, carrots, radishes, romaine and melons; and the captivating earthy palette of heirloom tomatoes. Satisfying summer meals and optimum health are not the only benefits of eating a rainbow of FRESH & LOCAL produce. When we buy local, we help our local farm families earn a living, which in turn preserves farmland around us. Buying fresh local food also supports our local economy and saves money through minimizing and eliminating processing, packaging, marketing and transportation costs. Take your taste buds on a lip-smacking tour of these July flavors, recipes and meal ideas. I look forward
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