Healthy Updates Newsletter

The Annual Membership Meeting for Valley Natural Foods will be held at Royal Cliff, 2280 Cliff Road, Eagan. An optional 35th Anniversary Dinner will precede the meeting. The Facility is located on the SW corner of Cliff Road and Cedar Avenue. Optional dinner tickets are on sale at Valley Natural Foods customer service thru October 8. Gluten-free and vegetarian options are available. Tickets are $30 per person. A cash bar is available. Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. Arrive early to register for the meeting. Call 952-891-1212, ext. 221 for more information. Menu: Dinner entrees will be catered by Brianno's. Cake (free to all guests) will be provided by Valley Natural Foods, and Down in the Valley Bakehouse. Buffet dinner includes: Chicken breast with white wine sauce (gluten-free option available with no breading), Vegetable Lasagna, Green Beans Almondine and Parsley Buttered Potatoes. Attendees will receive a swag

by Loris Sofia Gregory, Healthy Kitchen Coach, Apple Valley, MN There is absolutely no excuse for not eating your vegetables this month. Stand in the Valley Natural Foods produce department, breathe in the delightful aromas of FRESH & LOCAL and be dazzled by the bountiful healthy rainbow of pure energy. We all tend to overestimate the number of vegetable and fruit servings we eat in a day. At every meal, reserve half your plate (at least) for fresh produce. Have you or anyone you know ever been in danger of eating too many nutrient dense, calorie sparse vegetables? Go ahead and immerse yourself in bushel baskets of the earthy deep-hued beets; crisp yellow and greens summer squashes; and the dark green broccoli crowns, cucumbers, and dandelion greens, topped off with the succulent yellow, orange and red varieties of melons and you

Front End Manager, Charlotte G., is a natural at making people smile through both her work and her hobby.  Charlotte’s passion of jewelry making started four years ago after she took a resin class at The Bead Monkey. Charlotte started by creating bottle cap pins.  Here’s how she does it.  The image gets sealed and glued into the bottle cap.  Then she allows 24 hours for the glue to dry.  Next she pours the resin and hopes for zero air bubbles.  She also creates beautiful pendants made from a 1 x 2 piece of glass. Charlotte uses all recycled paper to craft these beautiful pieces that typically consist of nice, vibrant colors and images or sayings.  Friends provide cards, magazine and catalogs and she shops for things that catch her eye at scrapbook stores and local art fairs.  In fact, “I have

Wash with a clean conscience!  Some may say it's magical.  Dr. Bronner's soaps are made with hemp and organic oils and are now certified fair trade. Valley Natural Foods carries ten varieties of great scents that can be used for multiple purposes.  Stop in our store and grab a recipe card for basic liquid laundry soap. Here's a tip from Dr. Bronner on using their Shikakai soaps: "Wet hair and scalp very thoroughly, squirt some soap into hands and work into a lather.  Wash hair, then rinse well.  Afterwards use our new citrus hair rinse and leave-in conditioners as directed." Our staff pick of the week is the Dr. Bronner's line of liquid and bar soaps just in time for Hemp History Week Check out Dr. Bronner's on Facebook! Hemp History Week is on Facebook!