Changes for Lifelong Health
Maintaining your health and wellness is pretty simple, really. Just replace that bag of chips with some carrot sticks and you're home free, right? Well, not quite. If it were that simple, we'd all be slim and live to be 100!
Making just a few simple changes each month can really add up over the course of a year. Before you know it, your new approach will feel like second nature. Here are a few easy and effective things you can do to stay on the path to good health.
Get familiar with our Health Starts Here program.
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Download our healthy eating app for iPhone
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Check out the Menu Plan & Shopping List
Stock a healthier pantry.
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Remove all highly processed and refined foods from your pantry.
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Donate anything that doesn't fall within The Four Pillars to your local food bank.
Rethink the way you prepare meals.
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Get familiar with cooking methods for healthy eating.
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Learn to cook with whole grains and legumes. Challenge yourself to try one new type of whole grain and one new type of legume each week.
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Make breakfast count. Try this Double Green Smoothie recipe.
Eat greens, and every other color too.
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Start lunch and dinner with a big colorful salad. Look for ways to incorporate greens and other veggies into your morning meal.
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Make the majority of your meals from plant-based ingredients. Check out these quick & simple recipes.
Look for the Health Starts Here logo in your local Whole Foods Market.
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To easily locate foods that fall within the Four Pillars, look for the Health Starts Here logo.
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Pick up a few of our delicious Health Starts Here prepared food and bakery options.
Talk to one of our In-Store Healthy Eating Specialists.
They are a great resource for additional healthy eating support, including:
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Health Starts Here store tours that show you the Health Starts Here options in each of our departments.*
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Health Starts Here cooking classes and cooking demos*
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Healthy Eating supper clubs*
*Not available at all stores
