I, too, have a list of adult-onset food sensitivities. My main culprits are sodium nitrites and MSG. Our family used to frequent Whole Foods but 2 years ago we found an organic grocery that delivers to your door in the Indianapolis area. Green BEAN Delivery has the same high standards but we are buying from a local company.
Not sure if there is a Costco in your area but Costco started selling organic foods a few years ago and has been steadily increasing their selections so that they actually have quite a bit now (at least in my area).
I know people that shop at Whole Foods, but I think it’s too expensive. I normally shop at a Kroger affiliate, Costco (great produce, meat and wine selections as well as good selection on frozen foods and other items IMHO) and sometimes Safeway in my area. My sister buys things at Trader Joe’s from time to time and likes it (I just forget to go there - just a habit going to the others). I haven’t been to either one very often, but I think Trader Joe’s is sort of a lower-cost, not so fancy version of Whole Foods (not sure if Trader Joe’s is just a west coast thing or not).
Same here....MSG and nitrates/nitrites are my enemy.
those and dairy, gluten, legumes, mollusks, and a bunch of other things, some like MSG and mollusks that could send me to the hospital with anaphylactic shock..
as a kid I ate everything and anything.....