Almond milk and Whole Foods London

I've been into the WF in Kensington a few times, but I didn't notice if they have almond milk. Does anyone shop there who can check? I don't even drink regular milk anymore, so I'm hoping I can get it there! (WF has their own version here in the US, so I was thinking maybe they have it there?) I saw some at some tiny "organic" type health food store in Soho, but it was PRICEY.

There was another product I wanted to ask about, but I can't remember it at the moment. 

Thanks for any help!

A quick Google says that both Tesco and Holland & Barrett sell it. I've never actually looked for it, so it's possible you'd need to have a larger Tesco - the smaller ones might not have it.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=272012512&sc_cmp=pcp_GSF_70987983

I've never seen it at my big Tesco, but it is at Holland & Barrett, Whole Foods and at some smaller health food chains like As Nature Intended.

I like almond milk but it is pricey so we use rice milk instead.

I think Tesco just started carrying it, but I'm sure they will stop in about 2 months. 

Waitrose carries almond milk.

And Sainsbury's and Asda too, if Google is correct. It doesn't look as if you'll have any problems finding it at all, Beth! 

I've been into the WF in Kensington a few times, but I didn't notice if they have almond milk. Does anyone shop there who can check? I don't even drink regular milk anymore, so I'm hoping I can get it there! (WF has their own version here in the US, so I was thinking maybe they have it there?) I saw some at some tiny "organic" type health food store in Soho, but it was PRICEY.

There was another product I wanted to ask about, but I can't remember it at the moment. 

Thanks for any help!

Yes they have it, not sure about the price though, everything in WF is pretty expensive, they do carry the WF365 brand so you might get lucky But yeah waitrose carries hazelnut and almond milk now

I've seen almond milk in Sainsburys... as well as rice milk, oat milk, and coconut milk (the drinking kind in a tetrapak carton, not the cooking kind in a tin).

everything in WF is pretty expensive

I think I have made the decision never to go into WF again, after being asked to pay £14.99 for FOUR MEASLY SLICES of rare roast beef in WF on Saturday.  They can bite me.

I've seen almond milk in Sainsburys... as well as rice milk, oat milk, and coconut milk (the drinking kind in a tetrapak carton, not the cooking kind in a tin).

I think I have made the decision never to go into WF again, after being asked to pay £14.99 for FOUR MEASLY SLICES of rare roast beef in WF on Saturday.  They can bite me.

Yeah, I pretty much feel the same way! I'm definitely one to pay a fortune for ingredients but WF does take the Michael on certain things. One thing is they often put their dry aged bone in T-bones steaks to half price, making them about £7 each and they're beyond delicious. You only need one for two of you unless you're a major glutton.

Anything from their salad/pre-prepared counter is extortionate!

(Also their free-range organic Turkeys are amazing!)

Anything from their salad/pre-prepared counter is extortionate!

Really? I know that there's a WF premium on some things sometimes but I really love their prepared food for a quick lunch in New York/elsewhere in the US! It's not cheap but it's not more expensive than grabbing a subpar unhealthy sandwich/other fast food type thing and it's definitely healthier and usually tastier. It's disappointing to hear that it's not such a good deal in London.

I used to live in the ghetto in Brooklyn but in a part that was starting to gentrify. So my local (teeny tiny 4 aisle) supermarket carried things like soy milk, whole grain pasta and other stuff targeted at the new white hipster population but their mark up was ridiculous. I used to take 2 trains to get to WH because it was actually much cheaper than buying my soy milk et al at my local store. Now, if I had wanted to live on Kraft dinners, frozen pizza, sugary cereals and so forth, I would have been better off locally....

Really? I know that there's a WF premium on some things sometimes but I really love their prepared food for a quick lunch in New York/elsewhere in the US! It's not cheap but it's not more expensive than grabbing a subpar unhealthy sandwich/other fast food type thing and it's definitely healthier and usually tastier. It's disappointing to hear that it's not such a good deal in London.

I used to live in the ghetto in Brooklyn but in a part that was starting to gentrify. So my local (teeny tiny 4 aisle) supermarket carried things like soy milk, whole grain pasta and other stuff targeted at the new white hipster population but their mark up was ridiculous. I used to take 2 trains to get to WH because it was actually much cheaper than buying my soy milk et al at my local store. Now, if I had wanted to live on Kraft dinners, frozen pizza, sugary cereals and so forth, I would have been better off locally....

Seriously, I think nothing of popping to Lima's italian deli and dropping a tenner on olives or £20 on cheese at Neal's Yard, and the pre-prepared counter at WF Ken is still pretty eye watering! I got a small amount of salad in the small box there for lunch one time and it was £8, I really don't eat much, so I'm pretty sure it's the price/lb which is just really high. Maybe the one in picadilly is cheaper, I've only ever been to HSK.

£6-£7 for a pre-packaged sandwich is expensive even by London standards and just not good value compared to other places around, Lima's italian deli will shave a piece of proscuttio from a ham in front of you and make you a sandwich for less than that.  You can get a bahn-mi made with grilled fresh meats/tofu and veggies for a fiver or a big bowl of ramen or pho for £6. 

Seriously, I think nothing of popping to Lima's italian deli and dropping a tenner on olives or £20 on cheese at Neal's Yard, and the pre-prepared counter at WF Ken is still pretty eye watering! I got a small amount of salad in the small box there for lunch one time and it was £8, I really don't eat much, so I'm pretty sure it's the price/lb which is just really high. Maybe the one in picadilly is cheaper, I've only ever been to HSK.

£6-£7 for a pre-packaged sandwich is expensive even by London standards and just not good value compared to other places around, Lima's italian deli will shave a piece of proscuttio from a ham in front of you and make you a sandwich for less than that.  You can get a bahn-mi made with grilled fresh meats/tofu and veggies for a fiver or a big bowl of ramen or pho for £6. 

That does sound a bit more expensive than the US. I can usually get a good, filling, nutritious meal for $8-10, which is about what you'd pay for a sandwich or whatever somewhere else. And I'd rather have a stirfry or something from WH with veggies and tofu than a sandwich on white bread with cheese and not many veggies somewhere else (being a vegetarian also makes WH more attractive).

I worked at WF Giffnock (outside Glasgow) for a short time, and I couldn't begin to count the number of times people came to the tills with the little brown boxes of salad bar stuff and were either shocked at the price when I scanned it through, or completely refused to take it once they knew the price.

That's what happened to me on Saturday... 4 slices of ginger-marinated pinkishly-rare roast beef came to £14.99 when the girl at the prepared foods bit weighed it.  I apologised for wasting her time, but said that was completely out of my price range, and she nodded in an 'i understand' way.

A quick Google says that both Tesco and Holland & Barrett sell it. I've never actually looked for it, so it's possible you'd need to have a larger Tesco - the smaller ones might not have it.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=272012512&sc_cmp=pcp_GSF_70987983

I think that's the brand that my son found in the local health food shop. He liked it better than the kind he's used to in the States -- more like marzipan! Expensive though 

Wow, thanks everyone! I've been so busy today, that I haven't had time to check in till now! I've looked at larger Sainos and Tescos and hadn't found almond milk before. I didn't think to try Waitrose since to me, it sort of seems the UK version of WF (at least posh/price-wise!) I drink milk, but honestly, I just really prefer almond milk on my cereal and to drink now!

I hardly ever shop at WF here in the US because of the cost. I remember the first time I went to WF Ken and got some of their salad bar stuff to have for a picnic. Yeah.. expensive! But, I find that the US one is pretty pricey, too. I guess if this is the only (well one of the only) thing I splurge on it's not so bad. At least Quorn products are all over most supermarkets. I find food in the UK to be much cheaper than the US (Someone explained that it is more subsidised there), so it's a tradeoff.