La Boite A Grains

Oh, BàG, how I love thee. When I moved to Gatineau from Vancouver I was a little afraid of living in the suburbs without access to a decent organic health food store nearby because I don’t have a vehicle, but my roomie reassured me and told me about La Boîte à Grains. It’s a 20-​minute walk from our house. Yay!
I was AMAZED at how many vegan options they have! They carry Daiya cheese, gorgeous curly kale, Organic tofu, Earth Balance, Soy Coffee Creamers, Soy Yogurt, spices, teas, toothpaste, vitamins, Braggs, various oils, frozen stuff like Cuties bars, Tempeh, Nori Seaweed… the list goes on and on!
Their shelves are absolutely packed with goodies, but I have to admit that it’s expensive to shop here. Typically I pack a single grocery bag full of stuff, just one, and it costs me about $ 80. Yeah. I still say it’s worth it because my food tastes amazing and it’s healthy as heck (duh — vegan food is the BEST!) :) Also, it’s not like I use up an entire jar of Agave Nectar in one sitting.
Near the cash they have VitaMix Blenders, Food Processors, Juicers, Santevia water filters, etc. on display and it makes me drool every time.
I haven’t visited the other location, but I heard it’s better in the produce department. This one really does lack in produce, but honestly I visit BàG for vegan alternatives, not for lemons or bananas… although being able to buy my Dirty Dozen produce items from an organic health food store would be ideal.
If you’re looking for healthful food options or for less toxic personal care & household products, give this place a try. I swear I could spend an entire afternoon just browsing through their shelves in amazement… and walk out flat broke.
Santé!