Sprouts

Quite some time ago, a new grocery store opened in Lubbock.  The original name has been changed to Sprouts http://www.sprouts.com/.  I had never been there.  There was  a time in my life when I would have made a point to go to a new store, especially one like Sprouts. Sprouts emphasizes locally grown, fresh, and organic foods.  I used to be really drawn to that, but for some reason, I have become so disenchanted with shopping that I could not be bothered to go out of my way to access this store.

Some friends and coworkers have highly endorsed Sprouts to me, but I just could not bring my self to do the extra work of shopping at more than one store. I have become a very lazy shopper:  I go to Wal-Mart supercenters, and buy everything there: food, household items, clothes, cat products, hardware, you name.  I sometimes go to the Dollar Tree, Home Depot, Target, all of which are close to my house, and even, between my house and work.  Often, in the middle of the week, I stop at the local United Supermarket that is between my work place and my house, but a little north of where I live, on the way home from work.

Well, last week, a coworker shared some oven roasted vegetables with me. She purchased them from Sprouts. Friday, I went to Sprouts and purchased quite a bit. I have eaten them as snacks, and also as vegetables for a meal.  I wondered around the store and found some other things to buy:

They had shrimp at a very good price.  I cooked those shrimp yesterday, and when I tasted them, I was amazed.  I have written before about my Lubbock seafood fiascoes:  I have been to the East or West coast, and had wonderfully fresh seafood.  I return to Lubbock, and buy seafood, and am so disappointed at the quality:  it is obvious it is previously frozen.  Well, these shrimp are so FRESH tasting, they would have been worth more than I paid for them.  I also purchased sushi, which I buy at United a lot.  The quality did not differ from that of which I buy at United.

So, even if it is out of the way and more work, Sprouts is now on my radar.