Only Good Standards

We dig real food & good taste.

Above Standard Standards

Shopping for food products should be easy. You shouldn’t have to read labels looking for undesirable ingredients that are bad for you or the planet.

It’s not what we want, and we’ll never sell it to you.

So we’ve done that all that ingredient scouring for you.* By sticking to a very strict buying guideline, we will not carry any product with questionable ingredients or from questionable producers.

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as close to nature as can be

You can shop knowing you will NOT find any of the following in our products :

  • No chemically processed foods
  • No synthetic ingredients, fillers, sweeteners or additives
  • No hydrogenated oil (no trans fats)
  • No non-organic refined white sugar
  • No products containing monosodium
  • No chemical food coloring
  • No chemical preservatives

That means, at a minimum, all of our products will be at least all-natural. It’s our preference and we primarily sell only certified organic goods. We strive to keep the food fresh, locally produced, Non-GMO certified and minimally processed when possible.

Guidelines for Animal Products

guidelines for eggs & dairy

East Bay Natural Grocers will only sell eggs from hens raised cage-free and fed on only 100% vegetarian feed. All of our lines of eggs are certified organic, and we have a preference for carrying eggs from locally-owned family farms.

All of our dairy products (milk, cheese, kefir, butter, yogurt etc) must be produced without the use of the genetically engineered growth hormone, rBGH, as well as no artificial preservatives, colorings or flavorings.

guideline for meats

All of the meat sold at our stores is certified organic. In addition, the following criteria must also be met:

  • No use of antibiotics or growth-promoting hormones.
  • All animals are raised on vegetarian diets
  • No feed containing animal by-products.
  • No artificial food colorings or preservatives.
  • No meat or dairy from cloned animals or their offspring.

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