Whole Foods Market Mighty Bowls of Goodness

by Whole Foods Market

• Healthy, all-natural meal kit with recipes from Whole Foods Market
• Kit includes fixings for a colorful and nutritious one-dish meal
• Also includes Mighty Bowls of Goodness recipe and three additional recipes for the featured ingredients
• All vegan ingredients include organic quinoa, sprouted lentils, and sprouted mung beans
• Perfect holiday gift for friends and family

Product Description

Mighty Bowls of Goodness are, well, mighty good! Create a colorful, delicious and nutritious one-dish meal with these fist-pumping fixings and healthy recipe ideas. Just add your favorite veggies.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B005SPH780
• Item model number: WFMGBBOWL11
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,721 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad as a gift December 1, 2011

By Grits VINE™ VOICE

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First, the quality of the individual products in the box is great. Packaging is also nicely done (not the mailing packaging, but the gift box and its quality. We are very pleased with all items in the box.

With that said, My only real complaint is price. The 4.4 pounds includes everything - even the packaging. The quantities are not being shown in the product description as I write this review. This is not a lot more than a product sampling package, yet the Amazon price at this moment is an even $40. That works out to very expensive "per ounce pricing" if you purchased each of the items individually.

But there is one additional positive. It's become common to expect "gift baskets" and other types of gift selections to be priced very high. If you're willing to pay the money for a very nice gift, that's exactly what you'll be giving - a very nice gift.

Had it not been for the pricing, this would have been a very solid 4-star rating (we give VERY few 5-star ratings - they truly have to be the best of the best to get 5 stars from us.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Give your friends a healthy nudge. November 29, 2011

By Crease in the Page

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The box looks like one of those old-fashioned wooden fruit crates. Can't really tell by the photo here, but it does. It has all kinds of witty sayings written on it... "Kale yes!" and "Hugs and quiches" and so on. The food products are nested in shredded brown paper. Overall it's a very natural and quaint presentation. The shredded paper left some dust on the spice bottle and at first I thought it was dirt since it was brown, but then I realized....

I have often cooked with quinoa and lentils and mung beans and Bragg's Liquid Aminos, but the sprouted lentils and beans were a new experience for me, as was the spice shaker. Oh my goodness those spices were so tasty. My nine-year-old daughter selected one of the four recipes that were included. I was like, "Meh, I've cooked all of this before... whatever..." But the recipe we made-- Quinoa and Sweet Potato Cakes--was entirely new to me. It was so good. Like Thanksgiving all in one patty. So there's these four recipes included, and they all use most of the ingredients in the box--just add fresh veggies. The sprouted beans cook up in just five minutes, which is pretty amazing to me as a veteran bean cooker. In my opinion, sprouted beans taste stronger than standard beans, and not very good on their own, but with the two Bragg's ingredients in the box, and the excellent recipes (well, I only tried one), the beans are perfectly balanced. We had a delicious dinner. My 6-year-old finished her plate of food and was going for more before we had even served up everyone's food and said the prayer. Little rascal. But anyway, if kids think it's good, you know it's good.

All of the recipes are vegan and gluten-free, as are all the ingredients in the box. All organic, too. Also included in the box was a pamphlet about how to start on a healthy diet.

Another reviewer commented that the quinoa instructions should say that quinoa must be washed first. I noticed that too, and it's true that quinoa should always be washed before cooking, so I looked for any such instruction, but then I noticed that the package says the quinoa is thoroughly washed. Why isn't quinoa always sold that way? I cooked it without washing it. It was good, clean.

I think this is a great combo pack, very simple and straightforward ingredients and recipes. As soon as I opened it I was thinking of the many people I would like to see on a healthier diet, and I'm guessing that's what this box is intended for... those of us who do eat a whole foods diet and hope to win our friends over with a nifty gift. Yeah. Support the positive propaganda!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice but needs a little something November 26, 2011

By SuzieB VINE™ VOICE

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This Whole Foods gift set contains 5 items and each are high quality healthy foods. Quinoa, mung beans, lentils, Braggs spray and seasoning blend. They are just my type of food and I enjoyed trying one food that was new to me. But the box looked so empty that I was digging around in the filler for more even though I knew there were only the 5 items included. Considering that you are paying a huge premium for the convenience of a gift box and the desire to impress the recipient of your gift, you would expect a little more oomph in the box. Maybe include an organic vegan chocolate bar? Or a beverage?

So it's a little lackluster, which is why I took away one star. I almost took 2 stars off (yes, it's that bland) but then I realized that this set has the added bonus of being vegan friendly and gluten free. Most gift baskets would not be suitable for someone in that position. So kudos for that! But I still think it needs just one indulgent item or non-food item added to the box to make it gift worthy. Something that doesn't just say "Here, I bought you some groceries".

Whole Foods offers other configurations of gift boxes and they are really nice. The larger box packs a nice variety of snacks and has eye appeal. The smaller coffee set is also very nice - you can't go wrong with coffee!