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Health & Fitness

January Events

Fridays @ FIVE
Every Friday starting January 17th@ 5-7PM
$5/person/ drop in
Whole Foods Market Northbrook is pleased to announce the return of Fridays @ FIVE featuring chef Sarah and our new Healthy Eating Specialist Robin! This fun $5 event is a great chance to taste new wines and sample perfectly paired foods! Come to our Lifestyle Center every Friday night for three freshly prepared appetizers paired exquisitely with two different wines – for only $5 per person! No registration required – pay at the Brook Bar and enjoy delicious food, great wine, and good times!

 

Thirsty Thursday Happy Hour continuing for January!

Happy Hour every Thursday at the Brook Bar! We are the perfect destination to wait out the rush hour traffic! Enjoy $3 draft special, $3 wine special, $5 cocktail special!

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Meet the new Healthy Eating Specialist! Saturday January 5th @12pm-3pm

FREE/ drop in

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Stop by our Culinary Center, located in between produce and seafood, and meet our new Healthy Eating Specialist, Robin! She will be sampling up one of her favorite recipes, offering healthy eating tips, sharing her passion for healthy eating!

 

Health Starts Here Passport Fair  Saturday, January 11th @ 11am-3pm

FREE/ drop in

Whole Foods Market Northbrook celebrates healthy eating for the new year with a Health Starts Here event that showcases good for you foods and recipes. Using a Health Starts Here passport as your guide, you can make your way around the store tasting nourishing foods from each department. Learn how a few simple dietary changes can make a lifelong impact on your health. Shoppers who visit all sample stations and turn in a complete passport will be entered to win a pantry makeover! The winner will receive a $50 gift card and a Health Starts Here shopping list to transform your pantry!


Story Time and Snacks Tuesday January 14th @ 1030am-11am

FREE/ drop in

Come to the Lifestyle Center we will be here reading a stories about sharing and friendship. We will have healthy snacks and juice to make an already great story even better!

 

Pinot’s Palette Debut, a special Fridays@five Friday January 17th @ 5-7pm

$5 per person/ drop in

Fridays@FIVE will be extra special tonight, come in to "paint, drink and have fun" with Pinot's Palette! While enjoying your food and wine, you will have the chance to add your creative inspiration to a group canvas! Anyone who paints will be given a raffle ticket and we will have a drawing to give away the finished piece. A night to remember!

 

Whole Body Vitamin Expo Saturday January 18th @ 11am-3pm

FREE/ drop in

We will have several of our supplement vendors here with samples, coupons, and an extensive knowledge of their products. This will be a great opportunity to learn about different vitamins and supplements, and how to incorporate them into a healthy 2014!

 

Vega Demo Sunday January 19th @10am-1230pm

FREE/ drop in

Vega Will be here doing a sampling event based on thriving on a clean, plant based diet. This will be a great opportunity to learn about plant based bars, protein powders for shakes, and much more!

 

Warm Wonderland Kid’s Event Monday January 20th @ 11am-2pm

FREE/ drop in

Come in and warm up with some winter fun! In our Lifestyle Center we will have a make your own hot cocoa mix activity as face well a snowflake craft area! We will have a fun scavenger hunt to take you around the store and find the best and exciting that Whole Foods Market has to offer. Turn in your completed scavenger hunt and you will be entered to win a Winter Wonderland gift basket!

 

Chili Cook Off Sunday January 26th @ 12-2pm

FREE/ drop in

Whole Foods Market team members from each department willmaking chili that that reflects their specialty. However, this cook off wouldn’t be complete without a winner – that’s where you come in! Stop by our bulk department where we will be sampling each different chili, and cast your vote. Pick up recipes for your favorite! This will be a great way to determine what kind of chili will be perfect for watching the big game!

 

Take Home Slow Cooker Meals Monday January 27th @ 6pm-8pm

$10 per meal (serves 4) Call 847-205-5353 to register or stop by our customer service desk.

Come in and make slow cooker meals to take home! We will have all of the tools and ingredients to make 4 different slow cooker meals – there will be a chicken, beef and vegetarian options available. You can make just one or as many as you like. Meals will be packed up for you to take home and make right away or pop in the freezer for another cold night!

 

Battle of the Spirits: Beer vs. Wine, a special Fridays @five 

Friday January 31st 5pm

$5/person/ Call 847-205-5353 to register or stop by our customer service desk.

Tonight’s Fridays@FIVE is not for the faint of heart. We are pulling out all the stops - you will be enjoying 4 different cheese pairings, hand selected and described by our Certified Cheese Monger Andrew.

Andrew will begin by talking on the finer points of the each cheese, and how the subtle differences result in their individual, phenomenal flavor.

And now for the fun part– putting our wine and beer specialists to the test!

We will be putting the wits of our beer genius Mathew and our wine guru David, against your palettes! You will be able to sample beers and wines! After sampling you can fill out your ballot and determine once and for all whether beer and cheese has the upper hand, or if the crown goes to the cheese and wine pairings.

Not to be missed!

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