It's like Whole Foods! With the price tag to match!…read more You know how they refer to Whole Foods affectionately as 'Whole Paycheck?' Well, similarly -- As Nature Intended (me to be broke). I suppose. This mini-chain is very similar to my favored "The Grocery" up on Kingsland Road but I just so happen to be down by Spitalfields often enough that I've popped in to this market a few times for the (not-so) essentials. Let's face it, it's a bleak state of affairs down Commercial Street at Tesco Local. I can't even bring myself to go in there. The amount of plastic wrapping and pre-packaged foods just makes me want to barf, no joke. I just can't most of the time, I'd rather go anywhere else. So yes, while As Nature Intended is a bit pricier -- it's also a LOT nicer, has WAY better food things in it and if I want to pay 100 quid for a bag of (basically) snacks, so it shall be done. Sometimes one just wants to feel wholesome, right? Yes. Of particular interest here is their health and beauty section -- well stocked and comprehensive. They carry REN, which I adore and also full range of Wedela which I buy often for the little person in our house. The soups are great, and they have CO-YO (coconut milk yogurt) which is my favorite thing of 2015 thus far. Staff is friendly. You'll be broke but you'll be happy. Good organic food stuffs up in here.

I LOVE this shop it is probably my favourite on earth and as they say outside their shop "Wealth is…read morewell and truly health". It is fully stocked with healthy foods and goodies to help you get through the week and help you to feel like an amazing human being. To add the staff are super friendly and delightful whenever I visit, always displaying a smile on their face and asking if any help is required (it is always the small gestures that count). I can literally spend near to an hour browsing the nut butters, chocolate aisle and fruit pantry, and last but not least - they even provide a sink for you to wash your fruit and veg if you wish to consume it straight away. Also, if you are lucky you may be greeted with a sample of peanut butter or other tasty snack to help you through your shop. If you're a true foodie and health and fitness fiend like me, you'll fall in love with this place!

I didn't go in here for the longest time because I thought it was still the unappealing sandwich…read morebar that used to be there. How wrong I was! This shop is a combination coffee shop and organic grocery. They are small but have many lovely organic products, milk and yogurt, beer and wine, cereal and pasta, fresh fruit and veg, even some foreign products like Thai curry paste and Japanese udon noodles. The sitting area for the cafe is on the upper floor, looking down on the shop, and I intend to try it out very soon--the coffee and pastries look wonderful. And if you want to grab some lunch near Finsbury Park there are takeaway sandwiches too.

Lovely (small) cafe hidden away up stairs of this organic food shop. Coffee and any crossaint only…read more£2.50 before 11am! Great for post run in the park of early morning before going to the tube. For this it gets a big thumbs up. Good selection of products downstairs too.

Around the corner from Willesden Green tube is a pharmacy with an average and unassuming chemist's…read moreshopfront. Do not be fooled! Inside is an amazing local shop, providing not only conventional prescriptions but a fantastic range of alternative, herbal and homeopathic medicines, health foods, incense, and biodynamic toiletries. The staff are always happy to talk and to give advice on what products you might need. They are also very sensitive - for example, providing a female staff member if requested. It's no wonder that they have been in business for over 20 years.

Friendly and helpful pharmacists. Telephone technique of staff needs some improvement. Delivery…read moreservice good, but they forget owing slip sometimes.

Good organic food, not too expensive and really friendly staff. You can even find dark bread like…read morePumpernickel!

My local market is small but plentiful with food stalls from all over the world…read more As well as street food, there are also flower stores, cheese stores, specialist artesian food stores, meat stores, a dog treat store, and even a hemp store! They only accept cash so bring plenty or face a ~£2 surcharge at the only near by cash machine in Londis. After eating be sure to wonder around the vast gardens of Alexandra palace and grab a cake at the garden centre nearby. This is my favourite nearby place to bring my dog for walks.

This is a lovely little farmer's market, and ridiculously convenient for me since I moved to the…read morearea. There's probably only about 15 stalls, but you could do a decent food shop here consisting of fruit & veg, milk, eggs, bread, fish, olives, every type of sausage you can imagine (I settled on pork leek and chilli), amazing cuts of pork and even pre-prepared goodies like pies, chutneys and cakes. And if you get hungry while browsing you can grab a little pie to eat there and then - I enjoyed my butternut squash & spinach, and my hubby devoured his chilli beef & cheddar before I could even snaffle some. If pie isn't your thing, there was also curries, toasted sarnies and all other sorts of goodies. There was also a stall selling hot drinks which even on this sunny Sunday had a sizeable queue. ...when can I go back?

A real little treasure trove of all things healthy and organic. It is quite a small shop but is…read morepacked to the brim with all the healthy things you could possible want from alfalfa sprouts to quinoa, from low sodium solo salt to wheat free flours. There's also a good selection of natural toiletries (including toothpaste!) free from nasty things like parabens, SLS and the like, and even chemical free makeup. They also have vitamins and minerals, and a good range of natural cleaning products including an Ecover refill service. And if all that isn't enough to give you a healthy glow, there is also a juice bar where you can load up with a shot of health-boosting vitamins. It's a shame they don't stock fresh fruit and vegetables as that would really make it the perfect shop.

I've never seen a Whole Foods or any other grocery store be such a warehouse. Fantastic! Bulk…read morefoods, organic produce, pretty good pizza, salad bar, etc.! Many people associate Whole Foods with organic - which it is, but not everything here is organic. So you have to have that expectation. The prepared foods are top-notch. Hot bar, salad bar, soups, and pizza are nice... not cheap at $12/lb, but you get what you pay for. If you're a Prime member, pay attention to the daily sales. You can get whole pizzas on the cheap as well as some wine sometimes. I'll be back!

Many foods are NOT organic. As another reviewer wrote...the shop lures the customers with the idea…read moreof organic and then offers products like non-organic fresh soups in plastic bottles. Since there is nothing else in Central London, they thrive...but...what a :((

I can't help but go into As Nature Intended en route to my yoga class and stock up on healthy…read moregoodies. I was going to describe it as a health food shop, but that gives the impression that it's one of the many typically small ones dotted about London, but this place is more like a super healthy supermarket. It has a fantastic range of organic fruit and veg, meat and chilled items, but what's most surprising is the quality of their frozen food. You'll never have to feel guilty about eating microwave meals again as the ones here such as 'Halibut and Sweet Potato' are delicious (they have see-through covers so you know exactly what you're getting) and they're nutritionally balanced too. Perfect for after yoga when I'm too relaxed to bother cooking. They also have a great range of organic beauty products including fantastically fruity smelling Jason shower gels. You can even take in your old Ecover containers to fill up to save on nasty throwaway plastic. The staff are always smiling and often come over to offer help, but not in an annoying way where you feel like they're only doing it because they have to. These guys really are interested in nutrition! This comes in helpful in the natural remedies area where they're happy to go through all the products until you feel assured that you can find what you're looking for when you don't really know yourself. It's very shopper friendly, showing that eating well and respecting the environment doesn't have to be a specialist or difficult way of life and I really admire such a great attitude.

This is a great health food supermarket in Balham. In London, most health food nuts seem to shop in…read moretrendy shop Fresh & Wild. Although I love Fresh & Wild, there's nothing wrong with seeking an alternative and As Nature Intended is a great alternative to small chains like Fresh & Wild. I love their selection of fresh fruit, vegetables and juices. I bought some fresh fruit and veg from this place before and you can really taste the difference - tasty, fresh and organic. Yum! There are all the usual things here too - organic snacks and meats as well as little brands you can't get in the big chain supermarkets. I'm all up for supporting stores like this, plus you know what you're getting is fresh and *really* organic without a marketing campaign or Jamie Oliver's big face branded all over the products!

small organic grocery store. has its own drinks/smoothie bar. they informed us after we ordered…read morethat they were out of that smoothie and offered very different one - no refund. so that was kinda annoying. but i liked looking at their healthy choices. the protein bars were good!

I'm in a shop labelled "organic", so I'm sceptical. Yes it's a fabulous emporium of all things pure…read moreand fine. BUT, and this is a HUMUNGUS but... have you looked at the air-miles on most of the stock? It does my head in. If you're so worried about eating beautiful, clean, pure, carefully sourced, unpoluted food, how can you overlook the place of origin. So much of the stuff is flown in from other CONTINENTS. I'd be okay if it was sourced in Europe, I'd be even happier if it was sourced in the United Kingdom AND Ireland. Shall we do that people ? They do a fabulous croissant.... .... nuff said.

This is a great spot to come and have a coffee and muffin. Apparently an independent store with 16…read morebranches in London. Can't really say but good to get away from the high street brands that sell coffee. I would say that the muffin was a bit dry. Would have liked it to be a bit moist. I had green tea. Can't really comment here. A staff member was kind and allowed me to use the toilet before I purchased anything even though I had a scar after an accident. Thanks dude. There is an upstairs area where you can have a quiet read while enjoying your drink. I did appreciate the blues music from the 50s. It reminded me of playing Fallout. I will come here again to just chill out.