As Nature Intended

This is a small store with a large selection. Prices are about the same as Whole Foods, but As Nature Intended has the advantage of truly feeling like your local natural foods market. You can pick up some seasonal fruit and veg, chocolate coconut milk, some shampoo, a candle and a box a cereal and be confident that nothing in your basket is packed full of nasties or genetically modified. They also have a decent «made without» section and friendly staff that will happily hunt for random items (maca powder?) with you.

This is not a big supermarket, which is good as you can find what you need easily and swiftly. This branch was were it all begun, they sell only organic produce such as meat, chilled goods, beer and wine. They slowly introduced other areas within their grocery, like Green Baby clothes (previously reviewed by moi), and an extensive natural remedies department with expert advice on hand to help treat any ailment. My husband suffers from eczema and he has tried many things in the past, they recommended a balm that has worked wonders, the dryness is less visible and according to him the itching has diminished.
As Nature Intended, really feels like walking into Nature, it smells fresh, clean and natural, staff are pin pointed everywhere. Funny story, I thought I was going a bit mental when I saw one of the staff on one aisle and as I turned to the next aisle she was there again! How did she get there? I slowly came to realize, when one of the girls stood next to the other, they were twins! Really nice girls and helpful.
Don’t be surprised about the prices, just remember you are paying for a healthier lifestyle, free of chemicals and pesticides.

Not the most exciting place in the world but its nice when you can get a spot outside. I dont really grab a drink here because its organig, natural etc, I just do because its convenient and I can sit outside. Sometimes its nice to not have food thats fussy anyway and I do like a nice, unpretencious cheese sandwich.

I was so excited when this food shop opened a couple of years ago as at the time I was quite interested in following a macrobiotic diet, and was finding some items hard to track down, and Holland and Barrett didn’t quite fill in al the gaps!
The best thing about this shop is it has a orange juice machine so you can get very freshly squeezed juice. It’s a little pricey but definitely worth it as it tastes delicious! Once you’ve finished with the bottle you can bring it back and recycle it.
The fresh fruit and vegetable selection isn’t too bad, but sometimes the food doesn’t look as fresh as it could be, and I fill unwilling to pay for it. It does, however have some interesting things, such as mini kiwi fruit which are like little berriesI’ve never seen them anyway else before or since!
I think that until Whole Food Stores opened up the road in Kensington, this shop was the best place to buy organic groceries and produce. They have one of the best selections in Chiswick and are definitely worth a visit

I have found this place to be a real disappointment & having been to other organic supermarkets, my expectations were quite low.
The food was unnecessarily overpriced & some of the same products were surprisingly available locally at other supermarkets & grocers for ALOT less (a couple of products were half price). I asked the staff some questions on some products for a friend who has allergies, and whilst they were very friendly and tried to be helpful, I didn’t get the impression that they really knew their products very much.
It’s a shame really, I hope that the store improves as there is a lot of potential there and Chiswick needs a good health food shop!

Why does organic food have to be sooooo expensive. I mean, it’s so difficult to eat healthily when everything costs more than junk food. This place is no different. I can only hope that in time, with competition upping and more stores offering good healthy food, that this trend will alter. However, for now, we’re stuck with it. And you do get good quality produce from this place, from organic remedies to dairy-​free and gluten-​free for those of us with dietary needs, and lots of tasty wholesome foods, it’s worth it if you’re wadded.

A good organic food mini-​market, this stocks a full range of dry goods, drinks, cereals, pulses, supplements and has a fresh food section too. As well as organic food, there’s eco-​friendly items such as detergents, nappies, bin liners etc etc. Prices are reasonable. Staff are OK but not particularly knowledgeable.