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Abundant Life Natural Foods
Categories: Food Specialty Food Health Markets Event Planning & Services Caterers Health Markets, Caterers [Edit]
292 Kamehameha AveHilo, HI 96720
(808) 935-7411
- Hours:
Mon-Tue, Thu-Fri 8:30 am - 7 pm
Wed, Sat 7 am - 7 pm
Sun 10 am - 5 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
10 reviews for Abundant Life Natural Foods
10 reviews in English
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Review from Rachel P.
Keaau, HI
11/6/2011
Abundant Life and Island Naturals are the only games in town for health food.
Here's what I like about Island Naturals: better atmosphere, newer, more organized, cheaper produce (usually), pretty awesome bakery and deli
Here's what I like about Abundant Life: awesome sales on a lot of products, interesting selection of 'other' things like housewares and greeting cards
I'll choose Abundant Life on some days if I'm looking to get some food for cheap and don't have something already in mind. Their sale prices can be really amazing sometimes. They'll also sometimes have some products that Island Naturals does not. However, if you want ready-made food to eat immediately, I'd got with Island Naturals. I haven't liked any of the deli food from Abundant Life that I've gotten. -
Review from Alyssa K.
8/9/2011
Great garbanzo bean salad from the deli.
The green smoothie with coconut and Ginger was extremely nasty so I unfortunately had to dump it after taking one sip. -
Review from Xuxa X.
Hilo, HI
12/31/2011
They have great sales, but I wouldn't do the bulk of my grocery shopping here. Like with most specialty markets, they are very expensive. I also don't care for their cafe. They have a fairly large already made section with fresh salads, sandwiches, and desserts, but imo the items are overpriced. I do like how they don't give plastic bags. Workers are bizarre, but I don't get along with new age "I'm a yogi" types.
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Review from Kiana M.
Hilo, HI
11/22/2011 1 Check-in Here
I love this place because it's the cheaper health food store in town. I love their bulk section especially, everything in the range on $1/lb........love it!!
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Review from Brooke M.
Honolulu, HI
10/7/2008
Ummm, two and a half, maybe.
Our first meal in Hilo turned out to be pure crap. The bf ordered a grilled cheese sandwich with pesto. Sounds good, right? Well, when the bread is merely toasted, that's not grilled cheese. And when the pesto is BLACK, yes, BLACK, I have to assume that whoever made it is either an idiot, and doesn't know that you can preserve the beautiful green color of basil in your pesto simply by blanching it first, or they just don't give a crap. Picture to follow. It really was black, I just can't get over it!
I had a veggie "BLT" made with tempeh. The tempeh was barely warmed, forget about being browned or the least bit fried. And I got the dreaded unripe, white, hard tomatoes. Yay. And the chips were stale.
The employees seemed rather friendly and they had one saving grace-- a locally made Rosewater Limeade that was very good. -
Review from Melissa D.
Hilo, HI
11/9/2010
I am giving abundant life 5 stars because of their spices. Their loose spices in the back are amazing and fresh and full of flavor, maybe because they are constantly restocking them. Their ground cloves are fresh and potent along with their ginger root. I have made pumpkin gingerbread bread with regular store bought prepackaged spices and then with the spices from Abundant life and it is a world of a difference. If you are going through the trouble to make a good quality dish make sure the spices are just as good quality.
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Review from S. M.
Naperville, IL
3/14/2011
Conveniently located on the Bayfront, this store is small but bursting at the seams with health food and other natural products, which must be a boon to the huge hippie population that hangs around Hilo (sorry, profiling!) The store had helpful, approachable staff, and I was able to find what I needed with ease. Despite being used to Whole Foods on the mainland, I was quite impressed with this smaller-scale shop.
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Review from Daniela A.
Fremont, CA
11/20/2006 1 photo
This is a great little place in downtown Hilo. It's very cute and quaint and features a little cafe in the store. It's similar to Island Naturals but feels a little bit more personal and friendly. They have a pretty good selection of these, although not quite as impressive as Island Naturals when it comes to the deli. They have a fantastic papaya salad, though, as well as great sandwiches (I prefer theirs over Island Naturals), tasty baked good and amazing soups. Their prices are pretty good and the people that work there are also really helpful. They have a decent sized literature and cookbook section and a lot of really neat gifts and local crafts.
Listed in: My favorite places in Hawaii
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Review from Emily C.
San Jose, CA
10/4/2010
Of the natural foods stores I visited on the Big Island, this may have had the best selection of actual ingredients. The produce looked nice and seemed very local -- it should be, it'd have to compete with the farmers' market just around the corner -- and there were a number of needed items on sale. Not cheap, of course, but it got us started. A lot of the fresh/prepared foods had some expired or near-expired containers in the front of the cooler, which we failed to notice until we got back to the house, so learn from our mistake and check before you pay.
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Review from Uncle Benji ..
Honolulu, HI
11/12/2009
I don't live in Hilo, but when I'm visiting, I usually get my produce from the Farmer's Market around the corner (probably the best in the state - I might move here just for that) then hit up this grocer for Hanaoka Farm's fresh Tahitian Limeade. Pair this with a pizza from Cafe Pesto next door, and I'm pretty much in heaven.
