A grocery store is like a carnival midway—it offers shelves and shelves of goodies that only become available after lobbing baseballs at stacks of bottles. Today's Groupon brings the fresh food without the carnie cons: for $12, you get $25 worth of grocery or deli items at Village Health Market.

Village Health Market strives to stock its 16,000-square-foot store with a wide selection of organic and natural products, including more than 150 bulk items such as nuts, dried fruits, and coffees, along with more than 130 varieties of fruits, veggies, sprouts, and gourmet items. A shopping cart will guide you on a world tour through the grocery aisles, which feature complete selections of Thai, Indian, Mexican, gluten-free, and kosher foods, as well as a full line of dairy, dairy alternatives, non-dairy, and non-dairy alternatives for dairy. Quell hungers with Sami's Bakery millet and flax chips ($3.69) or bread ($4.89) while slamming thirst up against a locker with a large assortment of organic wine that includes the flavorful Badger Mountain chardonnay ($11.99). More than 40 kinds of fresh meat and seafood are available, such as wild blackened salmon ($15.99 a pound). And the café/deli features more than 65 cold items in the deli case, 20 vegan dishes (try a vegan spinach pie, $3.79 each), more than 20 ready-to-eat hot foods (selection of the day, $7.99 a pound), 30 sandwich combinations, and an organic salad bar ($6.99 a pound).

Village Health Market also provides a bevy of choices for health-conscious huskies, including Solid Gold Wolf King dog food ($14.99 for a 4-pound bag), as well as green cleaning products for the dirt-conscious human. A full range of supplements will keep people from dissolving into a puddle of human-goo, and a wide selection of all-natural body-care items will allow you to maintain a garden-fresh allure and scent.

Reviews

HappyCow reviewers give Village Health Market a four-star rating.

• This is a good size, fully stocked store which has an excellent deli and café area. – Charlass06