Our Store
Southeast Alaska's largest natural health market and deli
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Rainbow Foods is Juneau's natural market, located in the heart of downtown Juneau. Rainbow features the largest selection of fresh organic produce in Southeast Alaska, including over 60 different produce items every day.
Fresh
Our Grab & Go cooler is stocked with sandwiches and salads daily. We serve hot entrees and soup on weekdays. Available from the bakery are cookies, croissants, scones and quick breads. We also offer a rotating variety of desserts throughout the week.
Organic
Our produce department is 100% organic, except for local growers who are not certified. We strive to feature organic, GMO Free products throughout the whole store whenever possible.
Health
We strive to provide Juneau with the products necessary to promote well being for mind and body. We are committed to the Organic food movement and working towards a GMO free food store.
Our Departments
Check out some of our Store Departments and feel our great passion for living healthy
Fruit & Vegetables
Fresh, Local, Organic, Produce
Groceries
Grocery, Natural, Organic
Fresh Deli
Cookies, Deli, Fresh, Healthy, Organic
Cold Goods
Frozen, Healthy, Organic, Refrigerated
Vitamins & Supplements
Beauty Aids, Healthy, Organic, Wellness
Bulk Items
Bulk, Fresh, Natural, Organic
Friendly Staff
Healthy, Local
Bakery
Baked, Deli, Fresh, Local, Organic
Home & Kitchen
Gifts, Home, Kitchen
Sandwiches & Wraps
Deli, Fresh, Local, Organic
Cheese & Meats
Cheese, Cured, Import, Specialty
Books & Magazines
Healthy, Living, News, Periodicals, RecipesOur Staff
The main core of our store family is our staff.
David Ottoson
Owner, Manager
Linda C. and Ann D.
Accounting Department
Rya Kirby
Kitchen Manager
Ethan Akagi
Chill Department Manager
Articles
Check out our the latest health news and information.
Olive Oil: the Great Therapeutic
Does eating fat make you fat? Not necessarily. Some fats are good for you. Instead of making you fat, these [...]
Ghee is Both Food & Medicine
A few weeks ago I extolled coconut oil as a healthy saturated fat. Today I want to discuss another saturated [...]
Add Life to Soups, Sauces and Dips with Miso
Back in the 1970’s when I first got interested in natural foods, macrobiotics was all the rage. This philosophy of [...]
Coconut Oil: A Healthy Saturated Fat
When it comes to diet and health, sometimes it is hard to separate fact from fiction. Beliefs about what foods [...]
Ginger is Both Food & Medicine
“Let your food be your medicine” was the advice of Hippocrates, offered over 2000 years ago. The ancient traditions all [...]
Lentils: Heart Healthy and Quick Cooking
Last time I talked about beans and how good they are for your heart. Since February is Heart Health Month, [...]
Beans Really are Good for Your Heart!
“Beans, beans, they’re good for your heart.” So starts the poem many of us learned as children. And as it [...]
Xylitol: Natural Sweetener Fights Tooth Decay
January is typically considered “diet” season. It is also the season for my annual rant against “diet” products containing artificial [...]
Genuine Prosciutto Melts in Your Mouth
Last time I talked about the denomination of origin standards that apply to many of the great cheeses of Europe. [...]
Know Thy Cheese
How well do you know the food that is on your plate? Do you know anything about the farm it [...]
Heirloom Turkeys Make a Comeback
When the founding fathers were deciding on what bird to depict on the national seal, Benjamin Franklin argued for the [...]
Wild Rice is Holiday Favorite
Throughout history, cerain foods have been so important as to be considered sacred by the people who ate them. In [...]
Potatoes Deserve More Respect
Considering the amount of them we eat, the potato has a curiously low profile. When I was growing up, we [...]
Eggplant: A Beautiful Vegetable
If there were ever a beauty contest for vegetables, eggplant would be a serious contestant. Indeed, there are enough lovely [...]
Nutritional Pioneer Championed Traditional Diets
It is widely accepted that diet is a contributor to many adverse health conditions, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, colon cancer, [...]
Sauerkraut’s Benefits Still Resonate Today
Last time I wrote about the pioneering work of Weston Price, DDS. Back in the 1930’s Doctor Price conducted extensively [...]
September is Organic Harvest Month
Organic agriculture has come a long way in the last 10 or 15 years. Organic foods of one kind or [...]
Nasturtiums Taste as Good as They Look
I recently returned to the store after a short vacation and was greeted by a cascade of nasturtiums overflowing their [...]
You Say Tomato
One of the drawbacks of living in Alaska is that you can’t grow tomatoes. Where I grew up in Virginia [...]
A Peach by Any Other Name is…a Nectarine
When is a peach not a peach? When it is a nectarine. While the similarities between peaches and nectarines are [...]
Brown Rice: a Grain of Truth
Sometimes you learn about new things from unusual sources. I first heard about brown rice almost 30 years ago from [...]
Seaweed Eaten by Ancient and Modern Humans
A recent news story announced the discovery of the oldest human meal in the Western Hemisphere, and it wasn’t hamburgers. [...]
The Best Soy Sauce is Naturally Brewed
My last two columns talked about miso and seaweed respectively. Both are staples of Japanese cooking. This week I will [...]
Choosing the Perfect Melon
When I was a kid, I memorized several poems by Ogden Nash. I enjoyed his offbeat sense of humor, and [...]Featuring:
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Our Trusted Brands
We devote a lot of research into our products and their parent companies, to ensure they support the environment, local communities, fair employment and are healthy for our customers. Here are a few of our top brands:
