Walmart Bests Whole Foods in Blind Taste Tests <http://lifehacker.com/5480193/walmart-bests-whole-foods-in-blind-taste-\ tests> In a series of blind taste tests performed by The Atlantic's Corby Kummer, he found, to his surprise, that much of Walmart's new locally-grown fruits and vegetables taste just as good as (and sometimes better than) what you'll find at higher end stores like Whole Foods, but at a far better price. Kummer bought a bunch of fresh eggs, cheese, spinach, pears, and other locally-produced food from both Walmart and Whole Foods, cooked up a meal, and invited a bunch of friends over for a blind taste test. Here's what they discovered:
As I had been in my own kitchen, the tasters were surprised when the results were unblinded at the end of the meal and they learned that in a number of instances they had adamantly preferred Walmart produce. And they weren't entirely happy. Walmart didn't win every time, but apparently you can find some good produce at the megastore. [The Atlantic <http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/201003/walmart-local-produce> ]
