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Essence of Life Organics

  • 50 Kensington Ave. (at St. Andrew St.) • View on map »
  • 416-506-0345
Of Kensington’s many eclectic health food stores, this is the largest and most comprehensive. Abundantly stocked shelves, perused from crowded aisles, are lined with everything needed to nourish meat-free bodies (Tofurky, wheat meat and myriad hemp comestibles), soothe sensitive baby bottoms (chlorine-free diapers), fortify brittle bones (a bewildering selection of vitamins) and beef up biceps (protein powder in many whey-tasty flavours). Organic fruits and vegetables—appropriately wrinkly in all their unwaxed glory—alongside naturally raised meat, bulk bins full of dry goods, and vats of scoop-your-own nut butter make this a one-stop health nut shop.
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