Spelt Quinoa

Spelt Quinoa is very small, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a great range of healthful dry-​store ingredients for your pantry. You perhaps can’t do your entire shop here (there’s no fresh produce) but there’s flours, nuts, seeds and grains and a fridge that contains some organic drinks, including Kombucha.
Service has always been super friendly and I’m pleased they take credit cards.

Spelt Quinoa, named after two ancient grains, one an old variety of wheat and the other one pronounced (kee-​wa, don’t get it wrong or they’ll kick you out of the shop!), is a lovely little organic and super foods bulk store.
I was expecting it to be quite expensive considering its small size and ‘gourmet’ look, as it’s just a logical conclusion. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that Spelt Quinoa is actually very reasonably priced — at least cheap for organic superfoods, which are naturally expensive commodities no matter where you go.
My favourite thing about this place is the fact that they do some very expensive superfood powders, such as Maca, Lucuma, Spirulina, Acai, in bulk — which allows you to buy the amount you want instead of forking out $ 30+ to get a large packet. The staff are also very knowledgeable about stuff like gluten free baking, fad diets, grains and legumes. that is if you can’t find the information you need from the very helpful hand written cards they have stuck scattered throughout the store.

The holy triumvirate of food shopping on Johnston Street must be this: generic food from Coles, niche deli items from Casa Iberica and organic bulk grains and legumes from Spelt Quinoa. Sorted.
I only discovered Spelt Quinoa yesterday but I’m already hooked. Selling an incredible range of grains, legumes, seeds and more, Spelt Quinoa is a cracking find for the health food nut.
Best of all? Spelt Quinoa’s prices are actually pretty reasonable. With things like organic self raising flour and red lentils hovering at around the same price as their Coles counterparts.
I overheard a nice young man asking for the sales assistant’s advice on which varieties of flour fitted into a new diet he was doing and she was helpful, informed and very informative.
Next time I need to stock up on bulk dried goods I’m heading to Spelt Quinoa. As sweet, pretty and well-​stocked a health food store as you could ask for.

Ever get the urge to try something new? Well, why not start with the basics, bread! Spelt Quinoa offers so many varieties its hard to know which one to chose. It’s not just different grains and whole foods on offer its everything from fruit to chocolate to super foods like Goji Berries! Yay for super foods, especially the chocolate coated kind!
This is the kind of store you need if you are not just health & environmental conscious but you suffer form allergies or intolerance’s. You are bound to find something for everyone here and the best thing about is that prices are reasonable and even more so when you buy in bulk!

This place is a hippie heaven… Seriously, if a legume variety exists on this planet, you can get it at Spelt Quinoa. Until I visited this shop I had no idea that black-​eyed peas were an actual food! They also have grains, flour, dried fruit, nuts, health drinks and even some chocolate. If you suffer from allergies, gluten intolerance or just prefer to eat wholefoods, then this shop will have something for you.
The shop fit out is really simple, with produce is displayed in cute sacks and buckets, and you use caterer’s scoops to fill brown paper bags with the amounts you need. It definably beats buying plastic packaged lentils from the supermarket that come in set quantities. In many cases, the price is better than at the supermarket too — plus there is a much bigger range, including certified organic varieties.
I did notice that a number of things were grown in Europe, which is not ideal from a carbon perspective if you’re trying to eat ethically. However, in most cases there are local alternatives available. I found the staff really helpful and willing to accept suggestions on new products to stock. Plus, it’s so close to the Johnston St Coles it’s easily incorporated into a regular grocery shopping trip!