There is the train of thought that says when you reach a certain age you need all the preservative you can get but I agree with you.
I stopped buying store sliced bread years ago and started making my own. One day I read the ingredients and saw all the preservatives in it. Seriously, when you can leave a loaf sitting on the end of your kitchen island for two weeks and it's still fresh you gotta start to wonder what they have put in it to give it that longevity..
Plus, homemade just tastes better says she as she enjoys a slice hot from the oven.
No whole foods here but I buy our meat from a store that uses only local midwest beef and pork. We don't eat pork but the beef just tastes better also especially when you can get it straight from the butchers case.