Wild Oats Markets (OATS) 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

CERTIFICATION OF CEO Exhibit 32.1

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 28, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Perry D. Odak, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:
	(1)	the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
	(2)	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Perry D. Odak

Perry D. Odak, Chief Executive Officer

August 8, 2003

This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.