Where do you guys shop?

[YayaAnanas]

My best (and also most expensive) experience so far has been at Whole Foods. I literally squealed in the middle of the aisle when I saw raweos for sale. The refrigerated section by the deli also has a bunch of pre-prepared raw food that is a great option for people on the go or for the poor saps like myself that don't have a dehydrator! I got some raw "sprouta bread"... Good, but too sweet for me.

I am also going to try hitting the farmer's market for some yummy fresh veggies and fruit.

I am curious- where does everyone find these young coconuts I am hearing so much about? I have only ever seen the brown hairy ones... Blech. Anyone from the Bay Area have any tips for finding good young coconuts?

I'm also DYING to try some dragon fruit. I have heard the flavor described as "mild" but the photos I have seen look sooooooo appetizing. :D

[RawSinger]

I'm not in the Bay Area but I live in a very small town and I buy my young coconuts at the local health food store. Supposedly, you can find them at Asian markets.

Good luck!

[Riiiya]

i get my gorgeous young coconuts (which are my most favourite breakfast!!!) at Meijer or at a local asian store (which has the lowest price for them in my area- 1.29) oh and i'm in Indiana sorry :S

[RawHeaven]

Try Clement Street or Chinatown. Also Geary Blvd (in the Richmond district)...some shops have them. I can't remember the names off the top of my head, but Clement street is a coconut mecca.

Rainbow sometimes has good ones too.

Oh and I shop at Rainbow Grocery when I'm in San Francisco, otherwise at my local food co-op. Rainbow Grocery's organic produce is much cheaper than almost any store I've been in...whole foods, trader joe's, my co-op included.

[juliebove]

Most of my food comes from the health food store. I get delieveries of produce there weekly too. Sometimes that isn't enough or I can't get the specific produce I want so I will buy something at the grocery store. I buy a few things online. But my health food store is really good to order whatever I want for me so I can usually get what I need there and for a better price than at the grocery store.

[Marin Mom]

I'm pretty sure Whole Foods San Rafael has them but if not the Asian market acros the street has 'em.

I stopped buying them because there is hardly any meat inside. Is this the way it should be?:confused:

[earth_sista]

i get my gorgeous young coconuts (which are my most favourite breakfast!!!) at Meijer or at a local asian store (which has the lowest price for them in my area- 1.29) oh and i'm in Indiana sorry :S

which meijer up there is selling young thai coconuts?

[Riiiya]

which meijer up there is selling young thai coconuts?

It's just the Meijer between Goshen and Elkhart. Sometimes i would not find them. Then all of a sudden they had a whole bunch (in this fridge together with packaged fruits and vegetables)They are about $2.00 there. The asian store in South Bend sells them for 1.29 or so!

[jacsam]

I live in a small town also, so I shop at the market and when I can I travel to health food store that's 35 minutes away and sometimes have my daughter stop on her way home to get me things from that store. I have to stock up when I go shopping there. I always have an extra bag of dried fruits, nuts and seeds so that when I run out I can use the extra bag and know that I need to replace it the next time I can get to the health food store. I also love the produce from my garden and the fruit and walnuts that neighbors share with me from their trees. I also seem to have people bring things to me when they know that I eat lots of fruits and veggies.....I guess they don't want to see it go bad when they know they won't be eating it.