Where can I shop to find a better variety of raw foods?
Of course the obvious answer is your local health food store. They will be more likely to have raw nuts, seeds and grains than a regular grocery store, but you still have to watch out because even in a health food store they carry many roasted nuts. Read the labels carefully! Also, taste or smell them to check for staleness or rancidity. Let your health food store manager know if you want fresher products. Another good place to look is in ethnic food markets. There you can usually find exotic fruits such as: young coconuts – that is coconuts which are not as old as the conventional round, brown, and hairy ones – and are white or still in a green shell and their meat is soft and flexible instead of chewy and fibrous. Durian, a spiky large fruit that has compartments inside with yellow, pudding-like meat. Leeche nuts, which are small, red and spiky and have sweet flesh surrounding a pit, and other exotic raw fruits and vegetables. You might also check fruit stands in your area, we have h
