yes, i totally know what you mean about the grocery store!
The produce section is usually off to the left or right of the main entrance, so shopping goes much quicker. You just run in, grab whatever OG fruits and veggies look good, and you're out of there.

The first 6 months of the raw diet i did buy stuff at regular grocery stores that had organics, and then the rest at natural foods markets. Then i was invited to join a co-op for artists and get surplus produce direct from a delivery service that sources independent farms whenever possible. Talk about saving money, my grocery bill has been cut in half (the rest is food for my kids, the nut butters & cacao and the nuts and seeds i purchase from growers) because we are getting this stuff for free. Well, i make donations to the co-op, but still i'm paying less than half of what i was paying before, and for much fresher stuff.

At first i found it much harder to feed myself than ever before. But nearly a year later, it's a breeze. Cutting the cords to the foods i was hooked on was the hardest part. This afternoon i was the snack mom at my daughter's preschool and while i provided croissants and fruit for the kids, i sat there nibbling on sprouted lentils which filed me up quite nicely. (some of the kids even tried them, which was cool). My favorite bonus perk is that i can get by on so little food and still feel satisfied and healthy.