Who's on a macrobiotic diet? Share!

yes, share, please

isn't it just about eating rice vegatiables and fish

it involves eating lots of raw food i believe

subscribing.

i'd LOVE to be macrobiotic.. but it's just not practical currently. i'd like to see if anyone has found a way to make it so.

What are the guidelines of this diet?

Whole grains -- 50-60% of each meal
Whole grains include brown rice, whole wheat berries, barley, millet, rye, corn, buckwheat, and other whole grains. Rolled oats, noodles, pasta, bread, baked goods, and other flour products can be eaten occasionally.


Soup -- 1 to 2 cups or bowls of soup per day
Miso and shoyu, which are made from fermented soybeans, are commonly used.


Vegetables -- 25-30% of daily food intake
Up to one-third of the total vegetable intake can be raw. Otherwise, vegetables should be steamed, boiled, baked, and sauteed.


Beans -- 10% of daily food intake
Cooked beans or bean products such as tofu, tempeh, and natto.


Animal Food -- Small amount of fish or seafood several times per week. Avoid meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy.
Consume with horseradish, wasabi, ginger, mustard, or grated daikon to help the body detoxify from the effects of fish and seafood.


Seeds and Nuts -- In moderation.
Seeds and nuts can be lightly roasted and salted with sea salt or shoyu.


Local Fruit -- Several times a week.
Apples, pears, peaches, apricots, grapes, berries, melons, and other fruit. Avoid tropical fruit such as mango, pineapple, papaya.


Desserts -- In moderation, 2-3 times per week.
Desserts can be enjoyed by people who are in good health. Emphasize naturally sweet foods such as apples, squashes, adzuki beans, and dried fruit. Natural sweeteners such as rice syrup, barley malt, and amazake can be used. Avoid sugar, honey, molasses, chocolate, carob, and other sweeteners.


Cooking Oil -- Use unrefined vegetable oil.
The most common is dark sesame oil. Other oils that are recommended are light sesame oil, corn oil, and mustard seed oil.


Condiments and Seasonings
Commonly used seasonings include natural sea salt, shoyu, brown rice vinegar, umeboshi vinegar, umeboshi plums, grated ginger root, fermented pickles, gomashio (roasted sesame seeds), roasted seaweed, and sliced scallions.

i would love to follow these guidelines, i have done it before and it was so good. i felt so healthy, but at the moment its just not practical.

you don't even need to own an oven for that diet. i know someone like that.

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I'm getting on board with this as of next week!

Demi Moore, Gwenyth Palthrow and I think Jennifer Aniston do this.

plus dirk bennedick...now he's probably one of the few 65 year olds who find HOTTT, so the diet must be doing something right