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Macrobiotic Diet

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The terminology “macrobiotic diet” has Greek roots that comprise the core purpose of this regime. So, the term “macro”  refers to “large” and  “biotic” to “life”. Basically the name states that this should be the recipe for a long and healthy life.The diet is quite heavily promoted as many tend to believe that it can effectively prevent and even cure cancer.

The macrobiotic diet focuses not on dietary regulation but on acknowledging the interaction of food with our bodies. Supporters of this diet emphasize the importance of eating slow, keeping the kitchen tidy, avoid using the microwave and chewing the food in a state of harmony.

As strange as it might sound one of the key points of the macrobiotic diet are the targeted meals – each individual must consume foods that grew close by. This hapens because supossedly food and body are always in synergy.

Here are other elements that might interfere with the macrobiotic diet:

  • season
  • climate
  • activity
  • genre
  • age
  • health status
  • cooking style

(only steaming, boiling and baking allowed)

  • appliances used to cook

(only made wood, glass and ceramic, stainless steal and enameled pots and pans)

Macrobiotic diet rules for each season

Cooking according to the seasons might seem hard but the rules are quite simple.

Spring

Use wild plants, green leafs, grains
Method of cooking – steaming, cooking for a short while

Summer
Use fruit, summer pumpkin, greens with large leaves
Method of cooking – steaming, cooking for a short while

Autumn
Use root vegetables, beans, cereals, even rice
Method of cooking – baking, boiling

Winter

Use pickles, root vegetables, oil, soy sauce, fried rice
Method of cooking – baking, cooking, boiling

What to eat

The macrobiotic diet emphasizes the role of unprocessed foods for physical and mental balance. The daily intake is segmented. You should consume:

50%60% whole grains
25%30% vegetables
5%10% bean soup
5%10% beans or seafood

Also, it’s important to stay hydrated. Tea and water are the only fluids available. Moreover tea bags  that have fragrance or caffeine are to be avoided.

To maintain a balance you must limit or avoid to eat eggs, diary products, chocolate, soda, coffee, refined sugars and hot spices.

From the vegetables range it is recommended that you eat on a daily basis are: cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, onion, radish. Also include in your diet 2-3 times a week celery, mushrooms, iceberg lettuce.

You must eat every day some of these cereals: brown rice, oath and corn.  But if you want to sin with  some pasta choose the ones made of refined flour. Luckily you can eat any soup you want. Both vegetables and beans soup are accepted in the macrobiotic diet.

Don’t forget you need oil for energy so take some peanuts or sunflower seed to give your body some unsaturated fats. Although appealing you must eat nuts only 1 time a week.


Drawbacks

The initial version of a macrobiotic diet excluded all important nutrients and was leading to severe problems. Luckily side effects haven’t been reported since. Enjoy your meals and always think positive !

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