Macrobiotic diet????

Question

I'm a new vegetarian and I've started reading the book 'Fit for Life' which advocates the macrobiotic diet. I have a question about food combining--the concept is confusing to me. Supposedly, you are to eat only one concentrated (non-fruit or vegetable) item at each meal because eating two or more is too much of a stress on your digestive system. But my question is, would a black-bean or veggie burger count as more than one concentrated item, since it is made up of egg whites, soy protein and other things? And would you be able to have milk and cereal? I am clueless and I want to be sure that I am following the guidelines of proper food combining!

Thanks :)

Answer 1

Hi, I am vegan, and love a very wide choice of foods, but I think you are putting too much stress on yourself at this stage of becoming a vegetarian. Slowly adjust to this change, food combining is difficult,( I know I had my total colon removed after an accident). Macrobiotic is usually followed by people who have already converted to vegetarian or vegan, and know the foods and benefits of each group. Go easy on yourself, just try a step at a time, or it will get so stressfull you will give up, and that would be a shame. Go to a qualified dietitan if you need help, and let them explain it to you. Good luck on your new life choice!!!

Answer 2

Easy there. a bit of common sense is going to help you out of this one.

Eat things you recognize. If it looks like an apple, it probably is. Balogna doesn't look anything like a cow.

0.4% of the total antioxidants in an apple are in the form of vitamin C. Let me ask you, how valuable is the vitamin C without all the other stuff? Concentrated forms of anything are rarely all that valuable, as it turns out.

Your veggie burger is a combination of proteins and carbohydrates. none of this is macrobiotic, none of it looks like beans and wheat.

Stick to cabbages in the winter, rice, onions, potatoes and carrots. in the summer eat blueberries and peaches or whatever is in your local neck of the woods.

Keep your oils up.

Break the protein / sugar cycle by eating the tops of vegetables with the bottoms of vegetables. Forget all that stuff that comes in a box. Use your common sense. What would your body have had access to in this time of season before refridgeration?

Answer 3

http://www.kushistore.com/acatalog/Kushi_5_day_meal_plan.html his books are the best and easiest - most fun - the clue to combining foods is what is in season - night vegetaqbles refer to "root" or below the ground veggies / this is the cleanest and most remarkable way to eat ever