What foods can one eat on the macrobiotic diet?
Cooked whole grains, cereals and whole grain products should comprise from 30 to 50 per cent of the volume of every meal. Prepare these grains in a variety of ways. The whole grains recommended include brown rice (short, medium, long grain), brown Basmati rice, sweet brown rice, barley (unhulled and pearled), hato mugi, millet, whole wheat berries, whole oats, corn, buckwheat (kasha), spelt, teff, rye, amaranth, and quinoa. Whole grain products include partially polished rice, whole grain sourdough breads, whole grain pasta and noodles, cracked wheat, seitan wheat gluten, couscous, steel cut oats, oatmeal (rolled oats), corn grits, tortillas and rice cakes. Remember, whole grains provide more strength, energy, and healing than the processed whole grain products and should be emphasised for optimum healing. Vegetable soups, lightly seasoned with miso, soy sauce or sea salt may comprise from 5 to 10 per cent of your daily food. One or two small bowls of soup, containing a variety of fres
