Specifics of the Macrobiotic Diet
* It is important to eat foods in season and local.
* About half of the meal should consist of whole grains.
* One to two bowls of miso soup is recommended each day. Thirty percent of the base is composed of vegetables, two-thirds cooked and the third thought.
* Legumes must represent 10% to 15% of the daily ration.
* The food of the animal kingdom are not recommended in large quantities, they are mostly very yang. Humans, being a warm-blooded fundamentally yang, must not be overloaded in yang energy. But if you want to eat foods from animal sources, it is preferable to select the species most distant possible to man in terms of evolution: lean fish and small sizes, seafood, etc..
* Consumption of dairy products is encouraged: the human being would not need milk after weaning, according to followers of the macrobiotic diet.
* It should minimize the consumption of butter from seeds or nuts because they are very fat and vegetable source very yin. However, if they are dry roasted and lightly salted, they can be consumed in small quantities.
* Some vegetables such as tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes, lettuce and asparagus are avoided because they are very yin, particularly because of their high intake of potassium, an additional characteristic yin.
* As for desserts, they must be consumed in small amounts and preferably made of complete and natural sugars such as rice syrup or barley.
* It is important to use quality water for drinking or cooking as spring water or tap water, filtered. It is recommended to drink more in the spring and summer and especially around 8 am that morning. In addition to water, beverages are recommended tea twigs (twig) and roasted rice tea (Genmaicha) or roasted barley (Mugicha).
* The cooking in the microwave and electricity must be avoided and the consumption of supplements of vitamins and minerals.