MICROBIOTIC DIET
megaabel
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I want to eat purely a microbiotic diet. Does anyone do that already?
Where can I find amazing recipes or ideas for great dinners?
Where can I find amazing recipes or ideas for great dinners?
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Do you mean macrobiotic?0
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Go_Deskercise wrote: »
Wow... a diet I have never heard of. Seems sound... I mean I'm not giving up my icecream!0 -
psychod787 wrote: »Go_Deskercise wrote: »
Wow... a diet I have never heard of. Seems sound... I mean I'm not giving up my icecream!
It was pretty faddish in the 60s and 70s. As far as I know, there's no scientific basis to it and some people actually got really sick when they followed it too closely (some practitioners believe that the closer your diet is to 100% brown rice and water, the better). The sorting of foods into "yin" and "yang" categories is arbitrary, as are some of the food restrictions.5 -
janejellyroll wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Go_Deskercise wrote: »
Wow... a diet I have never heard of. Seems sound... I mean I'm not giving up my icecream!
It was pretty faddish in the 60s and 70s. As far as I know, there's no scientific basis to it and some people actually got really sick when they followed it too closely (some practitioners believe that the closer your diet is to 100% brown rice and water, the better). The sorting of foods into "yin" and "yang" categories is arbitrary, as are some of the food restrictions.
Yeah, I was there for that. Hippie-esque trend, back then. It was fortunate that most couldn't stick to extreme versions consistently, because the consequences for those that did (long term) trended toward bad.
Psycho's just a kid, I guess.
OP: Be careful. I don't know what variant or style of macrobiotic you're considering, because the name's been attached to different ideas at different times . . . but just because something's allegedly ancient doesn't make it beneficial.2 -
janejellyroll wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Go_Deskercise wrote: »
Wow... a diet I have never heard of. Seems sound... I mean I'm not giving up my icecream!
It was pretty faddish in the 60s and 70s. As far as I know, there's no scientific basis to it and some people actually got really sick when they followed it too closely (some practitioners believe that the closer your diet is to 100% brown rice and water, the better). The sorting of foods into "yin" and "yang" categories is arbitrary, as are some of the food restrictions.
Yeah, I was there for that. Hippie-esque trend, back then. It was fortunate that most couldn't stick to extreme versions consistently, because the consequences for those that did (long term) trended toward bad.
Psycho's just a kid, I guess.
OP: Be careful. I don't know what variant or style of macrobiotic you're considering, because the name's been attached to different ideas at different times . . . but just because something's allegedly ancient doesn't make it beneficial.
Can I adopt you as my online GRANNY? lol Youngish..... just read a bit up on the diet. Seemed like a vegetarian diet really. Just more restrictive.1 -
psychod787 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Go_Deskercise wrote: »
Wow... a diet I have never heard of. Seems sound... I mean I'm not giving up my icecream!
It was pretty faddish in the 60s and 70s. As far as I know, there's no scientific basis to it and some people actually got really sick when they followed it too closely (some practitioners believe that the closer your diet is to 100% brown rice and water, the better). The sorting of foods into "yin" and "yang" categories is arbitrary, as are some of the food restrictions.
Yeah, I was there for that. Hippie-esque trend, back then. It was fortunate that most couldn't stick to extreme versions consistently, because the consequences for those that did (long term) trended toward bad.
Psycho's just a kid, I guess.
OP: Be careful. I don't know what variant or style of macrobiotic you're considering, because the name's been attached to different ideas at different times . . . but just because something's allegedly ancient doesn't make it beneficial.
Can I adopt you as my online GRANNY? lol Youngish..... just read a bit up on the diet. Seemed like a vegetarian diet really. Just more restrictive.
LOL, sure. I'm an equal-opportunity online granny. Or auntie, whatever the right age-range is.
Yes, there are some sensible variants of the diet. But there was a purist (?) strain back in the day, as Jane points out, where people were pretty close to monodieting. That's never good.
Just like there are lots of very different things all called "dancing", there have been a bunch of different ways of eating called "macrobiotic".
The 1960s/70s got a little weird, man. And not just with food. 3 -
psychod787 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Go_Deskercise wrote: »
Wow... a diet I have never heard of. Seems sound... I mean I'm not giving up my icecream!
It was pretty faddish in the 60s and 70s. As far as I know, there's no scientific basis to it and some people actually got really sick when they followed it too closely (some practitioners believe that the closer your diet is to 100% brown rice and water, the better). The sorting of foods into "yin" and "yang" categories is arbitrary, as are some of the food restrictions.
Yeah, I was there for that. Hippie-esque trend, back then. It was fortunate that most couldn't stick to extreme versions consistently, because the consequences for those that did (long term) trended toward bad.
Psycho's just a kid, I guess.
OP: Be careful. I don't know what variant or style of macrobiotic you're considering, because the name's been attached to different ideas at different times . . . but just because something's allegedly ancient doesn't make it beneficial.
Can I adopt you as my online GRANNY? lol Youngish..... just read a bit up on the diet. Seemed like a vegetarian diet really. Just more restrictive.
LOL, sure. I'm an equal-opportunity online granny. Or auntie, whatever the right age-range is.
Yes, there are some sensible variants of the diet. But there was a purist (?) strain back in the day, as Jane points out, where people were pretty close to monodieting. That's never good.
Just like there are lots of very different things all called "dancing", there have been a bunch of different ways of eating called "macrobiotic".
The 1960s/70s got a little weird, man. And not just with food.
If you remember the 60's and 70's, you didn't live them.
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Is that the diet that Mason was following...
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janejellyroll wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Go_Deskercise wrote: »
Wow... a diet I have never heard of. Seems sound... I mean I'm not giving up my icecream!
It was pretty faddish in the 60s and 70s. As far as I know, there's no scientific basis to it and some people actually got really sick when they followed it too closely (some practitioners believe that the closer your diet is to 100% brown rice and water, the better). The sorting of foods into "yin" and "yang" categories is arbitrary, as are some of the food restrictions.
The only thing I remember about it was that John Lennon and Yoko Ono ate macrobiotic so yeah, it was a hippie dippy thing back in the day.0 -
psychod787 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »psychod787 wrote: »Go_Deskercise wrote: »
Wow... a diet I have never heard of. Seems sound... I mean I'm not giving up my icecream!
It was pretty faddish in the 60s and 70s. As far as I know, there's no scientific basis to it and some people actually got really sick when they followed it too closely (some practitioners believe that the closer your diet is to 100% brown rice and water, the better). The sorting of foods into "yin" and "yang" categories is arbitrary, as are some of the food restrictions.
Yeah, I was there for that. Hippie-esque trend, back then. It was fortunate that most couldn't stick to extreme versions consistently, because the consequences for those that did (long term) trended toward bad.
Psycho's just a kid, I guess.
OP: Be careful. I don't know what variant or style of macrobiotic you're considering, because the name's been attached to different ideas at different times . . . but just because something's allegedly ancient doesn't make it beneficial.
Can I adopt you as my online GRANNY? lol Youngish..... just read a bit up on the diet. Seemed like a vegetarian diet really. Just more restrictive.
You can have fish a few times a week, although you're right that it's a very restrictive diet.0 -
When I lived at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in the early '00s there were macrobiotic options at every meal, and this may still be the case today: https://kripalu.org/content/kripalu-kitchen
While I associate macrobiotic with brown rice, miso soup, tofu, and sea vegetables, I see there are more foods than that permitted: https://health.usnews.com/best-diet/macrobiotic-diet/dos-and-donts
@megaabel my library system has dozens of macrobiotic cookbooks, so perhaps yours does as well.
I perused an earlier edition of the following. While it did not appeal to me, it is likely a good place for you to start.
The Macrobiotic Way: The Definitive Guide to Macrobiotic Living
The third edition of the "bible" of the macrobiotic movement.
Originally published in 1985, The Macrobiotic Way is a classic in its field. It is the definitive guide to macrobiotics, an approach to diet and lifestyle that promotes both inner peace and harmony with others and the environment through plant-based whole foods. Now updated, it covers not only the central dietary principles, nutrition, and foods but also cooking techniques, essentials for a macrobiotic kitchen, menus and recipes, along with exercise, life philosophy, home and lifestyle, and the role of macrobiotics in natural healing.0 -
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snickerscharlie wrote: »
Charles Mason/Mason Family and de LaBianca murders? I think that you may be too young to remember that if you asked the question. It was "hippie" time in the US. It was a time when people were endorsing a different kind of diet (besides a high consumption of drugs and hallucinogens). My comment was very sarcastic, indeed.
Charles Manson and the Tate-LaBianca Murders
https://www.thoughtco.com/charles-manson-tate-and-labianca-murders-972700
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snickerscharlie wrote: »
Charles Mason/Mason Family and de LaBianca murders? I think that you may be too young to remember that if you asked the question. It was "hippie" time in the US. It was a time when people were endorsing a different kind of diet (besides a high consumption of drugs and hallucinogens). My comment was very sarcastic, indeed.
Charles Manson and the Tate-LaBianca Murders
https://www.thoughtco.com/charles-manson-tate-and-labianca-murders-972700
I know who Manson is. But because you said "Mason," that's why I asked. Had no idea who you were referring to.
And I'm 65, so I'm definitely old enough. 8 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »
Charles Mason/Mason Family and de LaBianca murders? I think that you may be too young to remember that if you asked the question. It was "hippie" time in the US. It was a time when people were endorsing a different kind of diet (besides a high consumption of drugs and hallucinogens). My comment was very sarcastic, indeed.
Charles Manson and the Tate-LaBianca Murders
https://www.thoughtco.com/charles-manson-tate-and-labianca-murders-972700
I know who Manson is. But because you said "Mason," that's why I asked. Had no idea who you were referring to.
And I'm 65, so I'm definitely old enough.
Disappearing Ns!
I think you (or someone?) mentioned memory and the 60s?
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My memory is very good, my fingers typing on the board not so much.... 0
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snickerscharlie wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »
Charles Mason/Mason Family and de LaBianca murders? I think that you may be too young to remember that if you asked the question. It was "hippie" time in the US. It was a time when people were endorsing a different kind of diet (besides a high consumption of drugs and hallucinogens). My comment was very sarcastic, indeed.
Charles Manson and the Tate-LaBianca Murders
https://www.thoughtco.com/charles-manson-tate-and-labianca-murders-972700
I know who Manson is. But because you said "Mason," that's why I asked. Had no idea who you were referring to.
And I'm 65, so I'm definitely old enough.
Disappearing Ns!
I think you (or someone?) mentioned memory and the 60s?
I don't remember. 3 -
snickerscharlie wrote: »snickerscharlie wrote: »
Charles Mason/Mason Family and de LaBianca murders? I think that you may be too young to remember that if you asked the question. It was "hippie" time in the US. It was a time when people were endorsing a different kind of diet (besides a high consumption of drugs and hallucinogens). My comment was very sarcastic, indeed.
Charles Manson and the Tate-LaBianca Murders
https://www.thoughtco.com/charles-manson-tate-and-labianca-murders-972700
I know who Manson is. But because you said "Mason," that's why I asked. Had no idea who you were referring to.
And I'm 65, so I'm definitely old enough.
Disappearing Ns!
I think you (or someone?) mentioned memory and the 60s?
It was a rather jarring typo.0
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