Macrobiotic Foods
Wholegrains are a staple food that has sustained traditional societies for centuries. Today they continue to feed more people around the world than any other food. Wholegrains include brown rice, millet, barley, oats, rye, buckwheat and corn.
Vegetables help keep us in harmony with the seasons and are rich in vitamins and minerals. They are an important complement to eating grains, giving texture and colour to meals. They also help to give us more even blood sugar levels.
Beans and bean products offer a gradual, consistent energy. Beans are an excellent source of protein, complex carbohydrates, and vitamins and minerals, especially calcium.
Seaweeds are an important source of minerals and vitamins, especially when choosing not to eat meat. They are high in iron, calcium, iodine, as well as vitamins A, B12, and C. Seaweeds are also a source of organic sodium, as are high quality miso, shoyu, and unrefined white sea salt. Organic sodium helps to normalize mineral balance in the body and to dissolve excess fat and cholesterol deposits.
Sweetness and sweet flavours restore and relax us. It is important to satisfy our sweet cravings sensibly by eating mostly complex carbohydrates that enter the blood stream gradually for steady energy.