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Standard Diet and Healing Diet

Foods to Eliminate While On Healing Macrobiotic Diet

Healing Macrobiotic Diet-Transition and Discharge Phase

General Suggestions

Methods of Cooking and Food Preparation

Setting Up Your Macrobiotic Kitchen

You Must Have "Good Blood Quality" For Best Health

Common Mistakes In Beginning Macrobiotic Practise

Condiment Guidelines/ Use of Leftovers and Reheating Foods

Maintaining Macrobiotic Practise While Travelling

Transition and Discharge

What's Wrong With Soft Drinks?

Sugar

Dairy Products

Fats

Salt

Caffiene

Food to Eliminate While On Healing Macrobiotic Diet


The Following FOODS SHOULD BE AVOIDED for better health:


MEATS:

Including beef, poultry, fowl, eggs, pork, and animal fat.


DAIRY PRODUCTS:

Including butter, yogurt, ice cream, milk and cheese. For further information, review the DAIRY section.


SUGARS:
Including refined sugars, chocolate, molasses, honey, vanilla, other simple sugars and foods treated with them. Tropical or semi-tropical fruits. For further information, review the SUGAR section..


BEVERAGES and JUICES:

Including fruit juices, soda, artificial drinks and beverages, coffee, colored tea, and all aromatic stimulating teas such as mint or peppermint tea. For further information, review the SOFT DRINKS section.


TREATED FOODS:

Including all artificially colored, preserved, sprayed, or chemically treated foods. All refined and polished grains, flours, and their derivatives. Mass-produced industrialized food including all canned, frozen, and irradiated foods.


STIMULATING FOODS:

Including hot spices, any aromatic stimulating food or food accessory, artificial vinegar, and strong alcoholic beverages. For further information, review the CAFFEINE section.