Try-It Diet: Macrobiotics: A two-week healthy eating plan

By Adams Media

Think all diets have to be boring and bland? Think again. With Try-It Diet: Macrobiotics, you’ll get a taste for the nutritional plan without having to give up great tasting food like Walnut and Chestnut Pâté, Carrot Ginger Soup, and Lemon Millet Bars. Now the information you need to start eating healthy and living fully is right at your fingertips. And with two weeks worth of original menus complete with easy-to-follow recipes, you’ll be able to stick to the plan without being stuck eating the same thing every day. Go ahead and give it a try!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Release date: Dec 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781440534867

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Try-It Diet: Macrobiotics

A two-week healthy eating plan

Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Avon, Massachusetts

Contents

Introduction

Weekly Plans

Whole Oat Groats

Cucumber, Carrot, and Avocado Sushi Rolls

Pan-Fried Polenta Sticks

Savory French Green Lentils

Soft Polenta and Peas

Lovely Lentil Soup with Greens

Blanched Sugar Snap Peas

Beautiful Black-Eyed Pea Burgers

Buckwheat Pancakes

Vegan Clam Soup

Mushroom Cabbage Rolls

Roasted Wild Mushrooms, Walnut, and Lentil Pâté

Mochi Waffles with Berry Lemon Sauce

Sautéed Pea Shoots and Mung Bean Sprouts

Carrot Onion Butter

Garlicky Garbanzo Beans

Quinoa with Corn

Forbidden Rice with Edamame and Orange Zest

Pan-Fried Mochi

Luscious Lima Beans and Corn

Amazing Amaranth Porridge with Amasake

Millet Porridge with Vegetables

Hazelnut Amasake Kanten Parfait with Berry Good Jam

Turkish Lentil Soup

Country Tempeh Sausages

Mediterranean Brown Rice Salad

Poached Pears in Apple Cider

Aduki Beans, Kombu, and Squash

Beet and Daikon Nishime with Fersh Dill

Bok Choy, Cilantro, and Shiitake Stir Fry

Marinated Tempeh

Peas-ful Pea Soup with Squash

Blanched Collards with Ume Vinegar

Brown Rice Burgers

Kale, Green Beans, and Carrots with Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Boiled Salad with Carrots, Broccoli, and Cauliflower

Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie with Millet Crust

Brown Rice Porridge with Shiitakes and Miso

Steamed Baby Bok Choy with Shoyu

Veggie Greens Rolls

Black Soybeans with Chestnuts

Soft Rice with Barley

Harvest Stew with Irish Moss

Lemon Millet Bars

Baked Kidney Beans with Shiitake, Burdock, and Onion Gravy

Kelp Noodle Salad

Collard Dolmas Stuffed with Savory Brown Rice

Savory Navy Beans and Wild Mushrooms

Carrot Ginger Soup

Walnut and Chestnut Pâté

Millet and Quinoa Pilaf with Burdock

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Introduction

A Try-It Diet is just that — a diet that you can try out for two weeks to see if it is a good fit for you. Keep in mind that not every diet is right for every person; please consult with your doctor before making radical changes to your diet.

More than a diet, macrobiotics is a holistic way of living that ensures everlasting peace and freedom. It is a way of living in harmony with the natural order by following the principles and laws of the universe. When your energy is balanced and harmonious, true health radiates from the inside out. Imagine having a blissful smile on your face, sparkling eyes, youthful energy, a heart full of joy and gratitude, a peaceful mind, and a free spirit. Whatever your dream, with macrobiotics, you can create a life you truly love.

Macrobiotics (macro = large or great, bios = life) is based on the Far Eastern concept of cultivating health and longevity by balancing your unique energy with the natural order. The natural order includes circulating life energy, your moods, spirit, and nature. The macrobiotic path includes eating seasonal, locally grown, and energetically balanced foods. Besides providing important nutrients, such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, food is important for healthy organ and immune function and in maintaining overall energetic balance in the body.

The true foundation of macrobiotics is circulating life energy, called chi in Chinese. Chi is thought to be the force that animates and enlightens all things. Macrobiotics balances your current health condition with certain healing foods based on their chi or energy signatures, rather than solely on their nutritional content. This food may come in the form of biological foods, such as plants and animals, or elements, such as air, water, and inorganic salts. Since life is dependent on energy, your body converts chi in your food into heat or uses it for other processes.

In macrobiotics, the balance of opposite but complementary forms of life energy, or chi, in the body is the foundation for good health. Everything is composed of these two complementary opposite energies: One energy is called yin and the other is called yang. Never separate,

Reviews for Try-It Diet

[Frans · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book give a week plan for microbiotic diet. Its look like a simple recipe yet yummy.
will try the recipe