One evening at dinner with my friend Daniel, excited by the 'hummus (if you ate everything) and basmati rice with fish, I asked, "But then, is macrobiotic, WHAT '?"
Yeah, what is macrobiotics?
is not easy to explain in two words.
will try to be brief, clear and comprehensive.
Macrobiotics in my opinion is a lifestyle, not a type of power.
At the table, it is very important to balance the dish well through the principle of yin (acidic foods or fruits, vegetables, processed products such as bread, pasta, etc. ..) and yang (alkaline or foods of animal origin, meat, fish , milk and dairy products) Although there are a few exceptions.
Salt is yang, the rice is neutral.
A well-balanced meal, according to the macrobiotic Pianesi Mario (the one who brought macrobiotics in Italy) should contain all 5 flavors in the right proportions according to different needs: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, spicy. (A bit 'as my father always says: you have to eat a bit' of everything) the 5 flavors, like the fingers of one hand, are, in their diversity, are essential.
With macrobiotics I learned to choose less processed foods as possible, unrefined (which are in fact destroyed the main properties and substances and nutrients) and then whole and organic foods.
When I attended a course in macrobiotics, I learned the importance of properly and cook enough food to make them easy to digest. Knowing properly cook the vegetables, to give just a small example, do not procure flatulence!!
macrobiotic cooking methods are special, some I have already spoken ( cooking rice and nitukè ) steamer for vegetables, for example, or boiled in a little water and then let it drain well, the nitukè: the suffering that is not fried, the cooking of cereals, with the right amount of water that is completely absorbed in cooking, and then disperses the property is not throwing away the cereal ... tutti piccoli accorgimenti per una sana alimentazione e soprattutto una buona digestione!
Un pasto completo, macrobiotico prevede, in genere:
- zuppetta di miso , per cominciare, che prepara lo stomaco alla digestione;
- almeno 2 cereali integrali di cui uno in chicchi, che conservano in ogni parte del chicco tutti i nutrienti che con la raffinazione verrebbero persi..si consiglia una porzione di riso integrale ogni giorno (neutro) e una pasta integrale, che può essere di farro, di segale etc.. (yin) oppure del miglio ad esempio (yang)
- Una porzione di verdura cotta (yin, resa yang con l'aggiunta di tamari)
- Una porzione di verdura cruda (yin, resa yang con l'aggiunta di shoyu)
- Dei legumi, cotti in pressione con alga kombu per renderli ben digeribili (fortemente yin, resi yang con l'aggiunta di sale e miso) oppure del pesce (yang)
- Si sconsiglia di bere durante i pasti, o comunque bere a piccoli sorsi solo se necessario, teniamo presente che consumare molta verdura (presente nella zuppa e nel condimento dei cereali, contiene già molta acqua) e si consiglia di masticare a lungo, per favorire una corretta digestione.
In macrobiotica si sconsiglia il consumo predominantly yang foods (such as meat, milk, cheese, ...) because they are not suited to our digestive system and therefore to our health. The shift in the intestinal tract may be slow and result in stagnation and decay ...When I guest, I wonder what are the various condiments that I use and where do the shopping! In fact I never go to the supermarket because there I can not find the products you use every day, they find them in stores I have listed on this page, on the right, there are addresses of the main centers or macrobiotic natural foods across Italy, including There are algae that have an effect of alkalizing blood and are rich in minerals, is among the condiments gomasio (toasted sesame seeds with salt) miso and many others of which you speak slowly ..
addition, macrobiotics, I learned to use bowls and cutlery made of wood (do not tell you my joy when I found the cups in olive wood!) Because I can better enjoy this kitchen! Also with regard to the preservation of food .... I can not use anything that is stic, I have the "mania" to put everything in glass jars, it seems more correct, more ... natural .. and flavor of foods remains unchanged .. (And I am shocked at how much plastic is Adper to store and pack everything that is sold in supermarkets ....)
To cut the vegetables I use the ceramic knife, a wonderful gift! Use a natural bristle brush to clean the vegetables under water without damaging the outer covering that contain important nutrients (it is better to buy organic products);
And then I learned that when you eat, you ... enjoy the moment: to cook slowly, giving the right "energy" to our dishes with our mood (see here: I have called "the cook with the pen" ) and then sit quietly, set the table even if you are alone, a beautiful stuoietta wood or cloth, a nice bowl, a glass, the 'water from a glass bottle, in short, just go running, eat a sandwich on the fly that remains on the stomach and hungry after an hour! And above all, enough to eat with the TV on!
I was very short, perhaps too, if you have questions write them here, by the way the web will find many other interesting tidbits about macrobiotics and more technical explanations ..
Soon I'll tell you my experience and in particular how, macrobiotics, it changed my life.
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