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Thank you!
Hello Nancy
I had not realised until I talked to you that yin and yang was part of macrobiotic eating at all. I have to be honest and say that I'm not sure what I make of this. I have been eating raw fruit for brekky for a little while now and I was surprised how nicely full I feel and for how long bearing in mind how quickly it is digested and feel so jolly pleased with myself that I am getting all those undamaged enzymes, vitamins and minerals as well as roughage - I love it! I haven't found it has made me feel spaced out though (maybe I'm like that anyway ha ha!!!!!). I'm glad you feel that fruit with porridge or other grains is ok - I don't have a sweet tooth and will usually go for further savoury helpings but I must say that I do like a bit of real sweetness on my porridge. I want to be healthy and thankfully I love grains and lentils and all that sort of stuff - it's not purgatory for me, but at the same time, if I don't like something I'm not going to force myself to eat it - food should be enjoyed as it is one of the great pleasures in life. One of the big benefits I've had is that I have not been getting mad urges to eat all the damn time like I used to! I think my body was craving nutrition (and my diet wasn't at all bad either so it shows how easy it is to not be gaining all you need even when you eat quite well). The good Dr McKeith refers to the state of the tongue a lot and often her customers have a split down the middle indicating B vitamin deficiency. Mine is like that now but I hope after a few months of dedicated good eating that might improve. I have never cooked so much food from scratch - I am really loving it, knowing how much good it is doing me. It all fits in with the new me!!! I am re-entering the world of Hatha yoga in terms of restarting my own personal practice of it, and in oct am starting a course to learn to teach yoga for pregnacy. In feb 2005 I do a course to learn how to become an active birth teacher. Talking about things I don't like I have tried Tofu a couple of times and have not been impressed!! Dredged it in sesame seeds and stir fried it the other day with chillies and limes but just don't like the texture of it. Is there any way to get it a bit crispier at all???
Talking of healing the planet, do you ever read a publication (which I am not sure if it is out in the States but I'm sure it must be) called The Economist (or is it the Ecologist?!!!! oops, scatterbrain). Full of good stuff about the impact of modern fads and farming and so on on the poor people of the rest of the world. Makes you think twice before you pop into Starbucks for a coffee doesn't it.
Will post recipe for Sourdough Starter and Sourdough Bread. Thanks. I am very unsure about sourdough bread making. It sounds like a LOT of work and from what I've read on some breadmaking bulletin boards, it takes people a year to get the hang of making it!!!!! Will be treading carefully on this one. So far am managing to live without bread at all - other than the odd moment of weakness.
Yep, this is the kind of Miso I have coming to me. Looking forward to seeing what it tastes like - I'll let you know.
Oooh, am getting a couple of books. One is by the former singer Boy George and is called the Karma Cookbook. He is a Hare Krishna follower and has a macrobiotic diet. Has been rated very highly. Also, The Raw cookbook which is by someone who has a raw food restaurant in LA which also sounds totally fantastic. If you don't have these when I get them I will check with you and pass on any recipes that I've found particularly good.
Thanks so much for all your help and advice. Will let you know how I get on with things and will look out for the recipes you've suggested. All the best, Isobel.
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