How much to eat on rice fast?

[jackiesakura]

Is it okay to just eat as much brown rice as you want? I started it today and I have not been looking at portion sizes, just chewing my brown rice really well, but is there a certain number like 5 cups of rice or something? I want to do this right! And do you need to take salt if you exercise on a regular basis?

[neon]

I am not sure about the exact portions of rice too. I just remember that Kushi says, when chewing your rice really well (50-200x), that you can eat as much as you want, but not to get completely full, just satisfied.

[Klara]

Hi jackiesakura,

Sorry I don't have a specific answer to your quantity question. However there have been discussions on the rice diet on this forum and perhaps someone who has gone through it might shed some light on it.

In the meanwhile, there is a thorough book on it where you can read more specifics and here:

"#7 Diet, An Accompaniment to Ohsawa’s Zen Macrobiotics"

you can read some more that might give you a fuller understanding of what it is you're embarking on.

Klara

[Klara]

here's one of the discussions on the forum re the rice diet:


Boston Rice Fast Journal

[jackiesakura]

WOW thank you for the great responses! This being a macrobiotic forum I'm sure there have been many many questions like mine haha but thank you!

[Klara]

Don't worry about asking what's already been asked. It's always great to review, and sometimes new people have new thoughts to add.

I thank you because for me it's inspiring to reread some of the posts.

Klara