So, what does it all mean? All I can think to do, is provide you with a list of what I have not been doing, and then give you a good idea of what I have been shopping for. I had a lot of ingredients to hunt for. Luckily, living on Vancouver Island means that there is a lot of local produce, asian influence, and lots of health food stores near by. Thus, searching for macrobiotic ingredients hasn't been much of a search at all. Alternatively, it has been a wonderful opportunity to discover things I hadn't noticed before right in our local grocery store.
Needless to say, it's been fun. And, my husband has been unbelievably supportive of the whole process. Thank you, babe.
Since I'm still building my macrobiotic-recipe box, the cooking has been quite limited this week. (It might also be because this is also my first week back at school, so life has been a bit chaotic.) So, I've been eating a lot of raw foods, or quickly wok-ed vegetables with grains.
Shortly, Dawn is going to formally introduce us to the philosophy and principles of macrobiotics, so bare with me as I give you a mere glimpse of what macrobiotics has meant for me this past week.
Here we go!
This is what I have not been eating:
- Red Meat
- Dairy
- Eggs
- Any processed food: that means no added artificial colours, preservatives, or sweeteners to basic foods, and no artificial foods in genearl, i.e candy.
- No Alcohol, pop, or caffeine.
Has it been hard? Not really, but that might have a lot to do with the fact that before I began this new way of life, I did a big clear out of all the stuff that would not be making it into my mouth. It was surprising just how little of the obvious junk food we had in the house, and just how much "hidden crap" we did have. I've become a hard-core label reader, and the reading I've gone though this week has been an eye-opener!
Anyways...
This is what Made it in my Cart on my first Macrobiotic Grocery Shop:
- Ground Flax Seeds
- Short Grain Brown Rice
- Cous Cous
- Quinoa
- Kashi, 7 Whole Grain Honey Puffed Cereal
- Amano, Organic Tamari Soy Sauce
- Organic Hummous made by our local grocery store
- Mishima, All Natural Instant Miso Soup
- Traditional Medicinals, Organic Bancha Tea
- Twinings, China Oolong Tea
- 1 head of Kale
- Bok Choy
- Granny Smith Apples
- Japanese Giant Carrots
- Canned in water, organic Bean Medley
- Chick Peas
- Baby Spinnach
- Green Beans
- Celery
- Frozen Peas
- Frozen Corn
- Frozen Edamame
- Amys, Organic Tofu Brown Rice and Vegetables Ready-Made Bowls
- Organic Balsamic Vinegar
- Almond Oil
- Rice Wine Vinegar
- Sesame Seeds
- Sunflower Seeds
- Adams, 100% Natural Peanut Butter
- Food For Life, 100% Organic, Flourless Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain English Muffins
- Food For LIfe, 1000% Organic, Flourless Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Tortillas
- Barley
- Rice Noodles
- Soba Noodles
- Organic Pesto
- Cauliflower
- Broccoli
- 1 Avocado (which was hard not to buy more of, but you need to eat limited amounts of this).
- Japanese Seaweed Rice Crackers
- Sea Salt and Sesame Rice Sticks (from the organic bulk section)
- Free range, chicken breasts
Well, that's about all I can remember. I'm still trying to stock my cupboards, and each time I go shopping is another time to add to our supplies. I'd definitely recommend starting out with lots to choose from, as I've found it much easier to throw a meal together with this much on hand.
Hang in there, as Dawn prepares a Macrobiotics for Dummies post.
Happy and whole eating,
Jace
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