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Farm Kitchen:  Does any one eat Macrobiotic?  |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
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karen
cheney
wa
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 Posted - Mar 30 2010 : 12:40:00 PM
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I have been trying to improve my health for many years and about one year ago I found out I was allergic to all meat. So I basically eat vegetarian. But with other health issues, I now am trying to eat more vegts and rice and trying to fit in the grains. I have read a bit but it is very confusing. They talk about cooking whole grains (?) for hours and hours. Somehow I don't think this is necessary for me but they talk about combining grains with rice etc. Help!!! I guess I just need some simple advice. Or some easy tips. Thanks. I have been organic for over a year and that has helped a bunch.
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
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Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 05:00:25 AM
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Grains..... You can soak them overnight or do a quick boil and then soak before cooking...kinda like cooking beans. It's easier to cook your brown rice and the other grain separately and then add them together. Perhaps cook up different batches on the weekend and then put them up in the fridge for week-long mix-n-match dishes.
The whole grains can also be cracked or milled for quicker cooking.
A good resource of fermented products, if you're going to a raw diet, is Diamond Organics.
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 06:51:13 AM
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Thanks for the tips, Catherine. I just don't know if I am getting the right form of grains. How do I know when it has to be soaked overnight? What will it look like. We don't have a lot of places to buy health foods in this area. I can buy bulk in a couple of places. I just need to know what I am looking for. What would you start with and in what form?
A person will be just about as happy as they make up their mind to be. Abe Lincoln Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
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Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 07:32:02 AM
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You might want to start with a few grains. rice, barley, millet, pollenta. These are easily cooked without lots of time. Rice and barley you can cook together or separate, they take about the same amount of time. Millet is about the same hour, with no soaking. pollenta (corn) is a good breakfast if mixed with fruit. Most of these you can get at a regular grocery store, but you might have to look. Oats - old fashioned are just rolled out and you cook oatmeal. Takes about 15 minutes or so so even though it's a grain they flattened it which makes it easier to cook.
I tried macrobiotic at one point. It can be very overwhelming but every piece of advice is to start any switch to new foods a little at a time. Too much can be overwhelming. Fruit was a no-no on that diet, which didn't make since to me, so I have turned more to a local diet. Lots of local fruits, amaranth which is a grain that grows wild here, etc. Macrobiotics came out of Japan which is an island. I live in the mountains. They are heavy on soy, which doesn't grow around me, though I do use it. I have recently discovered oat, almond, and hemp milk. Very different flavors, but a nice change to add to home-made granola.
One way to make things easy in the beginning is to get a crock pot. In the morning I put in the beans and anything else I want. By dinner it is done. There is no soaking and everything cooks! Rice can get mushy, so you may have to play a little. There are some really good vegetarian cookbooks. I highly suggest planning menus for a while. Have some back-ups, spaghetti is a wonderful comfort food and you can get organic whole wheat or spinach, (some healthy alternatives).
Good luck. Laurie
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
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karen
cheney
wa
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 07:47:22 AM
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Thanks, so much, Laurie. That's a mouthful but so helpful. I already eat oatmeal every morning and I am still keeping the fruit for now. I can't eat soy so I am limited with how far I go into this plan. But I wanted to take the best parts and put them to use. I got some Nori and kombu yesterday, not sure how to use it but should help my thyroid too. Thanks for the tip on the barley and rice. Love that. I will also drag out the crockpot!
A person will be just about as happy as they make up their mind to be. Abe Lincoln Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
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Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 12:11:21 PM
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Both are used as seasonings You put them in the pot as you cook and take them out (like bay leaf). Think substitute for sea salt. Stick with the fruit. maybe they don't have much in Japan but It is important. Don't forget beans. You can play with them too. I love garbanzo beans and make humus or just throw them in the stir fry. Also read an article yesterday when I needed it how good they are for you and mood balances.
Yeah i get a bit wordy at times. ;)
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
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karen
cheney
wa
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Posted - Mar 31 2010 : 4:22:08 PM
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Thanks, Laurie, here's what I had for lunch today. A wrap with sliced mushrooms, kale, green onion, white radish, black beans, a little ume plum vinegar (way too salty)and some organic sour cream. Everything in the wrap was organic and so delish!!
A person will be just about as happy as they make up their mind to be. Abe Lincoln Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/http://www.kpaints.etsy.com http://www.thevintagebaglady.etsy.com FG #377 |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
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Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - Apr 02 2010 : 3:55:23 PM
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good for you. it can be very overwhelming to start. A good stir fry is always nice over brown rice. yeah i went back to seasalt and sot sauce for seasoning. Another thing to keep in mind is that usually you are cooking with the spices, particularly salt that reduces the intensity. I did a week in MA for Macrobiotics and was told this as otherwise i was getting too much.
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