So what exactly is a macro vegan. It is a phrase that is becoming more common. In fact, many have found our website by using the term in google search. The following definition is an ongoing project and we welcome all input and suggestions.
A true vegan does not eat or use any product that contains animal products or is made by animals. Some people follow this lifestyle as a result of allergies or other medical conditions but the majority are vegans by choice. They abhor the mistreatment and exploitation of animals and refuse to support a system that produces so much suffering.
Macrobiotics, on the other hand, does not forbid the consumption of meat, fish or dairy products. It is primarily a healthy, balanced lifestyle followed by people who are concerned about what they eat. Some may have medical conditions, but the majority of practitioners are vegan. Their practice has taught them what they can and cannot eat in order to create a balance that optimizes vitality and boosts the immune system.
As you have probably guessed a macro vegan combines both philosophies. So here are our tips for living a macro vegan lifestyle.
1. Eat locally produced foods whenever possible. You will support your local community and reduce greenhouse emissions.
2. Eat real food. Buy fresh food and vegetables as much as possible. When you do buy processed foods make sure that the ingredients are simple and healthy. If you don't understand it, don't buy it.
3. Cook, cook, cook, the more you practice the better you will become and you will learn to appreciate good food.
4. Enjoy your food. Eat slowly, savor every bite and most of all chew your food. Your immune system will benefit and your health will improve.
5. Think about where your food comes from. Do your best to make sure that no person or animal has suffered to provide the food that you eat.
6.. Don't use additives, preservatives or refined ingredients. The available nutrients in food have decreased significantly in the last fifty years. Make sure that your food contains maximum vitamins and minerals.
7. Value quality rather than quantity in food but also in all other aspects of your life.
8. Find out what makes you happy and make time for it by getting rid of the non-essential things in your life.
9. Moderation, moderation, moderation.
Finally, nobody says it better than this old Swedish proverb, fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more and all good things will be yours.
