The Macrobiotic diet means “long life” in Greek and was originally developed by a Japanese educator named George Ohsawa and later expanded by Michio Kushi. This diet uses 50% consumption of whole grains such as brown rice, millet, corn and barley. The grains should be unprocessed and as close to it’s natural state as possible. Kiss your meats good-bye except for occasional fish or seafood twice a week. Essentially a vegetarian diet of 50% whole grains and 30% vegetables.  Beans make up 10% of total consumption. Fruits, nuts and desserts make the remainder consumption.

Theory behind diet is that a diet rich in whole grains and vegetables will help you lose weight when you eat only when you are hungry and chew slowly and thoroughly before swallowing.

Benefits: High fiber diet that is beneficial in lowering high cholesterol and keeping your bowels regulated.

Our Evaluation: Too restrictive unless you are already a vegetarian. Diet lacks important nutrients such as proteins, iron and magnesium. Eating only when you are hungry can be tricky for most people since so many people are emotional eaters. There are better diets that are more sensible than the Macrobiotic Diet.

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For similar diet check out the Mediterranean Diet