Making the Transition to a Macrobiotic Diet [Mass Market Paperback]

Carolyn Heidenry (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Neither a cookbook nor a treatise on the theory of macrobiotics, this volume falls into the category of general advice and exhortation, with emphasis on the word "general." The book is slim (99 pages) with huge type, and the information it conveys is scanty. Heidenry enumerates the categories of foods allowed on a macrobiotic diet, sensibly endorses gradualism in changing diets and then contents herself with self-evident statements, such as that one one can nurse a glass of mineral water instead of drinking a nonmacrobiotic cocktail; one needs a macrobiotic cookbook to enjoy the full variety of foods the diet affords.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Avery Trade (February 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895293633
• ISBN-13: 978-0895293633
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,311,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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66 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide to gracefully changing to a healthier diet., December 15, 1998

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Cathy Hocker ([e-mail]) (Takilma, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making the Transition to a Macrobiotic Diet (Mass Market Paperback)

I found this an excellent, yet simple guide for gracefully changing eating habits. The book is full of suggestions that help the student to succeed. Changing from the standard American diet to macrobiotics is not something most people can do overnight. This simple, easy to read and understand book provides practical suggestions to help one begin the long process of gradual change, a sure way to succeed. Readers are provided with several degrees of dietary change that will help even the most stalwart meat-eater transistion to a healthier way of eating. If you are trying to improve your health (and/or the health of our planet) macrobiotics provides a proven path to your goal. Good luck!

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Common sense written down., February 14, 2001

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"punkvv" (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making the Transition to a Macrobiotic Diet (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was informative, but it really didn't go into much detail. I was looking for specifics. I didn't learn any thing I couldn't find out on the internet or with common sense.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars But I don't live in Japan!, January 17, 2004

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Tiffany L. Pennington (Saugerties NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making the Transition to a Macrobiotic Diet (Mass Market Paperback)

Most folks who are interested in pursuing Macrobiotics already know that the principles were developed on the Japanese lifestyle. This booklet gives some very general advice, and was not helpful to me because it did not offer any specific ways to make the transition, or offer any substitutes for ingredients commonly found in Asia that may not be readily available in the US, or are just so rare in some regions, that they are very expensive.

Additionally, the produce in the US in most cases is not organic, and it is difficult to understand how the "energy" in your food is going to benefit the body when its "energy" is corrupted by radiation, pesticides, and modern day farming techniques that value quantity over quality. Aside from "buy organic," this booklet doesn't offer many other suggestions.

American lifestyle can make it difficult for people achieve the goals of macrobiotics on a limited budget. This book did not address my challenges on transitioning to macrobiotcs very effectively.