Years ago I went on a Vegan cruise with a friend of mine. It was a wonderful and challenging experience. We learned a lot from the various presenters on the health effects of becoming vegetarian or vegan and ways to prepare a variety of meatless meals.
One of the things I was surprised by were the number of physicians from Tampa on that cruise. I must admit many of the presenters were very adamant about their way of cooking and eating was the best.
I met one gentleman, Michio Kushi, who was helped introduce modern macrobiotics to the United States. This gentleman was in his late 80’s when I met him and he looked to be in his 60’s, a very gentle man with a huge smile.
Macrobiotics is an alternative diet based on ideas about types of food drawn from Zen Buddhism, and tries to balance the yin and yang elements.
The Principles of this diet are: Reduce animal products; eat locally grown foods that are in season and consume meals in moderation; and use cookware that contains certain materials such as wood, glass, ceramic and to avoid cookware made with non stick coatings,
There was quite a discussion during his lectures with others questioning the validity of his ideas. He took it all in stride and then he said something that caused the room to go quiet and shifted the energy. He said, it doesn’t matter what type of diet you eat, in order for it to be truly healthy, it must be prepared with love.
Okay, that’s kind of a hard thing to judge or is it?
Many cooks understand there are comfort foods, action foods, sweetness food and foods that create a calm energy. Good cooks serve up food with a sense of humor, but the best cooks serve food with a sese of love.
During this week of Advent let all you do, be done in Love
Rev Janice
