Most likely, if you are reading this article, you have either stopped eating animal food, don’t eat it often, or are considering at least reducing your intake. So, there is no reason to completely ignore your consciousness in order to please your loved ones. Remember that if your loved ones say it would make them happy for you to “eat the way they do” for a couple of days, you can also let them know that it would make you happy if they “allowed you to remain food-conscious” without making you feel bad. After all, you eat the way you do because it makes you feel better, right?
“I stopped eating animal meat at a very young age and I have never missed it since,” says Susan. That may be your story, or you may still crave food you associate with your childhood — and that’s okay. But, we do recommend that you do not try to re-create the holidays by serving Tofurkey and other ultra-processed foods to take its place. It is okay to indulge in those family meals if it does please you, just remember to do so in moderation so you don’t end the holiday season feeling like you lost control of your routine.
Natural cycles are normal for a macrobiotic diet and even the worst holiday eating can always be improved. Susan continues, “Cooking macrobiotic for me just means using the finest quality organic ingredients and combining ingredients with intention and purpose for a unique quality of energy, of course one of those intentions is a good-tasting meal.” So, as long as you are still thinking about your meals with intent, you should be fine!
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