BEVERAGES Soft drinks (colas, diet colas, 7-Up, Sprite, etc.), alcoholic drinks (beer, wine, etc.), fructose-sweetened drinks, Snapple, Sobee, Gatorade, other “sports drinks,” cane juice sweetened drinks such as Ginger Brew, honey sweetened drinks, all iced or cold drinks All drinks with artificial ingredients Herbal teas
FROZEN FOODS Ice cream, sherbet, frozen yogurt, frozen custard, Rice Dream, Tofutti, Soy Dream, Soy Delicious, Coconut Bliss, sorbet, frozen vegetables and fruits, frozen dinners, all other frozen foods
OTHER Texturized soy protein (Loma Linda brand, etc.), power bars, Spirulina, Green Magma with dextrose, blue-green algae, all foods manufactured with dextrose, vitamin and mineral supplements unless prescribed by your doctor, including coral calcium, shark cartilage, protein powders, baked flour products (bread, crackers, chips, cakes, cookies, muffins, tortillas, chapatis, flat bread, etc.), pasta made with white flour, overuse of salty foods and seasonings, cold cereal with milk, soy milk, etc. Vinegar (distilled), apple cider vinegar, Ensure, and other “nutrition drinks,” baking powder, baking soda, yeasted bakery goods.
To learn why foods listed here are to be avoided on a self-healing macrobiotic diet, study with experienced macrobiotic teachers is suggested.
Not all foods listed will need to be avoided by everyone. Guidance from an experienced macrobiotic counselor can help you best learn which foods to specifically avoid for your personal condition.