Editing Macrobiotic diet (section)

=== Food ===
[[Image:Some Basic Macrobiotic Ingredients.JPG|thumb|Some basic macrobiotic ingredients]]

The macrobiotic diet is considered an unconventional or [[fad diet]].<ref name=fad/><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors=Hanning RM, Zlotkin SH |title=Unconventional eating practices and their health implications |journal=Pediatr. Clin. North Am. |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=429–45 |date=April 1985 |pmid=3887307 |doi=10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34796-4 |type=Review}} </ref> Some general guidelines for the macrobiotic diet are the following.<ref name="CA 1993"/>

* Whole cereal grains, especially brown rice: 50–60%
* Vegetables: 20–30%
* Beans and sea vegetables : 5–10%

Small amounts of white fish and fruit may be eaten if desired. Nuts and seeds are not often consumed but are permitted as occasional snacks if they are lightly roasted.<ref name="CA 1993"/> Beverages include [[herbal tea]]s, cereal-grain coffee and roasted-barley tea.<ref name="CA 1993"/>