Comments on: Gettin’ on the Chew-Chew Train http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/ Sun, 01 May 2011 21:22:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: liana http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/#comment-5011 liana Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:05:57 +0000 http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/?p=167#comment-5011 I want to, I want to, but the food slips down my throat effortlessly, with a Mind of it's own...count me in! Im going to get it right.! I want to, I want to, but the food slips down my throat effortlessly, with a Mind of it’s own…count me in! Im going to get it right.!

]]> By: Susan http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/#comment-4533 Susan Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:54:53 +0000 http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/?p=167#comment-4533 I have started chewing again recently with the same remarkable results. I have been traveling a lot and haven't always had access to the food I prefer to eat so I have decided to just chew the hell out of what I can get. Viola! How amazing! When I first discovered the Hip Chick's Guide I learned about chewing and got really good at it. Even being really into it, I actually went to sleep a couple of times while I was chewing. I woke up later with the food still in my mouth and just commenced chewing again. Pretty unusual! Yes, I will chew with you next week! Thanks for the reminder and the opportunity! I have started chewing again recently with the same remarkable results. I have been traveling a lot and haven’t always had access to the food I prefer to eat so I have decided to just chew the hell out of what I can get. Viola! How amazing!
When I first discovered the Hip Chick’s Guide I learned about chewing and got really good at it. Even being really into it, I actually went to sleep a couple of times while I was chewing. I woke up later with the food still in my mouth and just commenced chewing again. Pretty unusual!
Yes, I will chew with you next week! Thanks for the reminder and the opportunity!

]]> By: neon http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/#comment-3819 neon Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:04:48 +0000 http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/?p=167#comment-3819 But I really like this article, because it points out something that I experience with many macrobiotic friends myself - the fear of traveling. I like how you easy this situation. Just don't fear and go, chew, cook your own, whatever, but enjoy the world, don't be obsesed by what you eat so much (if you are not ill ofcourse). But I really like this article, because it points out something that I experience with many macrobiotic friends myself – the fear of traveling. I like how you easy this situation. Just don’t fear and go, chew, cook your own, whatever, but enjoy the world, don’t be obsesed by what you eat so much (if you are not ill ofcourse).

]]> By: neon http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/#comment-3818 neon Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:01:49 +0000 http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/?p=167#comment-3818 Btw, when traveling in any part of the world, it's not a big problem to stay on the macrobiotic food principles. Just bring "travel gas/petrol cooker" and cook your own grains, kuskus, pasta, vegetable, miso soup. No big deal in taking one little pot and gas cooker and spending a little time cooking. You really can't feel weel on white sugar candies, even if you bite them 1000 times.. in the long term (few days, weeks - depends how fir you are) you'll start to have problems. But when you take this extreme foods after more years of macrobiotic diet, I am not surprised you were feeling very well at the start. I feel the same always, but the problem starts after more weeks (days) of eating them and then the cleaning process starts and can take more weeks also. It's not good to experience this cleaning part while traveling :) Especially if you are in regions where serious illness can happen (malaria), you are weakening your body and making good ground for serious illness (virosa). Btw, when traveling in any part of the world, it’s not a big problem to stay on the macrobiotic food principles. Just bring “travel gas/petrol cooker” and cook your own grains, kuskus, pasta, vegetable, miso soup. No big deal in taking one little pot and gas cooker and spending a little time cooking. You really can’t feel weel on white sugar candies, even if you bite them 1000 times.. in the long term (few days, weeks – depends how fir you are) you’ll start to have problems. But when you take this extreme foods after more years of macrobiotic diet, I am not surprised you were feeling very well at the start. I feel the same always, but the problem starts after more weeks (days) of eating them and then the cleaning process starts and can take more weeks also. It’s not good to experience this cleaning part while traveling :) Especially if you are in regions where serious illness can happen (malaria), you are weakening your body and making good ground for serious illness (virosa).

]]> By: neon http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/#comment-3817 neon Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:53:36 +0000 http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/?p=167#comment-3817 For me, it was very interesting article in one way and very good reminder of chewing, but on the other side, I was a little surprised: Pardon me, but isn't chewing 50 times the core basic of the macrobiotic? The macrobiotic can't work properly without chewing! You were 7 years eating macrobiotic to realise in Peru that chewing is wonderful? Does it mean, you were not chewing very well before? The chewing is stressed in every macrobiotic book and I really see that as the basic principle. I think, the chewing is the most neglected part of macrobiotic. Unfortunately, probably the most important part of it. People are stressed by what they eat, but they don't care about the chewing and the amount they eat. Quantity changes quality completely - Ohsawa's words. Don't make something spectacular from chewing. Don't chew only 1 week, but rather make it something basic to your daily eating :) For me, it was very interesting article in one way and very good reminder of chewing, but on the other side, I was a little surprised:

Pardon me, but isn’t chewing 50 times the core basic of the macrobiotic? The macrobiotic can’t work properly without chewing! You were 7 years eating macrobiotic to realise in Peru that chewing is wonderful? Does it mean, you were not chewing very well before? The chewing is stressed in every macrobiotic book and I really see that as the basic principle.

I think, the chewing is the most neglected part of macrobiotic. Unfortunately, probably the most important part of it. People are stressed by what they eat, but they don’t care about the chewing and the amount they eat. Quantity changes quality completely – Ohsawa’s words.

Don’t make something spectacular from chewing. Don’t chew only 1 week, but rather make it something basic to your daily eating :)

]]> By: John Mooter http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/#comment-3728 John Mooter Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:25:53 +0000 http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/?p=167#comment-3728 I feel less guilty now for my indisgressions while on the road. My main commitment is not to eat any animals or secretions.....but even a Taco Bell vegan burrito can be chewed well! I feel less guilty now for my indisgressions while on the road. My main commitment is not to eat any animals or secretions…..but even a Taco Bell vegan burrito can be chewed well!

]]> By: dominic kelly http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/#comment-3723 dominic kelly Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:58:39 +0000 http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/?p=167#comment-3723 hey jessica! nice entry! i can really relate to the situation when you have to go somewhere and don't have the food choices you would like to have! and this sometimes can make you craaaaazy... the chewing tip is really helpful, i will try it out and i'm up for the CHEW-A-THON !! hey jessica!

nice entry!
i can really relate to the situation when you have to go somewhere and don’t have the food choices you would like to have! and this sometimes can make you craaaaazy…
the chewing tip is really helpful, i will try it out and i’m up for the CHEW-A-THON !!

]]> By: raquel http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/#comment-3709 raquel Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:53:16 +0000 http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/?p=167#comment-3709 Jessica- I just picked up "Hip Chick's guide to Macrobiotics" at my local used bookshop. I decided going "whole hog" wouldn't work as well as sliding into macro nice & easy...the first step has been making a pot of trio grain (brown rice, wheat berries and barley.) What an amazing experience to actually chew each bite 50 times!!! A fabulous meditation! At first, 50 was difficult...I kept attempting to swallow after 5 or 8 chews. The sweet aftertaste that lingers in the mouth post meal is simply unexplainable and MUST be experienced! Count me in on your upcoming chew-a-thon!! Thanks for a great intro to macro... Jessica-
I just picked up “Hip Chick’s guide to Macrobiotics” at my local used bookshop. I decided going “whole hog” wouldn’t work as well as sliding into macro nice & easy…the first step has been making a pot of trio grain (brown rice, wheat berries and barley.) What an amazing experience to actually chew each bite 50 times!!! A fabulous meditation! At first, 50 was difficult…I kept attempting to swallow after 5 or 8 chews. The sweet aftertaste that lingers in the mouth post meal is simply unexplainable and MUST be experienced! Count me in on your upcoming chew-a-thon!! Thanks for a great intro to macro…

]]> By: John Mooter http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/gettin-on-the-chew-chew-train/#comment-3687 John Mooter Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:34:01 +0000 http://www.hipchicksmacrobiotics.com/blog/?p=167#comment-3687 Thanks for the reminder...I often "wolf" it down! Not good, even with high quality food. Thanks for the reminder…I often “wolf” it down! Not good, even with high quality food.

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