The basis of every meal should be a grain or grain product and at least one vegetable dish. After that your most important choice is soup every day. This can be any kind of soup. After that comes beans and sea vegetables, nuts and seeds, fruit and snacks, fish, beverages, etc. These all revolve around the grain and vegetable and soup. This is an opening spiral. We start with grains and grain products, then add vegetable dishes, then soups, and keep opening that up. There is no stopping point to this. Often I hear someone say “I can’t eat that.” Every time I hear this it kind of makes me uncomfortable. We can eat whatever we want! We should eat whatever we want. The question is, what do we want? And what makes our appetite? If you make your diet satisfying, you will start to want things that nourish you, that move you toward your goals, toward what your goals really are in life. Then the idea of not being able to eat something drops out. It is not part of your vocabulary or consciousness anymore. I always try to eat whatever I want, without exception. But for me the most satisfying foods are these. 

IS eating a hamburger the global warming equivalent of driving a Hummer? This week an article in The Times of London carried a headline that blared: “Give Up Meat to Save the Planet.” Former Vice President Al Gore, who has made climate change his signature issue, has even been assailed for omnivorous eating by animal rights activists. READ ARTICLE

Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests.

What is more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower risk of depression, the University College London team found. READ ARTICLE

Susan and Denny with James Brolin, (Executive Producer) on the set of the film “Standing Ovation” which was shot in Philly, New York and New Jersey. Susan prepared macrobiotic meals and snacks for the Hollywood cast and crew while they were in the area. The crew of the film, which includes many young rising stars, wanted healthy food and Diane and Susan fulfilled this request with flair and life-giving energy. When you see the movie you’ll know how important that energy was.

Film Producer Diane Kirman and Director Stewart Raffill were knowledgeable about macrobiotics and its health enhancing benefits from Denny and Susan helping their father overcome vocal cord cancer in the past. Susan continues to cater for Diane and her parents in Cape May and Denny still supports them in macrobiotic counseling.