My Public Service Announcement for Lurkers

Or, What the Heck's an Adzuki Bean, Anyway?

Okay, so I (like many people, I'm sure) bought and read The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies. (It's not a bad book; I recommend it). And I'm sure that many people, like me, read it and found a category they fit into. And the advice is things like "eat organ meat" or "eat dark greens" or, as I mentioned in the subtitle "eat Adzuki beans."

So here is my PSA: if you're following the Infertility Cure, go get a Macrobiotic cookbook. I recommend the "The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics" but I really recommend looking at any book before you buy it. I'm told that Ayurvedic cooking will also work, but I can't state that as a fact. I will tell you that *my* local bookstore lumped them together and they are not the same thing. (Again, I'm told).

Now, I don't know about you, but I find it hard to find the exotic fixings for macrobiotic recipes. At times, I go to my local Trader Joe's or Whole Paycheck, but for macrobiotic, try your local Japanese, Korean or Chinese market. What is healthy to me is a traditional food there, and the priced usually reflects it. (Hijiki salad? Tofu? Miso Soup? Soooo much cheaper there...) Macrobiotic cooking has its roots in traditional Japanese cooking.

You can find out more (and better) information about macrobiotic cooking elsewhere. Hope you do, and enjoy.

(PS -- added benefits of macrobiotic cooking: You will lose weight, even if you're not trying to).

End of PSA...