Please find the October 12, 2011 Wholly Macro Delivery Menu below, as you scroll down through our Weekly Article to the Weekly Menu / Order Form section. Or, you can click on the Weekly Menu link above to go directly to it.

 In Sync For Life 

As mentioned in last week's newsletter, Wholly Macro will be closed October 19 and 26. We will re-open November 2.

There are detailed suggestions for dealing with our closure in last week's newsletter " Vacation Procrastination". Not that you can't somehow get by without us. We are not that vain that we think you can't. But we do feel responsible for offering you smart, effective, and tried and true ways of coping just in case you want to take us up on it.

We spent a lot of time last week encouraging you to order extra / freeze some of our food to help you out while we are closed, not only to reduce your stress levels related to food prep, but also to offer you a way to maintain the high quality of food that you have come to expect from us, even while we are closed. If you need a copy of last week's newsletter (October 5, 2011) just let us know.

As far as freezing / thawing goes, if you order extra containers of food from us, you can freeze that food right in the delivery containers. No need to transfer it to another container, unless you want to freeze it in smaller portions. When you are ready to thaw an item, simply move it from the freezer to the refrigerator and let it thaw in the fridge naturally. It takes about 1-2 days to thaw in this way, so think ahead. We prefer this method as it let's the food acclimate naturally as it transitions from a frozen to fresh state.

Did you know that some foods come to the stores frozen? Tempeh, seitan, natto, amasake, whole grain breads... Many of the staple foods that we all use arrive at the store frozen, only to be put on the shelf in the refrigerator case to thaw and be sold as fresh. That is why, when we offer an item like our homemade seitan, it is a fresh food and has the healthy benefits of fresh energy and vitality, having never been frozen like the store bought seitan has. But, making it is also a very time consuming and labor - intensive process, and not one that most of us can undertake on a regular basis (even Wholly Macro). So for many of the dishes that we prepare, we buy items such as seitan and tempeh already prepared, made by high quality organic companies of course, but even so, shipped to the store frozen. We then combine it with many fresh ingredients, thus bringing it back to life.

These pre-made foods can never take the place of freshly cooked whole grains, freshly cooked dried beans, and fresh vegetables such as we make on a weekly basis here at Wholly Macro. But they do come in very handy as a healthy alternative food, offering creativity to many recipes, and their own sense of variety and nutrition, and can be served along with fresh foods to create a much healthier and energized meal than packaged, canned, or processed foods ever can.

The factor that allows fresh food such as fresh produce, cooked brown rice, and cooked dried beans, to rise above all other foods, is their energy and vitality levels. They are living foods with the ability to sprout forth and grow into actual plants!! If these live foods are frozen or canned, they still retain their fiber, their vitamins and minerals (for the most part), and their phyto nutrients. Okay, maybe not quite the same as completely fresh, but if the foods are PURE to begin with, and their nutrients have not been diminished by the use of sugar, preservatives, pesticides, and herbicides, they are still far more nutritious, even if frozen, than fresh food that has been weakened (substantially) by the addition of chemicals, pesticides, sugar, and other impure substances. So, in addition to the nutrient value of foods, we also want, need, and must receive the energy that these foods impart. The living food energy that live plant foods impart to us is what gives us the vital spark of a healthy mind and body.

Therefore, we do not recommend stockpiling food in the freezer as a long-term habit. It is necessary to always have at least a few fresh foods at each meal. When Wholly Macro is open and delivering weekly, it is far more preferable to order fresh food on a weekly basis, thus partaking of the fresh and varied dishes that we prepare each week. But when Wholly Macro is on break, OR, if you want to order enough food when we are open to last you for the entire week, it is always very useful to have a few items in the freezer to pull out from time to time, thus saving the day in a healthy way!

So, all we are saying is: There is nothing wrong with giving frozen an occasional chance, just be sure to include some quick and easy fresh foods daily along with the frozen, and to order from us and take advantage of our high quality freshly prepared foods consistently during the weeks that we are open for optimal health!

For the past three years Wholly Macro has spent every break we took attending advanced level macrobiotic classes, and we thank-you so much for bearing with us as we did so. The classes were excellent, the knowledge we gained is absolutely priceless and has, and will continue to enable us to help many clients. We will continue to periodically take these classes, however, as great as they were, it made for an intense three years and one void of restful time off.  So we intend to follow our own good advice from our Vacation Procrastination newsletter, and mix it up from now on, interspersing study vacations with adventure vacations with staycations.

This time we will be taking a staycation as we are in serious need of catching up with ourselves and revamping a few things around here.

What we would like to do is create a rhythm of several weeks of food delivery and then a short break, and then several more weeks of food delivery and then another break, rotating our well thought out and well planned beneficial time off / breaks with equally well thought out, well planned, and beneficial time on / cooking. The goal is to eliminate poorly planned, last minute, desperate closures due to total exhaustion and burnout, otherwise known as Vacation Procrastination!

And what we would really like to do is have all of you become familiar with / be aware of / get in synch with the Wholly Macro rhythm of things. We'll give you a few weeks notice each time we close, no surprises, and allow plenty of time for you to stock up on useful extra's.

We realize that you can't very well plan your vacations around our vacations, but we at least want to make you aware that a balanced rhythm is possible. You can order consistently while we are open, and order extra while we, or you, are closed, and maintain an exceptionally healthy Wholly Macro oriented dietary lifestyle.

In this way, at least within the Wholly Macro realm, (and ideally in all other areas of our lives as well), if we know of each other's intentions, we can then sync our intentions. If we sync our intentions everything can then flow more smoothly. And when things flow more smoothly, life is easier, peace of mind prevails, and absolutely everything, especially good health, is ours for life. 

We'll very much look forward to being back with you in a few weeks.

And Until Then,

In Health To You As Always.

Gayle and Jaime / Wholly Macro

VIRTUALLY ALL INGREDIENTS ARE ORGANIC

PLEASE PLACE ORDERS BEFORE NOON ON MONDAY!!

For our out of town clients we have recently negotiated significantly REDUCED SHIPPING RATES with UPS. Please contact us directly as we do ship Overnight or Two Day Delivery.

NATURAL LIFESTYLE HEALTH CONSULTATIONS

Health consultations offer compassionate, therapeutic listening related to any and all emotional issues, combined with visual diagnosis you will receive information on selecting, balancing, varying, and preparing natural foods in a practical way based on oriental medicine to strengthen organ function in order to improve your health. 

To read more about Natural Lifestyle Health Consultations see our website,

www.whollymarcrobiotics.com 

PRIVATE COOKING CLASSES

   LEARN NEW COOKING SKILLS

   IMPROVE WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW

 LEARN NEW RECIPES

Private cooking classes are held in the Wholly Macro kitchen. This is an excellent hands on natural foods cooking class. You will leave the class feeling confident in knowing that you can now cook with unprocessed whole grains dried beans, a wide variety of healthy vegetables including sea vegetables, the proper amount of good quality sea salt, and so much more. Instruction is based on oriental medicine/macrobiotic principals. Start with a basic class  with soup, beans and grains or try a dessert class for a real treat! You choose, or we can choose, depending on your needs.

Classes can be in a group or individual.

Call to schedule your next class.

SPINEALIGNER

www.whollymacrobiotics.com 

Here's some feedback from a consultation client.....

" three years ago I discovered that I had breast cancer.  I had heard of Macrobiotics years ago. I didn't understand the concept but immediately I knew that that would be the route that I would pursue. But where to go and who to see was the question. Thank God for reading the macrobiotic newsletter. For in the newsletter there was  an article about Gayle Stolove. I just felt her strength and passion burn through the page that I was reading. I immediately made an appointment to see her and although I was still so frightened,  I felt so comfortable talking with Gayle. Gayle  guided me through the whole process. I thought that the macrobiotic way of life would be boring and just eating rice. Well, I love the foods that I eat and I just feel good about it all.  You see, after the surgery, you are sort of left on your own.You have to make your own decisions, etc. Everyone gives you different advice as what to eat, what to do, etc. Doctors don't understand what the patient is going through nor do they understand what kind of diet they should follow. I adopted Gayle as my guardian angel.  You can't find that with any nutritionist or doctor. I love receiving her weekly e-mailed newsletters. They are so full of wonderful knowledge and beautiful healthy recipes. Gayle is a remarkable human being. She truly cares for her clients and gives them her all, one hundred percent of the time. Gayle has been there and therefore she is so compassionate and dedicates her life to helping people like me....."     a cancer survivor