Atlanta Macrobiotics

Are you new to a vegan, vegetarian, or macrobiotic diet and wondering what in the world to feed your family this Thanksgiving Dinner? Well, wonder no more, and stop fretting about all the delightful yummy wishful dishes you are missing this year! Because, here is Thanksgiving memory food created at its very best! Gourmet tastes featuring the finest healthy ingredients! Exactly what you’re looking for! Without sugar, eggs, dairy, and poultry, msg, etc.

You’re Invited to

Holiday Cooking Class Series

A Macrobiotic Thanksgiving Dinner

featuring

Tofurkey with Herbed Stuffing

Southern Pecan Mushroom Gravy

Cranberry Sauce

Vegetable Medley

Pumpkin Pie

Sunday, November 22

1-4 pm

$45.00 per person

We will be cooking a Tofurky, or as my granddaughter Brittany calls it, a Faux Turkey! Unbelievable taste – you’ll relish it and wonder why you suffered with turkey all those years! Now, if you had store-bought tofurkeys in the past, they do not even come close to comparing with this incredible taste of a fresh home-made look-alike turkey breast made from the best tofu. Filled with amazing Herbed Stuffing, and everyone’s favorite: Southern Pecan Mushroom Gravy. Homemade Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin Bread, and Pumpkin Pie featuring Franciscan Monk, Brother Ron Pickarsky’s award-winning crust. Every dish features organically grown vegetables and other products.

RSVP your reservation to hold your spot with Kushi Institute trained Marsha Rueff at 770-396-9413. Your  check will hold your place. Please send to Marsha Rueff, 1130 Trailridge Lane, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338.

This class might even be worth your trip to Atlanta! Can’t make that particular date? Other dates can be arranged, and private classes also available.

Wow, Warren is cooking up a storm in Atlanta!

Cooking Classes, where all your study comes to fruition!

It’s always so interesting and funner cooking with Warren sez Margaret! These are wonderful cooking opportunities;  you’ll want to participate too!

Hmmm, those portobello mushrooms sure look delish!

Macrobiotic Meals in Atlanta is very easy! Freshly cooked meals prepared daily, ready for you, using the highest quality macrobiotic and organic ingredients, centrally located in Dunwoody, Georgia, near GA 400. Usually ready by 10:30 AM, each meal contains a home-made soup, grain dish and several vegetable dishes, including many amazing macrobiotic specialty dishes, all designed to increase your health and energy level! Join our client list who say now these are their favorite foods!

 So get ready to feel and look your best eating well. Increase your energy, shed those extra pounds, start your journey in the direction of health. The great attribute about the Macrobiotic Diet is its being based on yin and yang, and energetics – a diet about how it makes you feel when you eat this food. What is your energy like?

Call 770 . 396 . 9413, order some meals, and see how wonderfully you can begin to feel again!

 Visiting Atlanta from out of town? We often have clients traveling from other cities, and even from abroad, who wish to stay with their macrobiotic diet. We are ready to accommodate you in every way, and greatly look forward to your requests.

Visit Marsha Rueff at www.atlantamacrobiotics.com to learn more about these delicious macrobiotic diet meals ready for you!

You’re itinerary‘s perfection, car, hotel, entertainment, sight-seeing, including plenty of local color. But are you macro-ready? Am I what? Yep, are you prepared to eat well and within macrobiotic diet recommendations while away from your macrobiotic kitchen?

There are a few parts to this puzzle. It’s do-able, easy, and well worth it. Why? Because you’ll feel 100% better on your travels, and keep your direction of health at the same time. Avoid jet lag, sleep well, and be up to all the sightseeing and visiting you’ve planned. We actually give a complete macrobiotic cooking class on this subject. Here are a few pointers.

Take your most important macrobiotic items with you! Lino Stanchich, our first macrobiotic counselor, use to say always be prepared. You never know what items will be difficult to find when you are away.

This was before the present restrictions on flying. We use to take more with us, in the original bottles and jars. We once packed a suitcase with 84 pounds of just our food when visiting Fred’s brother in Monaco. No more. Car trips afford luxurious space so we pack the minimum size of all our macrobiotic essentials: shoyu, ume plum, miso, kuzu, si salt, etc. But on the plane we strictly travel with carry-on luggage. We may take a small eye dropper bottle of shoyu to insure we have the best quality, and teeny jars of miso and ume plum as well. The Container Store sells these for minimal charge. 

Google and email ahead to your destination to find local health stores, and contact them for products are availability. If staying in a facility permitting cooking – a suite hotel perhaps, or condo, you’re in like flint. Purchase your organic or bio veggies, prepare breakfast, and maybe rice balls to add to your lunch. Then a divine dinner at a special restaurant – you’re on vacation!

Use this easy way to cook in a thermos. Even on an airplane, you can carry an empty open wide-mouth thermos. Measure your grain in 1 cup portions: brown rice, quinoa, bulghur and yes, go ahead add the pinch of si salt. Put this measurement into a small wax paper bag, fold, and slide these into a plastic baggie. Brown rice -short, medium and long – should be rinsed, roasted til dry, and let cool before bagging. The other mentioned grains can be measured out without roasting.

So it’s now as easy as boiling water to make your grain. Just bring 1 1/2 cups water to boil, place the grain the thermos, pour in the water, and tomorrow morning you have delicious grain. We actually take 2 thermos with us: one for breakfast, and one for lunch.

Enjoy breakfast on your balcony, or join others in the bed and breakfast area, and you’re off and running for the day! No guilt about keeping a great macrobiotic regime! And the best benefit – you’re tiptop condition for the demands of travel!

Remember, what a meal is! Warren Kramer teaches a meal is a grain or grain product and a vegetable! Carrying kukicha tea bags with you is a great idea to end your meal. A bit us of wild caught fish is very nice, and often you can enjoy the local specialty as well, avoiding farm-raised fish.

What about ordering, when you don’t speak the language! Research the macrobiotic avoid words before you travel, and carry these with you on a typed, laminated wallet-size card. Duplicate this list to hand the person taking your order, and no worries about cheese, butter, milk being added to your cuisine! Relax and enjoy the ambiance. Bon voyage ! !

Just a note about stomach reduction surgery.

This surgery is a very drastic and permanent measure for what very well may be a temporary and reversible situation. The people I personally know who have had this surgery were originally told it could be reversed whenever they would elect to do so, only to later find out they were not candidates for that reverse. The ramifications are huge in terms of disturbing the digestive enzymes and naturally phases of digestion. This surgery not only affects the stomach, but every organ of the body related to digestion and waste removal: including the liver, pancreas, bladder, kidney and spleen.

Recently we met a client diagnosed with severe diabetes and considering stomach reduction surgery. Once he learned how easy it is for a person’s bloodstream to alkaline by changing his diet, he changed his tune. We explained how eating foods recommended on the macrobiotic diet allows the pancreas/blood sugar to function with normalcy once again. And as his eating amounts leveled, he would have every opportunity to heal. He actually began to feel improvements within 2 days, and is very grateful for his choosing Macrobiotics over surgery. Within macrobiotic guidelines it’s easy to reach optimum weight levels once enjoyed around age 18, with very generous portions of food, and very satisfying meals.

Please contact us for more information, and learn how to streamline the Macrobiotic Diet for your specific health situation. We really want to help you succeed and feel just wonderful again, and very soon! We have such amazing recovery stories of our clients who had very severe diabetes, and other complications, who came off all medication and are doing very well, all within a very short time-frame. Please email  for cooking classes, consultations, programs in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Reading material: The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Michio Kushi and Alex Jack

Warren Kramer internationally-known Senior Macrobiotic Counselor will be in Atlanta July 15-20, 2009. Teacher for the Kushi Institute, Strengthening Health Institute, the Macrobiotic Cruise, and New England Macrobiotic Center, Warren brings a wealth of knowledge gained from the eleven years he served as Michio Kushi’s private assistant, as well as over 25 years counseling throughout the world.

In Atlanta Warren will be giving private consultations, macrobiotic cooking classes, and evening  lectures in the Dunwoody area. Attend all events & have a private consultation, and you will receive 15% savings on lecture and cookings classes Thursday through Sunday.

Please contact Marsha Rueff to reserve consultation time with Warren and your choice of venues.

Phone contact: 678 . 643 . 5662 or 770 . 396 . 9413.

For Warren’s bio please visit www.macrobioticsnewengland.com

Saturday, July 18, at 5:00 PM please join us for a Macrobiotic Lecture, Application of the Five Transformations, How to Discharge Sweets & Dairy, following the Wrap it Up! Awesome Sandwiches & Wraps Macrobiotic Cooking Class at The Rueff Home, 1130 Trailridge Lane, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338

We learn studying macrobiotics how the effects of food we’ve eaten in the past does not just exit our bodies when we stop eating it. We all wish this were the case! Clients often say, Oh, I haven’t eaten cheese for over a year, how can you think it is affecting the arthritis in my knees? So, what do we do to expedite a change in our health, and reap the benefits of eating on a Macrobiotic Diet?

Just wait til you hear Warren’s lecture, How to Discharge Sweets & Dairy Applying the Five Transformations. His information will absolutely astound you! Applying macrobiotic principles, makes so much sense, and as Warren explains the energetics of the food, everything falls into place. Learning how to draw the effects of food out of your body gives you such freedom to restore your health, melt tumors, look and feel younger, and increase your energy tremendously. And you’ll understand the why of it all. I always introduce Warren as our why man – because he takes the time to explain and chart the rudimentary basis of this structure. The yin and yang of it all will surely play into this too!

And you can’t even begin to imagine how much better you will feel! Food tastes more delish than ever before! Yes, our taste buds change when we stop sugar and dairy. We develop a gourmet taste for real food and some items we’ve never before enjoyed. Macrobiotic cuisine isn’t bland or tasteless, but flavorful and delicious. We  still satisfy our sweet tooth using Suzanne’s Genmai Brown Rice Syrup and Barley Malt and sweet vegetables. You might even easily slim down in the process. One thing is for sure! There is almost no favorite dish you will have to do without. It’s surely been recreated in a macrobiotic recipe version to please your palate!

Warren will be suggesting actual dishes, and some home remedies, special drinks – certain combinations of foods, and your notes will reflect unique properties of these dishes.You will find this class very beneficial as Warren introduces you to a whole new level of macrobiotic cooking, broadening your understanding of the macrobiotic lifestyle.

Recommended cookbook: Sweet & Natural, by Meredith McCarty for 120 desserts without sugar, eggs, yeast, butter

Warren Kramer internationally-known Senior Macrobiotic Counselor will be in Atlanta July 15-20, 2009. Teacher for the Kushi Institute, Strengthening Health Institute, the Macrobiotic Cruise, and New England Macrobiotic Center, Warren brings a wealth of knowledge gained from the eleven years he served as Michio Kushi’s private assistant, as well as over 25 years counseling throughout the world.

In Atlanta Warren will be giving private consultations, macrobiotic cooking classes, and evening  lectures in the Dunwoody area. Attend all events & have a private consultation, and you will receive 15% savings on lecture and cookings classes Thursday through Sunday.

Please contact Marsha Rueff to reserve consultation time with Warren and your choice of venues  at marsharueff@mac.com .

Phone contact: 678 . 643 . 5662 or 770 . 396 . 9413.

For Warren’s bio please visit www.macrobioticsnewengland.com

Saturday afternoon, July 18, please join us for a macrobiotic cooking class, Wrap it Up! Awesome Sandwiches & Wraps! July 18, 1-4 pm The Rueff Home, 1130 Trailridge Lane, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338

Everyone adores sandwiches, and Warren has his favorites, so do we all. Get ready to sample some new varieties, and discover this wonderful new repertoire to delight your palate as well as everyone in your world! Perfect for summer, and quick for taking food-on-the-go! A great idea for travel too. Slip your favorite wrap into a wax paper bag, and this in turn into a plastic one – look at Whole Foods for the non-petroleum plastic baggies as well as the wax paper ones too! And you are well on your way! Especially great for overseas flights.

Why else are sandwiches and wraps great to learn in a macrobiotic cooking class? Two  simple words: cravings and satisfying! That’s right, even following a macrobiotic diet we experience cravings for foods, and having a sandwich or wrap alternative proves very satisfying, and just nips that craving in the bud.

And they don’t have to be loaded with mayonnaise, ketchup and bright yellow mustard. You will learn so many variations on this theme as this class opens lotsa possibilities for you. Get ready for a whole new take on your macrobiotic diet! And you’ll still get to enjoy homemade pickles and Santa Barbara olives! Perhaps this new quality is even better than you ever imagined! Yes, Warren will be teaching everybody’s favorite fun food!

 Right after we’ve finished tasting the goodies of this fun macrobiotic cooking class Warren’s lecture, How to Discharge Sweets & Dairy applying the 5 Transformations will absolutely astound you! A perfect afternoon!

Warren Kramer internationally-known Senior Macrobiotic Counselor will be in Atlanta July 15-20, 2009. Teacher for the Kushi Institute, Strengthening Health Institute, the Macrobiotic Cruise, and New England Macrobiotic Center, Warren brings a wealth of knowledge gained from the eleven years he served as Michio Kushi’s private assistant, as well as over 25 years counseling throughout the world.

In Atlanta Warren will be giving private consultations, macrobiotic cooking classes, and evening  lectures in the Dunwoody area. Attend all events & have a private consultation, and you will receive 15% savings on lecture and cookings classes Thursday through Sunday.

Please contact Marsha Rueff to reserve consultation time with Warren and your choice of venues  at marsharueff@mac.com .

Phone contact: 678 . 643 . 5662 or 770 . 396 . 9413.

For Warren’s bio please visit www.macrobioticsnewengland.com

Friday July 17, please join us for a special evening’s lecture, Menu Planning Essentials, July 17, 7:30-9 pm The Rueff Home, 1130 Trailridge Lane, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338

Always participants request this menu-planning class every time Warren visits. It truly is one of the most important lectures. Why? Because all the theory from macrobiotic books has to actually happen in the kitchen. In YOUR kitchen, to be exact. And Warren’s Menu Planning Class is key! Based on his years of working with Michio Kushi and Denny Waxman, Warren guides us step by step using the principles of yin and yang according to Macrobiotic guidelines. Involving our input in the process. Yes, this is an interactive lecture.

See it this way: we’re implementing a new way of eating, and especially considering we have health concerns to correct, eating well-planned meals becomes essential. The hit-or-miss-grab-whatever-is-ready-to-gulp-down when we come home from work is history. We can do better than being too famished and tired to cook. Now we want a welcoming meal, featuring the best food choices. Because now we know better. And now we are using macrobiotic principles to enhance our health and well-being. You see, macrobiotics is a way of eating based on the energetics of food. That is to say, it’s based on how the foods make us feel after we eat, and what kind of energy we have the next day, too. What kind of energy the food charges our bodies with. Way different than a calorie or carb or protein based diet like most of the new-fad diets circulating the last few years, don’t you think?

Your macrobiotic diet is very special, and Warren’s presentation of developing macrobiotic menus for you and your loved ones is truly an art, and it’s very easy to adapt. From this plan you will learn to shop for your week. Even how to substitute foods according to the season and what’s available organic. Plus you reap the benefits of being with this group and hearing their keen experiences cooking macrobiotic diet. Warren actually plans with the group a whole weeks worth of meals! Yep, we do it together, so turn your thinking cap on. You’re going to experience where to start when planning a meal, and the logical steps from there. It’s way different than you may think, much easier, and funner too!

Warren Kramer internationally-known Senior Macrobiotic Counselor will be in Atlanta July 15-20, 2009. Teacher for the Kushi Institute, Strengthening Health Institute, the Macrobiotic Cruise, and New England Macrobiotic Center, Warren brings a wealth of knowledge gained from the eleven years he served as Michio Kushi’s private assistant, as well as over 25 years counseling throughout the world.

In Atlanta Warren will be giving private consultations, macrobiotic cooking classes, and evening  lectures in the Dunwoody area. Attend all events & have a private consultation, and you will receive 15% savings on lectures and cookings classes Thursday through Sunday.

Please contact Marsha Rueff to reserve consultation time with Warren and your choice of venues  at marsharueff@mac.com .

Phone contact: 678 . 643 . 5662 or 770 . 396 . 9413.

For Warren’s bio please visit www.macrobioticsnewengland.com

Join us for our Opening Event: First, we’ll gather & enjoy a delicious vegan Buffet Dinner at the new Mellow Mushroom Restaurant, 6100 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, at 6:00 PM. Featuring the hummus, amazing vegan pizzas overflowing with fresh veggies, tofu and tempeh hoagies and field green salads! And a most informative lecture,  Supporting a Healthy Heart. The charge for the entire event is specially priced at $20 for the dinner/lecture. Warren’s lecture from 7:30 – 9:00 PM is at the Rueff home in Dunwoody, where a macrobiotic dessert will be served, vegan of course! Warren will share such enlightening information regarding the heart, including visual diagnosis of heart health, healing foods, remedies and activities supporting the heart. He will also discuss how this amazing organ, known as the fire element of our body, increases in activity for the summer  – and what this means to each of us. Especially as we near late summer. And of course we’ll also learn how the heart is the rhythm keeper in our lives, affecting our love and joy.  Warren will answer your questions, and even more special, he always tells us the why and how of everything. That’s one of his specialties, and you’ll hear me introduce him as the Why Man of Macrobiotics!

How special an evening this will prove! And we thank Wendy Steinbaum, long-time macrobiotic supporter for recommending Mellow Mushroom, a favorite of her’s and Aubrey’s! We look forward to seeing you  July 15!

Bonus! Bring a friend New to Macrobiotics and YOU attend 2 lectures half-price Thursday  - Sunday.

Suggested Reading: The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health, Michio Kushi and Alex Jack.

Whether you are newly researching the Macrobiotic Diet for yourself or a friend or loved one, and your questions start piling up, where do you go for your important answers???

Some just aren’t in the Macrobiotic Diet books, even though your queries have probably come up time and again. Just email your question to and I will answer you promptly!

Every question is important, and let me assure you, I always say if I could succeed with this Macrobiotic Diet, everyone else can too! No one could have been more overwhelmed in the beginning than I. And I had to learn quickly to help my husband recover from heart disease. Most importantly though, I wanted to learn this well, and continue being on the leading edge of this ever evolving way of life.

So, where have I learned these answers, if they aren’t even in the macrobiotic diet books?

From classes with very special senior macrobiotic counselors, study at the Kushi Institute, and the six years I conducted the group consultations for Michio Kushi at the Kushi Summer Conferences. All invaluable information. And researching for my own classes. And in bringing Warren Kramer, senior macrobiotic counselor to our home 4 times yearly for 10+ years. Warren’s the why-man in Macroland! He tells us why about everything, and I adore having this information to share. Knowing why makes the macrobiotic diet so easy, common sense, and fun! And if your question is new for me, I’ll find you the answer, or the best contact for you to call. We’ll learn it together.

Besides, my teaching background is the clue for your success. When I taught literature my students never earned below an A? When they did, I just had them rewrite their papers, retake their exams, reread the book, and they learned they could succeed. During the process they came to love the literature they were reading, but mostly they came to like themselves through the process. And the best part, so many more of my students furthered their education at the college level than ever before in this particular community.

So, how does this apply to Y-O-U, and your experience with the Macrobiotic Diet? Success! That’s the key, your success! Yep, if I could do this, and do it well, Y-O-U  C-A-N! Email where it’s all about you! And isn’t it fun to know you’re going to get an A in Macrobiotics!