It consists of only raw fruits, nuts and berries. Macrobiotic diets, which have also gained popularity over the past 4-5 years in North America, are restricted in animal food. They were expanded upon and shared with many teachers and authors by Michio and Aveline Kushi, a Japanese couple living in the Boston area, and by the magazine East West Journal. Macrobiotic diets consist of relatively high amounts of brown rice, accompanied by smaller amounts of fruits, vegetables and pulses. Raw foods are felt to be difficult to digest and too cooling for the system, thus a macrobiotic diet consists almost exclusively of cooked foods.
Fish is permitted, but most macrobiotic diets are vegetarian.
The diversity of specific diets that are co-exist merrily under the vegetarian umbrella make it quite feasible for one or more of them to fit almost any lifestyle. The answer to this question is two-fold.