macrobiotic

American  

[mak-roh-bahy-ot-ik] / ˌmæk roʊ baɪˈɒt ɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to macrobiotics or its dietary practices.

2. of, relating to, or serving macrobiotic food.

   a macrobiotic restaurant.

3. Archaic. lengthening the life span.

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noun

1. a person who adheres to the principles of macrobiotics or who follows its dietary practices.

Other Word Forms

• macrobiotically adverb

Etymology

Origin of macrobiotic

First recorded in 1790–1800; macro- + biotic

Example Sentences

Her father, who ran television-broadcasting businesses, embraced a fad for macrobiotic food and hired a chef to prepare it for the family.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I really deepened my connection with food and the whole philosophy around macrobiotics, which is essentially just how they eat in the mountains of Japan, so very local, very seasonal," she explained.

From BBC

One parent waves off their teenager’s sudden interest in politics as a fad, like eating macrobiotics.

From Los Angeles Times

The emphasis is on pre-gentrification, before the area was overrun with luxury homes and high-end grocery stores offering gourmet macrobiotic bowls.

From Los Angeles Times

Celebrities have swapped their macrobiotic, ketogenic diets to champion "veganism" as their new fitness regime.

From Salon