For this reason, the living foods diet doesn't allow the consumption of refined foods such as white rice, refined sugar and white flour. Instead, followers of the diet must eat cruder unpolished rice, brown sugar and whole wheat flour.
而越是原始、粗糙的食物，營養越完整，因此生機飲食不吃精緻的東西，例如「三白」：白米、白糖、白麵，而吃較原始的糙米、黑糖、全麥。