October 25, 2014
What Your Food Cravings Really Mean
Believe it or not, your cravings can say a lot about your overall general health. We often crave things, for a reason. It is our bodies' way of telling us, "Hey, give me what I need!"
However, what we think we need is often the opposite of what our bodies are truly asking for.
Here is an awesome chart featuring the most common cravings, the mineral or nutrient your body is asking for, and what to eat to curb that craving!
If you are craving..... you need....... eat this instead......
If you are craving..... you need....... eat this instead......
- Chocolate Magnesium Nuts, seeds, fruits
- Bread Nitrogen Protein: fish, meat, chicken, beans
- Sweets/Candies Chromium, Carbon, Sulfur, Tryptophan Broccoli, cheese, fresh fruit, poultry, beef, fish, chicken,
- Coffee Phosphorus, Sulfur, Iron Chicken, beef, liver, egg yolks, red pepper, garlic, onion
- Oily/Fatty Foods Calcium Greens, cheese, kale, legumes, broccoli
- Alcohol Protein, Calcium, Glutamine, Avenin Meats, poultry, greens, cheese, oatmeal, granola
- Soda Clacium Greens, cheese, kale, legumes, broccoli
- Salty foods Chloride Fish, goats milk
- PMS Zinc Red Meats, Seafoods, Root veggies
