Food Cravings: What they mean and what to eat to cure the craving.

We all get food cravings, whether it is a cup of coffee, a salty heap of fries or a piece of chocolate. Learn what your body is trying to tell you based on your cravings and what foods you can eat to curb the craving.

Craving: Sugar

What your body wants: Chromium, Sulfur, Tryptophan

Foods with those nutrients: Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale, and Grapes

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Craving: Bread

What your body wants: Nitrogen

Foods with those nutrients: Spinach, Mushrooms

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Craving: Oily Snacks & Carbonated Drinks

What your body wants: Calcium

Foods with those nutrients: Kale, Almonds, Spinach, Okra, Oranges, Sesame Seeds

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Craving: Coffee

What your body wants: Phophate, Sulfur, Iron

Foods with those nutrients: Nuts, Black Cherries, Onions, Red Pepper, Garlic

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Craving: Alcohol

What your body wants: Protein, Calcium, Potassium

Foods with those nutrients: Broccoli, Bananas, Kale

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Craving: Salty Snacks

What your body wants: Chloride, Silicon

Foods with those nutrients: Tomatoes, Lettuce, Olives, Seaweed, Fatty Fish, Goat Milk, Nuts and Seeds

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Craving: Chocolate

What your body wants: Magnesium

Foods with those nutrients: Figs, Avocado, Nuts, Spinach, Kale, Bananas, Raspberries

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