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
Craving: Bread
What your body wants: Nitrogen
Foods with those nutrients: Spinach, Mushrooms
Craving: Oily Snacks & Carbonated Drinks
What your body wants: Calcium
Foods with those nutrients: Kale, Almonds, Spinach, Okra, Oranges, Sesame Seeds
Craving: Coffee
What your body wants: Phophate, Sulfur, Iron
Foods with those nutrients: Nuts, Black Cherries, Onions, Red Pepper, Garlic
Craving: Alcohol
What your body wants: Protein, Calcium, Potassium
Foods with those nutrients: Broccoli, Bananas, Kale
Craving: Salty Snacks
What your body wants: Chloride, Silicon
Foods with those nutrients: Tomatoes, Lettuce, Olives, Seaweed, Fatty Fish, Goat Milk, Nuts and Seeds
Craving: Chocolate
What your body wants: Magnesium
Foods with those nutrients: Figs, Avocado, Nuts, Spinach, Kale, Bananas, Raspberries