Cravings are often nature’s way of letting you know that you are not getting enough of certain vitamins and minerals. Frequently these specific hungers develop because the overall diet is inadequate.
Some of the most common cravings are:
Food craving |
What you might be needing |
Eat more |
Chocolate |
Magnesium |
Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits and dark green vegetables |
Bread or toast |
Nitrogen |
High protein foods such as meat, fish, poultry, nuts and legumes |
Oily snacks |
Calcium |
Dairy products, sesame seeds, broccoli and canned salmon |
Coffee or tea |
Phosphorus |
Chicken, beef, fish, liver, eggs, dairy, nuts and legumes |
Coffee or tea |
Sulphur |
Egg yolks, red peppers, garlic and onion |
Coffee or tea |
Salt |
Salt, apple cider vinegar |
Coffee or tea |
Iron |
Meat, fish, poultry and dark green vegetables |
Sweetened cold drinks |
Manganese |
Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries |
Ice |
Iron |
Meat, fish, poultry and dark green vegetables |
Peanut butter and nuts |
B vitamins |
Lean meat and poultry, egg yolk, fish, legumes, whole grains and green leafy vegetables |
Peanut butter and nuts |
Protein |
Meat, fish, poultry, nuts and legumes |
Peanut butter and nuts |
Fats |
Salmon, walnuts, avocado, flax-, pumpkin-, sunflower-, and sesame seeds. |
Cheese |
Calcium |
Dairy products, sesame seeds, broccoli and canned salmon |
Cheese |
Phosphorus |
Chicken, lean beef, fish, liver, eggs, dairy, nuts and legumes |
Mayonnaise |
Fats |
Salmon, walnuts, avocado, flax-, pumpkin-, sunflower-, and sesame seeds. |
Cola |
Sugar and energy |
Low GI starches |
Pickles |
Salt |
Salt, apple cider vinegar |
Olives |
Fats |
Salmon, walnuts, avocado, flax-, pumpkin-, sunflower-, and sesame seeds. |
By eating a well balanced diet, full of low fat proteins (fish, chicken and legumes), whole grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, and drinking enough water, a person might keep these cravings at bay.
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