Food Cravings
| If you crave this… | What you really need is… | Healthy foods that have it… |
| Chocolate | Magnesium | Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits |
| Sweets |
Chromium Carbon Phosphorus Sulfur Tryptophan |
Broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, calves liver, chicken Fresh fruits Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, grains Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale, cabbage Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach |
| Bread, Toast | Nitrogen | High protein foods: fish, meat, nuts, beans |
| Oily Snacks, Fatty Foods | Calcium | Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame |
| Coffee or Tea |
Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Chloride (salt) Iron |
Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes Egg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic, onion, cruciferous vegetables Sea salt, apple cider vinegar (on salad) Meat, fish and poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries |
| Alcohol, Recreational Drugs |
Protein Avenin Calcium Glutamine Potassium |
Meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts Granola, oatmeal Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame Supplement glutamine powder for withdrawal, raw cabbage juice Sun-dried black olives, potato peel broth, seaweed, bitter greens |
| Chewing Ice | Iron | Meat, fish, poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries |
| Burned Food | Carbon | Fresh Fruits |
| Soda and other carbonated drinks | Calcium | Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame |
| Salty foods | Chloride | Raw goat milk, fish, unrefined sea salt |
| Acid foods | Magnesium | Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits |
| Preference for liquids rather than solids | Water | Flavor water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day. |
| Preference for Solids Rather than Liquids | Water | You have been so dehydrated for so long that you have lost your thirst.Flavor water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day. |
| Cool Drinks | Manganese | Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries |
| Pre-Menstrual CravingsGeneral Overeating |
Zinc Silicon Tryptophan Tyrosine |
Red meats (especially organ meats), seafood, leafy vegetables, root vegetables Nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach Vitamin C supplements or orange, green, red fruits and vegetables |
| Lack of Appetite |
Vitamin B1 Vitamin B3 Manganese Chloride |
Nuts, seeds, beans, liver and other organ meats Tuna, halibut, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, seeds and legumes Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries Raw goat milk, unrefined sea salt |
| Tobacco |
Silicon Tyrosine |
Nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches Vitamin C supplements or orange, green and red fruits and vegetables |
