Right now I’m craving Red Velvet S’mores Bars. This could mean 1.) I have a certain nutrient deficiency, or 2.) I’m looking at Pinterest food boards. Do you crave random things like salt or even carbonation? Read on to find out the underlying meaning and what you can do to quell the craves!
Crave salty snacks? This mean you’re lacking chloride. Try eating fish, or swapping your table salt for unrefined sea salt.
Crave carbonation? You may need calcium. Go for broccoli, kale, legumes, and cheese to give your bod its calcium fix.
Crave bread? Um, yes. Always. This means you could be lacking nitrogen. Eating high protein foods like fish, nuts, meats, and beans can prevent you from committing carbicide.
Crave sweets? You may need chromium, sulfur, and carbon phosphorus (obvi). Try eating broccoli, grapes, chicken, fresh fruit, nuts, kale, or sweet potatoes instead of a bag of candy.
Crave fatty foods? This could be another calcium problem. Keep that in mind next time you go for those full fat Lay’s chips.
Crave coffee? Your body may not be reaching its iron quota. Eat meats and greens like spinach and even seaweed to fuel up.
{I didn’t make this up – info [via]}
