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    FOOD CRAVINGS & NUTRIENT NEEDS

    Food cravings can often be a sign of certain nutrient needs. If you crave a food in the left column, you may need the nutrient shown in
    the middle column, which is available from foods in the right column.

    If you crave this… You might need… And here are healthy foods that include it…
    Chocolate Magnesium Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, and fruits

    Chromium Broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, calves liver, chicken

    Carbon Fresh fruits

    Sweets Phosphorus Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, grains

    Sulfur Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale, cabbage

    Tryptophan Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach

    Bread or toast Nitrogen High protein foods: fish, meat, nuts, beans

    Fatty foods Calcium Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame

    Phosphorous Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes

    Sulfur Egg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic, onion, cruciferous vegetables
    Coffee or tea
    NaCl (salt) Sea salt, apple cider vinegar (on salad)

    Iron Meat, fish and poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries

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    FOOD CRAVINGS & NUTRIENT NEEDS
    If you crave this… You might need… And here are healthy foods that include it…
    Protein Meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts

    Avenin Granola, oatmeal


    Alcohol or
    Calcium Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame
    recreational drugs
    Glutamine Supplement glutamine powder for withdrawal, raw cabbage juice

    Potassium 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 or other
    Calcium Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame
    carbonated drinks
    Salty foods Chloride Raw goat milk, fish, unrefined sea salt

    Acidic foods Magnesium Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits

    Liquids but not solids Water Water with sea salt and fresh lemon or lime

    Cool drinks Manganese Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries

    Silicon Nuts, seeds (avoid refined starches)


    Tobacco
    Tyrosine Vitamin C supplements or orange, green, and red fruits and vegetables

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    FOOD CRAVINGS & NUTRIENT NEEDS
    In addition to cravings, keep an eye out for the following symptoms are their potentially associated nutrients:

    If you experience… You might need… And here are healthy foods that include it…
    Pre-menstrual cravings Zinc Red meats (especially organ meats), seafood, leafy vegetables, root vegetables

    Silicon Nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches

    General overeating Tryptophan Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach

    Tyrosine Vitamin C supplements or orange, green, and red fruits and vegetables

    Vitamin B1 Nuts, seeds, beans, liver and other organ meats

    Vitamin B3 Tuna, halibut, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, seeds and legumes
    Lack of appetite
    Manganese Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries

    Chloride Raw goat milk, unrefined sea salt

    Source: How to Cure Your Food Cravings by Dr. Colleen Huber

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