Toasted Onion rolls with melted cheese & sour cream

So do you have a craving for a afternoon snack? I wanted to eat something hot and cheezy..so I baked onion roll with mozzarella  cheese and dressed it with sour cream. Delicious hot snack !  So here I am trying to understand the science behind my craving.I was surprised to read that my body actually craved for Nitrogen today.. Nitrogen with  Tryptophan..confused? so was I.  

A  food craving is more than a preference for a particular food it is an impulse to eat a particular snack. Most doctors explain  that the cravings stem from a complex combination of emotional , hormonal and biochemical factors.  According to research( not fair...:-) ) in general , women are more likely than men to experience food cravings.

So check out what you are craving for right now ! You may be surprised to read what kind of nutrition  our body is missing when we crave for a particular taste of food. 

If you crave this...    What you really need is...  Healthy foods to replace your cravings;

Chocolate              Magnesium                 Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits

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

                                 Sulfur                      Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous
                                                                vegetables, kale,    

                                Carbon                     Fresh fruits

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

Bread, toast              Nitrogen                  Fish, meat, nuts, beans
Oily snacks,         Calcium                    Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli,
                                                                legumes, cheese
Coffee or tea         Phosphorous              Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs,
                                                                dairy, nuts
Chewing ice               Iron                        Meat, fish, seaweed, greens, cherries
Burned food              Carbon                   Fresh fruits

Carbonated drinks    Calcium                   Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli,
                                                                kale, legumes, cheese, sesame                                                                                

Salty foods                 Chloride                Raw goat milk, fish, unrefined sea salt

Alcohol,                      Protein                  Meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts

Preference for solids    Water                 You have been so dehydrated for so long
                                                               that you have lost your thirst. 

                                                               You need 8 to 10 glasses per day.

                                                                   * Source : naturopathyworks.com

 So switch to healthy food from your list of craving and have a super nutritious day !