Horrible Cravings? What they mean.
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Thanks for the thought out response! You know, as I was typing it up I was curious about the caffeine one. Typically when I need coffee, I need a pick me up because I'm tired. And I just like coffee lol. This all makes a lot of sense, I definitely need to look into this a bit more and see why some of these are grouped together certain ways. Also, I typically crave sweet carbs, not just any carb. So I wonder if that's its own category and what I might need... Usually the answer is fruit. lolI think it's an interesting list. If the blog author was here I would have several questions for her.
1. Why does sweet get five different response? How am I supposed to tell which one?Craving: Sweets. You need chromium, carbon phosphorous, sulfur, and tryptophan. Or you need sleep.
Eat: Fresh fruit, cheese and sweet potatoes when you have a sweet tooth. Evaluate how much you’re sleeping lately if you find yourself wanting sweets. Instead of heading for the chocolate cake, take a nap if you can. Or, go for a walk to boost your energy levels.
Why isn't "low blood sugar" an option here? What's the science behind it being nitrogen?Craving: Carbs. You need nitrogen.
Eat: High-protein foods like fish, meat, nuts, and beans. You might also be craving carbs because you’re trying to cut them out of you diet completely.
I've never met a food group called "junk". These are very disparate foods. See I would put soda under "sweet". Fries under "carbs" and pizza probably under "fatty". I sincerely argue that when I am getting 200% of my daily calcium that my craving a Mexican Coke has noything to do with a calcium deficiency. In reality it has to do with "it's hot and I need water" or "I associate this flavor with this other food I'm about to have" (like a rare buffalo burger with sharp cheddar cheese, mmm).Craving: Junk! Fries, soda, pizza. You need calcium.
Eat: Dairy, green leafy vegetables, soy.
I'm not sure why this doesn't also have the response "you need sleep". I've honestly never craved coffee because I was dehydrated. About to have my head hit my monitor while working, sure, thirsty, no.Craving: Caffeine. You need salt and iron.
Eat: Lean meats, eggs, and black cherries. Craving caffeine can also mean you’re actually just really thirsty or dehydrated, according to Huffington Post.Craving: Salty foods. You need chloride.
Eat: Seaweed, rye, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, and olives. Avoid table salt and overly salty foods.
I've honestly never heard of anyone having a chloride deficiency. I'm not saying it's impossible, but I've never come across it. I think it's more likely that a person needs to continue resetting their palate, or are associating food A with food B and are noticing its absence (or similarly associating a food with an activity, like chips with a football game).0 -
I think it's an interesting list. If the blog author was here I would have several questions for her.
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If the blog author was here, you'd get this response.
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Glad it helped! It's just something I found that I thought might spark some interest in people and get them thinking about food in a different light (It's fuel, not an obstacle or something to make you nervous!). It's also good to know about your vitamins and minerals and where to get what. The reports tab has been my best friend, you can see how much nutrients you get in your food each day. Just thought it might make some of you curious.I'm a newbie here, and I did appreciate the post. I hope I'm intelligent enough to read an article posted and do some homework of my own and come to my own conclusions. I assumed that when this was posted it was for general info to people who may not be in the know about nutrients and was hoping it would be something to keep in mind. That being said I have had a sweet tooth and ate a piece of cheese and it did seem to do the trick.
So thanks.
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Lol I don't think it was her that wrote it, probably someone who works for her. So this makes it even better.I think it's an interesting list. If the blog author was here I would have several questions for her.
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If the blog author was here, you'd get this response.0 -
I was unware that chloride itself was an important nutrient. I always just assumed chloride was just the salt anion of choice to important cations like potassium and sodium.
Sodium is important but if you are getting sodium then you are getting equal parts chloride. Same with potassium. I think it would be pretty impossible to not get a metric *kitten*-ton of chloride in your diet. By metric *kitten*-ton I mean like 5 grams.0 -
The idea of the body needing specific nutrients is pretty well supported. Have you never heard that you may think you're hungry, and your body is telling you to eat, but in actuality you are dehydrated?
I'm surprised by the ignorance of some people jumping to conclusions about their personal health and not being open to ideas that are backed by science.
Sure, I saw it on Lauren Conrad's site, but that doesn't mean they didn't reference other places that, I dunno, did research and have supported evidence? It doesn't automatically mean you have to discount it. Now if I posted something from The Onion, that would be one thing.
I guess My Fitness Pal is just full of a lot of trolls or people who think they know it all.
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Don't sabotage yourself by binge eating! Sometimes a craving means your body really needs a certain vitamin or mineral. Here's a list of some cravings and what they mean for your body's health.
This is just a list to make you think about your overall nutritional balance. Sometimes cravings are brought on by deficiencies in something. This isn't 100% accurate, I haven't looked deeply enough into it, but it's something to get you started and make you curious!
Use your Reports tab to look up how well you're doing with different vitamins and minerals each day as well.
Craving: Sweets. You need chromium, carbon phosphorous, sulfur, and tryptophan. Or you need sleep.
Eat: Fresh fruit, cheese and sweet potatoes when you have a sweet tooth. Evaluate how much you’re sleeping lately if you find yourself wanting sweets. Instead of heading for the chocolate cake, take a nap if you can. Or, go for a walk to boost your energy levels.
Craving: Carbs. You need nitrogen.
Eat: High-protein foods like fish, meat, nuts, and beans. You might also be craving carbs because you’re trying to cut them out of you diet completely.
Craving: Junk! Fries, soda, pizza. You need calcium.
Eat: Dairy, green leafy vegetables, soy.
Craving: Caffeine. You need salt and iron.
Eat: Lean meats, eggs, and black cherries. Craving caffeine can also mean you’re actually just really thirsty or dehydrated, according to Huffington Post.
Craving: Salty foods. You need chloride.
Eat: Seaweed, rye, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, and olives. Avoid table salt and overly salty foods.
Hope that helps someone, this is just a list I saw and it might make you think twice about food next time.
All credit to: www.laurenconrad.com/blog/2013/07/foodie-facts-what-your-cravings-are-really-telling-you-healthy-eating-food-tips-lauren-conrad-july-2013/
Lauren Conrad? For serious? :laugh:0 -
Lauren Conrad? For serious? :laugh:
I actually don't know who that is. Should I know who that is?0 -
Don't sabotage yourself by binge eating! Sometimes a craving means your body really needs a certain vitamin or mineral. Here's a list of some cravings and what they mean for your body's health.
This is just a list to make you think about your overall nutritional balance. Sometimes cravings are brought on by deficiencies in something. This isn't 100% accurate, I haven't looked deeply enough into it, but it's something to get you started and make you curious!
Use your Reports tab to look up how well you're doing with different vitamins and minerals each day as well.
Craving: Sweets. You need chromium, carbon phosphorous, sulfur, and tryptophan. Or you need sleep.
Eat: Fresh fruit, cheese and sweet potatoes when you have a sweet tooth. Evaluate how much you’re sleeping lately if you find yourself wanting sweets. Instead of heading for the chocolate cake, take a nap if you can. Or, go for a walk to boost your energy levels.
Craving: Carbs. You need nitrogen.
Eat: High-protein foods like fish, meat, nuts, and beans. You might also be craving carbs because you’re trying to cut them out of you diet completely.
Craving: Junk! Fries, soda, pizza. You need calcium.
Eat: Dairy, green leafy vegetables, soy.
Craving: Caffeine. You need salt and iron.
Eat: Lean meats, eggs, and black cherries. Craving caffeine can also mean you’re actually just really thirsty or dehydrated, according to Huffington Post.
Craving: Salty foods. You need chloride.
Eat: Seaweed, rye, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, and olives. Avoid table salt and overly salty foods.
Hope that helps someone, this is just a list I saw and it might make you think twice about food next time.
All credit to: www.laurenconrad.com/blog/2013/07/foodie-facts-what-your-cravings-are-really-telling-you-healthy-eating-food-tips-lauren-conrad-july-2013/
Lauren Conrad? For serious? :laugh:
You just have to give credit to this self made famous for being...famous...0 -
Lauren Conrad? For serious? :laugh:
I actually don't know who that is. Should I know who that is?
Only if you watch "reality" tv shows. I think she was on the OC or something like that.0 -
I think it's an interesting list. If the blog author was here I would have several questions for her.
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If the blog author was here, you'd get this response.
this is just great. :laugh:0 -
Lauren Conrad? For serious? :laugh:
I actually don't know who that is. Should I know who that is?
Have you heard of the show The Hills? If not, do no further research.0 -
Lauren Conrad? For serious? :laugh:
I actually don't know who that is. Should I know who that is?
Only if you watch "reality" tv shows. I think she was on the OC or something like that.
Oh I pretty much instantly don't care then.0 -
I think if I was deficient in something I would crave something with actual nutritional value like broccoli. The things I crave have no nutritional value whatsoever they just taste good.
Not the case. There is a wealth of information out there as to what certain cravings mean with respect to nutritional deficiencies. Note that a craving is different than hunger and it may or may not be related to actually being hungry. Unfortunately, OP is getting a bit of nastiness here from folks who could easily do a bit of research on their own. If they took the time to do that instead of snarking at OP, they would find that cravings are indeed an indication of nutritional deficiencies.0 -
I think if I was deficient in something I would crave something with actual nutritional value like broccoli. The things I crave have no nutritional value whatsoever they just taste good.
Not the case. There is a wealth of information out there as to what certain cravings mean with respect to nutritional deficiencies. Note that a craving is different than hunger and it may or may not be related to actually being hungry. Unfortunately, OP is getting a bit of nastiness here from folks who could easily do a bit of research on their own. If they took the time to do that instead of snarking at OP, they would find that cravings are indeed an indication of nutritional deficiencies.
I don't think it was all OP's fault but rather the source of the article...:bigsmile:0 -
Honestly if people think anything posted in this thread (and 90% of the others) is "mean", "nasty" or "snark" they need to stay the HELL away from FARK, Reddit, or 4Chan. MFP is mildly pleasant ribbing and so PG rated it's not even funny.0
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I haven't read the dog pile, but assume it's there.
My own experience? When I was learning how to eat right I would take note of what I was craving, and try to find something that would satisfy it that wouldn't derail my eating.
I never thought of it in terms of nutrients, but we know this is true for pregnant women, so why wouldn't it be for the rest of us (especially for menstrual cravings).
So for me:
Sometimes that means: have a piece of chocolate.
Sometimes it means: eat a SB diet chocolate mint snack bar or two.
Sometimes it means: roast an entire garlic and eat it. (Worked many times lol)
Sometimes it means eating an entire bag of edamame.
I've gotten good at knowing what will work, and not send me hundreds or thousands of calories over.0 -
Honestly if people think anything posted in this thread (and 90% of the others) is "mean", "nasty" or "snark" they need to stay the HELL away from FARK, Reddit, or 4Chan. MFP is mildly pleasant ribbing and so PG rated it's not even funny.
QFT, and I'm a "mild mannered", polite lady. These responses are CLEARLY referencing the source of the article (seriously, we SHOULD question the validity of an MTV "celebrity" and non-scientific media like HuffPo). These are not nasty retorts; this is healthy skepticism.
Oh, and I love MFP forums! Entertaining and informative (critical thinking to discern the difference is, of course, required). :flowerforyou: :drinker:
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Chromium? Seriously? From craving candy?
What balderdash. And dangerous to supplement.
Chromium is involved in all substrate metabolism, it's not specific to sugar (as was once thought). And normally we get enough in our diet (trace needs) - it's bad to over supplement. If you crave sweets, maybe you just like sweets.
Don't poison yourself with taking chromium unless you see related issues. Bad info could lead to liver, kidney or nerve damage.0 -
Chromium? Seriously? From craving candy?
What balderdash. And dangerous to supplement.
Chromium is involved in all substrate metabolism, it's not specific to sugar (as was once thought). And normally we get enough in our diet (trace needs) - it's bad to over supplement. If you crave sweets, maybe you just like sweets.
Don't poison yourself with taking chromium unless you see related issues. Bad info could lead to liver, kidney or nerve damage.
mmmmmm, heavy metals
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Chromium? Seriously? From craving candy?
What balderdash. And dangerous to supplement.
Chromium is involved in all substrate metabolism, it's not specific to sugar (as was once thought). And normally we get enough in our diet (trace needs) - it's bad to over supplement. If you crave sweets, maybe you just like sweets.
Don't poison yourself with taking chromium unless you see related issues. Bad info could lead to liver, kidney or nerve damage.
<--- throws away bottle of chromium picolinate0 -
Someone posted this in response, right? http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1940299/
tl;dr Unless you're craving dirt and chalk (hellllo pica), your cravings are psychological, potentially stress or societally induced. Eat some and move on.0 -
THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL THAT EATING GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES WOULD EVER EVER BE A VIABLE SOLUTION TO PIZZA CRAVINGS!Craving: Junk! Fries, soda, pizza. You need calcium.
Eat: Dairy, green leafy vegetables, soy.0 -
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The only thing I ever truly crave is red meat. I eat very little meat but every couple of months or so, I hear the call of the cow. I'm not sure if that's a lack of iron thing or just a sign that I need a tasty steak, but when I hear the call I answer it. I can't imagine trying to satisfy the meat cry with anything else...0
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The only thing I ever truly crave is red meat. I eat very little meat but every couple of months or so, I hear the call of the cow. I'm not sure if that's a lack of iron thing or just a sign that I need a tasty steak, but when I hear the call I answer it. I can't imagine trying to satisfy the meat cry with anything else...
The dairy farm up the road would like you to stop sleepwalking on their property.0 -
I'm sure that there is sicence somewhere that would back some of this up. That being said, I just don't know how a reality tv star could or would know these things and would we take advice from her?
All in good fun OP.0 -
It would be nice if it actually worked, lol. But somehow I'm sure most of us are here because they've tried this (eating something healthier when you were craving something) before and it didn't.0
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In my own limited experience, craving can cease...little by little...when I first started, I had to have my treats once every other week at least. a few years later, I rarely crave that stuff, like salty crunchy sweet or greasy fried. I still eat them from time to time but it's no longer like crazy way like I lost control...
I think taste buds can be trained as well. After a few years of eating much less of that stuff, they don't taste as delicious as before.
Another way to look at it is don't explore more snack options. You won't crave something you have never tasted.0 -
I think if I was deficient in something I would crave something with actual nutritional value like broccoli. The things I crave have no nutritional value whatsoever they just taste good.
Everything has nutritional value. If you crave a Hershey's bar, it might be because chocolate is rich in magnesium and antioxidants (as a for instance).0
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