Anyone else crave salt/starch?

mg234080
mg234080 Posts: 29
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I couldn't care less about sweets. I crave salty food. Chips, french fries, sourdough bread, crackers, top ramen. I'm looking for food ideas to satisfy my cravings.

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  • 220Dani
    220Dani Posts: 198 Member
    Yep. I'm way guilty of eating those and passing over sweet stuff. What I do is I keep a bag of baby carrots in the fridge and then put a bit of balsamic vinegar and seasoning on it. I think in total like 14 carrots plus the seasoning comes to around 70 calories? I'm not entirely sure but it's far less than chips. Or mix it with something else crunchy but just keep the seasoning part of it. Kale chips and dried veggies are also great - crunch but without the starch.

    Salt isn't horrible to have in a diet but it does make women especially retain water weight. I've found drinking a bit of tea around mid-late afternoon helps keep it in check. I usually drink some kind of herbal tea but you could always try the regular kind.

    As for sourdough bread, that was just one of those things I had to quit and haven't found a great replacement. :-(
  • notnikkisixx
    notnikkisixx Posts: 375 Member
    Definitely, I crave that and spicy foods!

    I really like the Veggie Chips they sell at costco, also, seaweed salad is awesomely low-cal and will kill a salt craving.
  • madworld1
    madworld1 Posts: 524
    Unfortunately, I crave both chocolate and salt.

    But, I was craving salt so badly last night that I ate 3 pickles and drank a cup of pickle juice. I know... gross. But, I take Spiro for acne & it makes me crave salt like crazy.
  • dunnodunno
    dunnodunno Posts: 2,290 Member
    I bought some lightly salted rice cakes and pair it with laughing cow cheese. My favorite flavor of the cheese is Light Creamy Swiss.
  • mg234080
    mg234080 Posts: 29
    Thanks so much, everyone! I bought some veggie chips and seadweed strips. I shall let you know how it goes.
  • histora
    histora Posts: 287 Member
    From time to time I'll switch from wanting carby stuff (bread, omg, nomnomnom) to wanting salty stuff. At that point I'll eat pickled anything, furikake, and dried cuttlefish. Cucumbers or watermelon with a light sprinkle of salt helps ease the craving while still increasing my water. :)
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    I am all over the map with cravings. Olives, seaweed, bread with EVOO or butter, chips, pretzels, nuts. I use all of them to satisfy cravings.

    Jicama is awesome when you have a crunchy craving. Add lime, chili flakes and salt. Delicious! And tons of fiber.
  • mrsgrimsdale
    mrsgrimsdale Posts: 60
    I noticed I was craving salt , but also my sodium intake is always well below the RDA, so maybe I need to add salt to my meals
    I love marmite/vegemite when I am feeling in need of a salt hit.

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