Test Yourself. What Food Are You Craving and What Does It Mean 0 10

Eat a variety of foods, and all your body's needs will be met, and you won't crave anything strange! We will point out specific products that can help you cope with taste dependencies.

If You Crave Sweets

• Replace the energy your body is trying to get from simple carbohydrates with complex carbohydrates: cereals, whole grain pasta, fruits;

• Eliminate chromium deficiency with fish (tuna, pink salmon, flounder, cod), broccoli, grapes, cheese, chicken, beef liver;

• Compensate for phosphorus deficiency with chicken, beef, liver, fish, eggs, nuts, legumes;

• Look for tryptophan in cheese, liver, raisins, spinach.

If You Crave Salty Foods

• Compensate for chloride deficiency with fish, milk, nuts, seeds;

• Eliminate electrolyte deficiency (sodium, calcium, potassium, chloride, magnesium) with spinach, turkey, potatoes, beans, avocados, oranges, strawberries, and bananas;

Salt attracts water, and the desire to eat something salty may signal a lack of regular clean water.

If You Crave Sour Foods

• This means you need to compensate for vitamin C deficiency with desserts made from black currants, strawberries, drinks with rose hips, dishes with beans, radishes, sauerkraut, onions, and kiwi;

• Compensate for magnesium deficiency with raw nuts and seeds, legumes, rye bread, and green leafy vegetables.

If You Crave Bitter and Spicy Foods

• Compensate for nitrogen deficiency with animal and plant proteins (chicken, eggs, beef, chickpeas, beans, soy);

• Compensate for vitamin B deficiency in the body with whole grain products, dairy products, any meat, eggs, fish, legumes, avocados, and dark leafy greens;

• Meet your body's need for fatty acids with herring, mackerel, and olive oil.

If You Crave Fatty Foods

• Compensate for calcium deficiency with seeds and nuts, especially sesame, any fish, carrots, garlic, and cabbage;

• Compensate for fat-soluble vitamin deficiency (A, D, E, and K) with egg yolk, fish, beef liver, fish liver, butter, lard, carrots, legumes, almonds, peanuts, green leafy vegetables, spinach, cabbage, and tomatoes.

If You Crave Fried or Burnt Foods

This indicates your body's need for energy and slow carbohydrates. Provide it with fruits, whole grain pasta, or any porridge.

When You Crave Pastries

• Compensate for your body's nitrogen needs with meat, eggs, and legumes;

• Compensate for fat deficiency with nuts and seeds, fish, and lard.

When You Crave Fizzy and Cold Drinks

This means you lack calcium and manganese. Compensate for their deficiency in your diet with walnuts, almonds, pecans, beets, broccoli, and pineapple.

If You Constantly Crave Coffee or Tea

• This means you lack phosphorus and sulfur. Eat cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower);

• Compensate for sodium deficiency with regular table salt and apple cider vinegar (as a dressing);

• If anemia is confirmed by tests, eat red meat, fish, poultry, seaweed, and green vegetables.

Specific Foods

• If you are a crazy cheese lover, you may have a need for calcium and phosphorus;

• Do you crave bananas? Then you definitely need potassium;

• If you constantly eat smoked foods and sausages, you have a deficiency of saturated fats;

• Love eating peanuts? This indicates a lack of B vitamins;

• Is there a lot of butter in your sandwiches or porridge? Pay attention to the lack of fats and vitamin D;

• A passion for chocolate indicates a magnesium deficiency in the body;

• Love for milk, dairy products, and cottage cheese? You definitely need calcium, the amino acids tryptophan, lysine, and leucine;

• Craving sweet and sour fruits and berries? Focus on foods rich in vitamin C and potassium;

• Are you particularly drawn to cherries? Again, you will need vitamin C, iron, manganese, potassium, and copper.