Hello. I have recently read that craving chocolate indicates you need magnesium. Craving salty thing means you need salt, Sea Salt .

Do you ever put a banana in the blender with some almond milk? You can add sweetener, cocoa powder- the kind that is just dark chocolate, or carob or strawberries or whatever.

Also coconut oil is very satisfying and good for you. You can check out the coconut forum, they have a good recipe for fudge using only coconut oil, honey, and cocoa powder. It's delicious!

Sound like you are on a good path, you will reap the benefits. Stay strong!

Our bodies need Sugar as well as salt. IOW, your body is craving Sugar because you have eradicated it from your diet. You should get your Sugar from fruit and honey, and other natural sources. If you are still craving sugar, it’s something else you are not getting that is triggering the sugar craving. Try taking vitamins. Make sure your protein intake is adequate, too.

(Remember not to eat too much sugar because too much is very bad for you. I would say about ¼ teaspoon a day may be enough, that’s in addition to your fruits and honey. You must have a balanced and well-prepared diet so as not to have these outrageous cravings. When I tried vegetarianism a very long time ago, I craved sugar so much so that I gained about seven pounds eating candy bars. That was a three-month try at vegetarianism. It didn’t work for me, but then again I was very young, about twenty years old.(now I'm 30 something) I was very new at it, and so I wasn’t getting all of my nutrition. My body was telling me something. It may(or may not) have been the sugar per se that I needed, but something was missing, and sugar could pull me through it. My diet today is all-natural, all organic, fresh veggies, fresh fruit, teas, flushes, etc. I have done a lot of research, and go on the Support Forums everyday, so I’m much more knowledgeable about diet, health, and my body. I haven’t craved a candy bar in two years(at least!) But if/when I do I know I am not getting a vital vitamin/mineral or something that my body desperately needs. So I do the Elimination Diet or the (what I call) add-on diet(where I add food that I haven’t been eating to see if it cures the cravings. I usually have an idea of what foods I should add-on.

Hope this helps, and good luck,
:) AnonymousJane_01

Hi there! I totally get you!

I have days when I eat right, 5 small meals a day, Sugar only from fruits,cooked meat, vegetables....but there are days when i go crazy and crave all the nasty stuff.

My will power becomes non-existent and I just give in.

I could tell you try eating raw carrots or something but the thing is that when the craving starts, nothing seems to help!:(


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I run into trouble when I am not eating enough protein . . . and not enough good fats.

Hi there this is Lynda, I am a naturopath with a big passion for this topic. I have just written a blog post on this.

7 Common Mistakes That Lead to Food Cravings (and how to fix them)http://bit.ly/1Lz6ieL

I also have some yummy smoothies on my website that you might love. Let me know what you think http://bit.ly/1M0Evq0

Good luck