Food Cravings..what nutrients are you low in?

Many people a have food cravings, whether pregnant or not and this table tells you what food and nutrients you may be depleted in. We are located at family First Chiropractic and Wellness 142, Erickson drive, Red Deer 403-347-3261
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If You Crave	You Need	Healthy Foods That Have It
Chocolate	Magnesium	Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruit
Sweets	Chromium	Broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, calf’s liver, chicken
	Carbon	Fresh fruits
	Phosphorus	Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, grains
	Sulfur	Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale, cabbages
	Tryptophan	Cheese, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach
Bread or toast	Nitrogen	High protein foods: fish, meat, nuts, legumes
Oily or fatty foods	Calcium	Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame
Coffee or tea	Phosphorus	Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, egg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic, onion, cruciferous vegetable
	Sodium Chloride (salt)	Sea salt, apple cider vinegar (on salad)
	Iron	Meat, fish, poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries
Alcohol, party drugs	Protein	Meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, nuts
	Avenin	Granola, oatmeal
	Calcium	Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame
	Glutamine	Supplement glutamine powder for withdrawal, raw cabbage juice
	Potassium	Sun-dried black olives, potato peel broth, seaweed, bitter greens
Carbonated drinks	Calcium	Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, cheese, sesame, legumes
Salty foods	Chloride	Raw goat’s milk, fish, unrefined sea salt
Preference for liquids	Water	Flavor with lemon / lime 8-10 glasses a day
Preference for solids	Water	You have been dehydrated for so long you have lost your thirst, flavor water with lemon/lime. You need 8-10 glasses a day
Cool drinks	Manganese	Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple blueberries
Pre-menstrual cravings	Zinc	Red meats (especially organ meats), seafood, leafy vegetables, root vegetables
General overeating	Silicon	Nuts, seeds: avoid refined starches
	Tryptophan	Cheese, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach
	Tyrosine	Vitamin C supplements or orange, green, red fruits and vegetables