I'll Tell You Whatcha Want Whatcha Really Really Want

That's right readers, we're having a Spice Girls soundtracked food selection chat today inspired by a thought provoking "you are what you eat" conversation with Jon. I hope it brightens up your Tuesday sufficiently.

Circa a handful of years after this instant classic first hit American shores, I found myself incredibly lethargic and terribly hungry for days on end without any ability to quench either feeling. As it turns out, I was anemic. The moment I learned this, I started pumping my body with the likes of beef (which I stopped eating shortly thereafter...oh moderation), cherries, and dark leafy greens. Lo and behold, the change was evident almost immediately and I went on to continue my quest for earth-conquering.

From that moment onward, I have always been a firm believer in trying to fix all my problems by adjusting eating habits towards potential nutrient deficiencies from which I may be suffering, ever so bravely. And, if you think about it, I bet you know quite a few remedies as well. Think chocolate for a broken heart (or a happy heart, or a busy heart...really any heart) or chicken noodle soup and an orange for a cold.

Well, dear ones, today I present you with a real treasure - a conversion chart for your cravings. Okay, to be honest, even after my possession of this chart, I still turn to chocolate when I crave chocolate instead of nuts. And yes, oftentimes, whatcha really really need to temper that craving is the exact food you really really want.

This doesn't mean it can't be useful. So, to avoid delay any further, might I introduce you to your new bestie courtesy of natureopathyworks.com? Give it a try. You may be surprised.

If you crave this…	What you really need is…	And here are healthy foods that have it:
Chocolate	Magnesium	Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits
Sweets	Chromium	Broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, calves liver, chicken
	Carbon	Fresh fruits
	Phosphorus	Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, grains
	Sulfur	Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous vegetables, kale, cabbage
	Tryptophan	Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach
Bread, toast	Nitrogen	High protein foods: fish, meat, nuts, beans
Oily snacks, fatty foods	Calcium	Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame
Coffee or tea	Phosphorous	Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes
	Sulfur	Egg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic, onion, cruciferous vegetables
	NaCl (salt)	Sea salt, apple cider vinegar (on salad)
	Iron	Meat, fish and poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries
Alcohol, recreational 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
Chewing ice	Iron	Meat, fish, poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries
Burned food	Carbon	Fresh fruits
Soda and other carbonated drinks	Calcium	Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame
Salty foods	Chloride	Raw goat milk, fish, unrefined sea salt
Acid foods	Magnesium	Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits
Preference for liquids rather than solids	Water	Flavor water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per day.
Preference for solids rather than liquids	Water	You have been so dehydrated for so long that you have lost your thirst. Flavor water with lemon or lime. You need 8 to 10 glasses per 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, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach
	Tyrosine	Vitamin C supplements or orange, green, red fruits and vegetables
Lack of appetite	Vitamin B1	Nuts, seeds, beans, liver and other organ meats
	Vitamin B3	Tuna, halibut, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, seeds and legumes
	Manganese	Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries
	Chloride	Raw goat milk, unrefined sea salt
Tobacco	Silicon	Nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches
	Tyrosine	Vitamin C supplements or orange, green and red fruits and vegetables