I came across this article doing some simple research one day, and thought it was pretty cool! I crave certain foods at certain times, and I'm sure the rest of world does too! See my cookies above? Those were last night's craving!!! (Click on the picture for the recipe, they were fabulous!!!)
/chewy-chocolate-brownie-cookies.htmlBut to know what those cravings mean??? I found this article extremely fascinating, and hope you do as well!!! Here is the actual link to the website to reference it; the actual article is copied below: http://eatwiseteens.org/food-cravings-what-your-body-is-telling-you/ We have all experienced food cravings before. Usually it’s something sweet, salty, or creamy — something you just have to have. So, what are your food cravings really telling you? Here are a few of the most common cravings and the nutrients your body may be lacking. If you crave this: Chocolate What you really need: Magnesium Healthier alternatives: Raw nuts and seeds, legumes, fruits If you crave this: Sweets What you really need: Chromium Healthier alternatives: Broccoli, grapes, cheese, dried beans, calves liver, chicken What you really need: Carbon Healthier alternatives: Fresh fruits What you really need: Phosphorus Healthier alternatives: Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes, grains What you really need: Sulfur Healthier alternatives: Cranberries, horseradish, cruciferous, vegetables, kale, cabbage What you really need: Tryptophan Healthier alternatives: Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach If you crave this: Bread, toast What you really need: Nitrogen Healthier alternatives: High protein foods: fish, meat, nuts, beans If you crave this: Oily snacks, fatty foods What you really need: Calcium Healthier alternatives: Mustard, and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame If you crave this: Coffee or tea What you really need: Phosphorus Healthier alternatives: Chicken, beef, liver, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy, nuts, legumes What you really need: Sulfur Healthier alternatives: Egg yolks, red peppers, muscle protein, garlic, onion, cruciferous, vegetables What you really need: NaC1 (Salt) Healthier alternatives: Sea salt, apple cider vinegar (on salad) What you really need: Iron Healthier alternatives: Meat, fish and poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries If you crave this: Chewing ice What you really need: Iron Healthier alternatives: Meat, fish, poultry, seaweed, greens, black cherries If you crave this: Burnt food What you really need: Carbon Healthier alternatives: Fresh fruits If you crave this: Soda and other carbonated drinks What you really need: Calcium Healthier alternatives: Mustard and turnip greens, broccoli, kale, legumes, cheese, sesame If you crave this: Salty foods What you really need: Chloride Healthier alternatives: Raw goat milk, fish, unrefined sea salt If you crave this: Acid foods What you really need: Magnesium Healthier alternatives: Raw nuts, and seeds, legumes, fruits If you have preference for liquids than solids What you really need: Water Healthier alternatives: Flavoured water with lemon or lime. You will need 8-10 glasses a day If you have preference for solids than liquids What you really need: Water Healthier alternatives: You have been so dehydrated for so long that you have lost your thirst. Flavoured water with lemon or lime. You will need 8-10 glasses a day If you crave this: Cool drinks What you really need: Manganese Healthier alternatives: Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries If you have pre-menstrual cravings What you really need: Zinc Healthier alternatives: Red meats (especially organ meats), seafood, leafy vegetables, root vegetables If you experience general overeating What you really need: Silicon Healthier alternatives: Nuts, seeds; avoid refined starches What you really need: Tryptophan Healthier alternatives: Cheese, liver, lamb, raisins, sweet potato, spinach What you really need: Tyrosine Healthier alternatives: Vitamin C supplements or orange, green, red fruits and vegetables If you lack appetite What you really need: Vitamin B1 Healthier alternatives: Nuts, seeds, beans, liver and other organ meats What you really need: Vitamin B3 Healthier alternatives: Tuna, halibut, beef, chicken, turkey, pork, seeds and legumes What you really need: Manganese Healthier alternatives: Walnuts, almonds, pecans, pineapple, blueberries What you really need: Chloride Healthier alternatives: Raw goat milk, unrefined salt
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Yesterday I got around to updating my "Guide to Eating Healthier" page! Maybe I'm more excited than you will be. I most likely am, but I wanted to make sure and tell everyone anyways. I feel that I have a good combination of both healthy, homey, & junky recipes on my website, as I am human and some days just need sugar. Or chocolate. Or a big 'ol bowl of baked potato soup with sour cream, cheese, bacon, and a slice of white bread. BUT despite some of my cravings, I try really hard to feed my husband and myself healthy meals and snacks. I have done a lot of research and feel compelled to share it. So here you go! I hope you find some helpful information! Here's the link to my page: Guide to Eating Healthier.
 My husband took this picture. :) He came into the kitchen and said, "That smells so good! Those colors look awesome! I have to take a picture." Always makes me smile when my food makes others happy, not just myself. And this dish did make us happy. I threw it together with ingredients I had on hand, and it turned into something I will definitely make again, and eagerly wanted to share! Hope you enjoy as much as we did! Here's the link to my recipe: Gabbi's Spicy Curry Vegetable Stew
 Tonight's dinner was a "throw together as quickly as possible" kind of meal that turned out AWESOME! Don't you love that? Well I do. Nothing worse than trying to throw dinner together and having it turn out terrible. I've had my fair share of those. Or burning your tongue before dinner while trying to taste test what your cooking. Ugh. That makes me so mad. It ruins the whole meal for me! Anyways, this stew was freaking great, and I quickly wrote down my recipe so I could share it with you!! Seriously-if I don't write down my recipes the same night, they are gone forever-I've often looked back on my recipes and thought "Dang-that looks good! Don't remember making that at all!" My memory=bad. Sometimes I think this website may be more for me than anyone else-so I have a place to keep my recipes! I really hope you enjoy this stew. I sure did. Went back for seconds...twice. :) GUINNESS STEW RECIPE  These green beans are dirty. The slut of all green beans. Tossed with bacon, onion, butter….If I had nothing else to live for, these would be it. Period. Damn these are good. Click here for the recipe!!!!  Tonight I just felt like cookin. I put my hair back, rolled up my sleeves, stuck my apron on and started creating with the ingredients I had in my fridge and pantry. This dinner could have gone so many ways. My final creation? Cabbage-Beef Tamales. The name doesn't fit this dish entirely, as they are not tamales, and there is no cow meat in them, but-I thought the name sounded scrumptious, and I couldn't think of anything better, so I stuck with it. Somehow "Beef Cabbage Rolls" doesn't sound appetizing. Yuck. Tamales sound much more sophisticated. And these suckers were pretty dang good. They made me happy. I hope they make you happy too! Click here for the recipe…..  Make this salsa TONIGHT for the game tomorrow! Click on the pictures or this link for the recipe. GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!   After I got E.Coli in July of last year, it took 6 months to fully heal my stomach. More than the probiotics, yogurt, fish oil, & herb supplements, THIS juice helped the most. I really started noticing a difference after one week of drinking it every day. I call it "Heal Your Gut Juice" because it healed mine. Here's the recipe:
Note: You will need a juicer for this recipe. I highly recommend buying one. When my mom got a new one, she gave me her old one. I swear it's 15 years old and sounds like a plane taking off, but boy does it work good! 2 organic carrots, cut into smallish chunks 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled (veggie peeler works great) 1 organic apple, seeded and cut into smallish chunks Juice in order listed above. Drink immediately.  I can't get enough of this dressing. I've been making it every week. It's so light, refreshing, easy to make, and healthy! Can't beat that combo. It goes great on any type of green salad, but my favorite to pair it with is a salad consisting of:
Oh BABY! I hope someone else out there loves food as much as me, because I'm starting to feel a little crazy. I think I like it more than anything else in the world…. Just make this dressing!  Dirty and clean produce of course! I'm posting this list because it is a good reminder of what produce is essential to buy organic, and what produce is okay to buy non-organic. Because I, like most people, cannot buy everything organic, although I would love to. For those of you that may not know, the "dirty" list is produce that ranks the highest in pesticides. The "Clean" list is produce that ranks that lowest in pesticides. Hope this is helpful, I know I will sure use it.
2013 DIRTY LIST Apples Strawberries Grapes Celery Peaches Spinach Sweet Bell Peppers Nectarines Cucumbers Potatoes Cherry Tomatoes Hot Peppers 2013 CLEAN LIST Mushrooms Sweet Potatoes Cantaloupe Grapefruit Kiwi Eggplant Asparagus Mangoes Papayas Frozen Peas Cabbage Avocados Pineapple Onions Corn |
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