I found this link interesting about food cravings

[JonesCarpeDiem]

Personally, I don't substitute kale for anything.

https://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=2135&utm_source=sparkpeople&utm_mediu...

[Barbscloud]

Not sure about this one. 

[pir8fan]

I don’t subistute kale either! Specially for food!!

[indingrl]

Thanks for sharing Dale and I skimmed through it - reading here and there and for ME -  Yes it is a battlefield of MY mind - I ask MYSELF - am i really hungry - if I am  then eat and  if NOT what is EATING at me inside - that's MY battlefield of MY mind taking MY God given LIFE back and quit living in MY past by making peace with God and ME and moving on - most of MY emotionally EATING is to shut it down and stuff all the crap and continue living in misery -  yet i gotta go with God to the dark roots that are DEEPLY rooted in ME and victim childhood crap for ME - get THROUGH the pain and let God love and HEAL me to become a whole woman inside once and for all and  I ask God for HIS HELP to face MY truth and move on - personally i do not do raw broccoli - YUCKKY VILE WEED -  

[Giulia]

Yes it is a battlefield of MY mind - I ask MYSELF - am i really hungry - if I am  then eat and  if NOT what is EATING at me inside

Wow, what a great point, Diane Joy!

Interesting article.  Though personally it'd be hard for me to do the apple test since I don't much like apples.  I usually just chaw down on some head lettuce.  Calorie free!

[tjanddj]

Cravings. Food addiction comes to my mind. As a nutritarian I don't get hunger pangs/pain but I do get cravings for certain foods after I have the 1st bite of it causing me to want more and more of it. Peanuts, cashews and grain/seed breads are my downfall. My body is loaded with micronutrients so that is not a problem. Kale - I grow kale. I am not to fond of kale salads but I do like it in my smoothies, fresh vegetable juices and soups. So I for one will keep growing my kale.

[Barbscloud]

As nutritionist, what did you think about the premise of the article?  That a craving for a particular food is linked to a lack of a specific nutrient.  I juice and did originally use kale for that purpose.  You really can't taste it when mixed with other vegetables and fruits.  Now I just use whatever green I have left from making salads.  

[tjanddj]

hmm will let's see. I will try to keep it simple. For one thing if you are eating a processed. sugar, salt, flour & oil diet you probably are nutrient deficient. Brain cravings - could be related emotional eating and/or food addiction. The brain looking for a dopamine hit that both emotional and addiction is looking for.

Eliminated process foods, sugar, salt, oil, dairy products and only eating small amounts of meat was/is one of the best things I have ever done for myself.   

So all in all, some truth to the article.

Trudy

[Daniela2016]

Hi Trudy, is good to see you back here!

You are looking good dear nutritarian lady!

Kale is mixed with berries in a frozen pack sold at Sprouts, and I use it with almond milk and coconut yogurt for breakfast, and also if I make the big, full of veggies stew, there is always room for kale in that too

[tjanddj]

Hi Daniela!

Thank you my dear. Yes kale deserves a place at the table. It is a high nutritious food. I hope you are feeling much better now. 

I am not to fond of almond milk so I use soy or hemp milk. Just started making my own hemp milk. I don't like yogurt but I used to make a soy yogurt in my instant pot and stop the heating process earlier so it didn't get yogurt flavor to it. Then I would drain it add garlic and use for topping on my soups and chili's. I think I need to make some. 

Thanks for stopping by.