"Steve Freides" > wrote in message
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> Christopher M. wrote:
>> I've been eating pistachios, in the shell, lately. Also some in-shell
>> peanuts.
>>
>> I'm really craving them.
>>
>> I wonder if I'm craving the vitamins or omega-3 oils in the nuts?
>>
>> Or maybe I"m craving the salt?
>>
>> Or because their roasted?
>>
>> Or because they stay fresher in their shell, kind of like a snack
>> pack of cookies?
>>
>> Or the fat?
>>
>> http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/foods/craving-nuts
>>
>>
>> W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
>
> Nuts are good for you. Almonds have a great nutritional profile.
>
> Peanuts aren't nuts.
>
> Roasting brings out the flavor - I regularly buy almonds, peanuts, and
> cashews already dry-roasted.
>
> I don't think anyone craves vitamins or omega-3's - what do those things
> taste like? I think you can crave salt, and fat.
>
> -S-

Actually I do. I once had severe cravings for tabbouli, a food that I don't
normally even think about. Turns out I was lacking in magnesium. Recently
I had a severe craving for tomatoes but had none. I popped open a small can
of tomato sauce, ate three bites and the craving was gone.

People who are low on iron can sometimes have Pica, which is a craving for
things like laundry starch, or even dirt.