Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Cravings...

I once read somewhere that cravings are the body's signal that it is missing something - like craving citrus fruit means that your body needs vitamin C, craving milk or cheese means you need calcium, and so on.
Lately I've been craving red meat - the redder, the better - and since I'm trying to keep my red meat consumption to a minimum, my freezer is full of meat substitutes: MorningStar Farms Corn Dogs, soy dogs, edamame , and veggie burgers. But yesterday evening, one of my neighbors was cooking dinner on the grill and I could smell it even inside the house with the windows shut. I didn't feel like cooking, so I called Hot Mustard for delivery. Even though the charbroiled meat smell wafting through the house wanted me to order the ribs, I ended up with light, healthy sushi and edamame. That I pretended was a juicy burger and fries.

Today I crave my Nana's meat pie (sort of like a British "pasty"), Steak-Ums (even though I haven't had one of those since the 80s), and fried Spam. I will be having none of it, but on the plus side, I have taken 3.25 years off of my "RealAge."

Why don't I ever crave lettuce? Or carrots? Or green grapes?

7 comments:

  1. Maybe you're anemic? When my mom was anemic (to the point of needing a few blood transfusions), she craved red meat like crazy.

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  2. We have a one pound bag of beef jerky in the fridge if the cravings get too bad...

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  3. I'm at the point I'd hurt someone for some steak that I didn't have to grill myself. If you need a partner in crime I'll tag along.

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  4. I don't know anyone who craves lettuce and carrots...congrats on taking a few years off the "real age" though. I could never give up red meat. I try to keep it at a minimum too, but my minimum is like two times a week!

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  5. I hadn't thought about anemia! I'll have my Dr. check that next time. Of course, that doesn't explain my craving for root beer floats.

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  6. Why I can't get below 145,exhibit number 4489: comment by jaz.

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  7. OMG, I've been craving a good steak all week. Mmmm, steak.

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