[Living and Raw Foods Discussion (Vegan)] Re: why do I eat when I am not hungry?

[Heakthy Guy]

flipperjan Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also my other weakness is good quality organic > dark chocolate - not raw I know. Why do I crave > that particularly after a lovely scrumtious raw > salad when I am not at all hungry but really want > something sweet. Dates just don't equate to > chocolate for me. Are you sure its the sweetness you crave? Dark chocolate tends to have less refined sugar in it than that abomination, milk chocolate. Might you be subconsciously self medicating with the bitterness of dark chocolate to aid digestion? What kind of greens are you selecting for your salads? Perhaps a more bitter leafy green like Dandelion leaves might resolve your craving, yes? There's a Traditional Chinese Medicine theory that suggests a meal should have each of five tastes in it; sweet. pungent, salty, sour, and bitter. Ayurvedics enclude one more, astringent. Depending on one's health, each of these tastes might need to be present in varyingly specific degrees.