Cravings...

[Tito235]

Trying so hard not to give in. Trying to make my first week RAW (Monday will be a week). How do you guys deal with the cravings? I was so bad a large plate of Ziti with cheese and pasta sauce. I almost gave in about 90 minutes ago but opted for a salad.

Any good food ideas for cravings or suggestions?

Hanging in there.

:(

[Denise Nicole]

Funny you said cheese, it has known addictive qualities. It'll take approx 21 days to get over most cheese cravings and prob a year for most to not even want it.

Most cravings for me go away when I eat a banana. :D

[mongomango]

When I started I found that if i ate some almonds with raisins and date pieces...as much as I wanted, that worked for me. I didn't have cravings for specific foods, rather I wanted just the carbohydrate feeling in my belly...and the nuts and fruit did the trick for me.

[girlsmiley]

Tito235 - I try to eat some nuts, pecans for me, because the fat in them help kill cravings. Also, 2 glasses of water can trick your stomach into a full feeling ...

[trinity082482]

If I want cheese, I eat buttery fruits like canatlope and banana's. So silky and creamy.

[Ginger]

I get through the cravings in the beginning by stuffing my face with anything raw that looks good!

[seh97001]

This might sound stupid, but I get get over all of my cravings by power-drinking water. Just drink about 30-50 ounces of water, and I guarantee that you will not want to eat any cheese.
Do this everytime you get a craving, it will nip it in the bud.
I hope this helps.

[Tito235]

Thank you for all the advice. It definitely helped. I had water, a fist full of almonds, and a banana.

[goodbeets]

When I crave cheese I make onion dip or a "cheese' spread, like the cheese part of Alissa's pizza, and use it as a veggie dip. That is what I love about raw, for every dead food I think I crave there is a raw equivelent that makes me hum after I eat it!!