Which deficiency?

[bluedog]

I've finnaaaally got into the habit of having green smoothies for breakfast and even looking forward to them. This evevening, however, I ate a ton of calories in the form of medjool dates with raw almond butter (15 dates?) and chia seed crackers (broccoli, leek, chia seeds and water dehydrated). Is this a problem of turning to heavy food for comfort or am I am deficient in some kind of mineral/vitamin? The past couple of days, my eating has been great--green smoothies until dinner, salad for dinner and fruit several hours after dinner. I feel so full and content, but may opt out of stepping on the scale tomorrow.

[MysticTree]

since you don't say what you have been eating generally and you don't relate mood or stressors etc it's hard to tell.

[walnutty]

Good for you!...regarding the green smoothies...

You could have a deficiency, but I wouldn't come to that conclusion after just one meal.

Also, I wouldn't consider what you ate as turning to "comfort" food after just one meal either.

You ate raw and that's GREAT!!!

Keep a food journal as that will be the easiest way to see if you have any patterns in your eating.

[bluedog]

A green smoothie until dinner (1.5-2 bananas, a bunch of spinach, 2 tangerines, 1 pear, 1/2 cup pineapple, 1tbs agave and lots of water). Dinner consists of a salad (greens/avocado/carrot or greens/celery/pear/blueberries). ~2 cups Fruit (grapes/cherries/blackberries/blueberries later in the evening). ~20almonds/2 walnuts per day.

[bluedog]

stress levels are the same and no higher. feeling good, actually.

[MysticTree]

A green smoothie until dinner (1.5-2 bananas, a bunch of spinach, 2 tangerines, 1 pear, 1/2 cup pineapple, 1tbs agave and lots of water). Dinner consists of a salad (greens/avocado/carrot or greens/celery/pear/blueberries). ~2 cups Fruit (grapes/cherries/blackberries/blueberries later in the evening). ~20almonds/2 walnuts per day.

you have a very narrow intake of foods and I would also suggest that you are eating too little.

Up the intake and broaden the variety of foods you eat. Adding sprouted seeds might be helpful to you too

[Revvell]

From what you say you're eating as "comfort food" it sounds as though you're not getting enough fat on a regular basis. People have this tendency to not eat fats for fear of becoming fat yet, it's needed to assimilate fat-soluable vitamins. Also, as MT said, you're possibly not eating enough and your body just wants more food!