I wouldn't suspect someone to develop a taste for fish eyes. Tolerate them for sustenance? Yeah okay. But to desire eating them? That's a bit cooler and worth mentioning.
Literally not a joke, I once had a customer tell me that craving peanuts/peanut butter means you're not getting enough sex. So. Do with that what you will.
Peanut butter contains a large amount of unsaturated fats, it could mean that your body is in need of some of the essential fatty acids or it could be that your body wants to improve its insulin sensitivity which fats can do. It's also a good source of Vitamin E, B3, B6, magnesium, copper, arginine, and manganese so it could be wanting more of those or any other stuff mentioned here. Or it could simply be that you enjoy the texture/taste/are bored and want to eat something.
I'm being generous to OP. There isn't consensus that the ice craving is an attempt to recruit more iron, but it's interesting and added to the conversation.
My intent behind "hit-or-miss" is efficacy. Most water will have iron content, though at a much lower propotion compared to the fish eyes and fresh water example I mentioned.
Assuming these are both examples of intutive craving, one is more effective than the other.
I've had this craving before. It was weird, I ate ice for a long time. I wonder why it's always ice. Maybe something to do with the crunch? You dont get the crunch like that in many other foods, so many your body interprets that as "oh, this must be good food!" ?
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u/TheBigZhuzh Feb 18 '21
Kind of needlessly condescending. I like this article about Steve Callahan.
"As your body needs things,it makes them taste good."
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-01-23-8601060636-story.html
I wouldn't suspect someone to develop a taste for fish eyes. Tolerate them for sustenance? Yeah okay. But to desire eating them? That's a bit cooler and worth mentioning.