There are only a few foods that I crave. Crave, in my case, is not a constant background desire but rather a sudden basic need. If you have ever been pregnant, you likely know what that feeling is, its very hard to articulate. I do not crave chocolate although I adore it. I do not crave krispy kremes, love those.
I do crave tofu.
I will be minding my own business, going through a normal day and, bang, I will have a powerful craving for tofu out of the blue. I do the same thing with beets, carrots, rice, mochi, and homemade chicken soup.
The soup is an umami thing, no doubt.
The rice and mochi, I still have to figure that out.
The beets and carrots? That is related to the tofu and thats all about phytoestrogens, specifically isoflavones (a type of flavonoid).
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