O/T- PMS trigger foods?

[m4star]

For all the women out there, I'm just curious to know what are your PMS foods? It seems like I (and every female I know) just can't get enought chocolate or high-glycemic carbs (ahhh...seratonin!) during our PMS phase. So it got me thinking, is everyone like me or do some of you crave other foods (fried foods, salty snacks, comfort foods, all of the above...)

[dearamy]

When I am experiencing PMS (which has mysteriously gotten worse the last few months) I go crazy for a salty/sweet combination--especially if the sweet part is chocolate. The worst part is that there is a gourmet candy store at the street level of my office building which makes it entirely too easy to indulge!

[JHolcomb]

I, too, go for the sweet/salty, especially if the sweet is chocolate and the salty is fried. I crave pizza a lot around that time, too.

[Vanessa]

Oh boy...lets see sometimes its this yearning for dark chocolate and sometimes for salty stuff (funny never a middle ground but opposites). I also get in a cranky mood & very energetic. Everyone I know gets these cravings.....I wish men did !

[SusieO]

A few years ago, someone came out with a product called (I think) "PMS Crunch". It was a snack mix with a mixture of salty, crunchy and chocolate. I haven't seen it in a long time. For me, salty popcorn and a Hershey bar do the trick. Actually, that sounds good at any time of the month!

[funnybone]

Here's an interesting discussion on Eat to Beat PMS from Canadian Living
http://www.canadianliving.com/features/food/nutr-file-pms/nutr-file-pms.htm


Here's an exerpt from the site that is interesting:

Eat More Carbs
One study found that meals high in carbohydrates improved mood in young women within 30 minutes of consumption. Another study found that when a woman with PMS had a high-carbohydrate drink, her mood improved within 90 minutes.

If you suffer from monthly mood swings, make sure half of each meal consists of high-carbohydrate foods, such as whole grain breads, cereals, pastas, legumes and fruit. Even better, choose low-glycemic, or slow-acting, carbohydrates that take longer to digest and lead to a gradual, slow rise in blood glucose. These help satisfy your appetite and keep your blood sugar level stable for longer periods. Slow-acting carbohydrates include whole grain pumpernickel and rye bread, oatmeal, 100 per cent bran cereal, pasta, barley, rice, yams, legumes, soy products, oranges, apples, dried apricots, yogurt and milk.

[Angela]

I go between the sweet and salty foods also. First I start with something sweet, then "wow, I could really go for something salty", then "that wasn't quit what I wanted, maybe I'll go back to the sweets".....it's a vicious circle! This always occurs the week before.

My food of choice is chocolate covered pretzels. It's the perfect combination!

[m4star]

Just have to let everyone know, I have discovered a wonderful PMS food- Chocolate Covered Goldfish crackers!! Wow, they are incredible!