serious craving for meat after long ride

[OakLeaf]

I'm sure it's all in my head...

No, it's all in your body, and listening to your body tell you about its nutritional requirements is a good thing - so often suppressed among modern people.

If you have a philosophical objection to eating meat, then you need to figure out what specifically your body is asking for (protein, sodium, phosphorus, iron, B-vitamins, or most likely a combination of all those things). But if you're okay with eating meat, then find a good source of local grass-finished, hormone and antibiotic-free meat, and have some once in a while.

And when your body craves greens, eat greens. When it craves berries, eat berries. Et cetera.

[maillotpois]

And when your body craves greens, eat greens. When it craves berries, eat berries. Et cetera.

What about when it craves a chocolate malt?

[OakLeaf]

What about when it craves a chocolate malt?

That's when you're listening to advertising, not your body. As I said, it's tricky for a modern person to learn the difference...

Not that there's anything wrong with indulging yourself now and then!

[sundial]

After a high mileage week, I want a big, juicy steak with a chocolate malt.

[lauraelmore1033]

Oh, I don't have any objection to eating meat. I love it. It was just that "frenzied" feeling that was unsettling.