The Foods You Crave During Your Period Will Only Make You Feel Worse — Eat These Instead

Huffington Post | 07.05.2026 18:00
Every month, menstruating people around the world find themselves in the same familiar conversations on group chats and over dinner, encouraging each other to reach for chocolate during their periods, as if the craving itself is proof that the body needs it. After all, during menstruation, food becomes more than fuel: It turns into comfort, a quick fix for fatigue and a stand-in explanation for whatever the body is going through.